Archive for December, 2010
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Dec 31, 2010
No CommentsDecade
I’ve heard a lot of people say that 2010 was their best AND worst year. It’s December 31, and I’ve been thinking about that a lot. It was a big year for me. We moved to Nashville, I finished my degree, we moved again, I had a baby. We were geographically close to Chris’s family...
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Dec 26, 2010
1 CommentMerry Christmas!
From our family to yours, Merry Christmas! We wish you a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year! May your hearts be filled with wonder… And the power of Christ’s...
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Dec 22, 2010
No CommentsEditing My Life
Today I ran across a blog post by a photographer acquaintance of mine of her living room all dressed up and decorated for the holidays, and I felt a nasty, sneaky, sickening feeling creep into my heart. “I want that living room!” I thought. And the life that goes with it, too, please. A perfectly...
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Dec 18, 2010
No CommentsIt Only Takes One Thing
It only takes one thing. One moment of courage to turn a regular person into a hero. One act of kindness to transform a day. One act of goodwill to change a perception. —– The other day I needed to take a package to the post office for Chris. It was raining and cold, and...
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Dec 18, 2010
4 CommentsThe Vintage Pearl
I’ve had this post saved as a draft for over two months, and not for any particularly good reason. Now that the Christmas season is here and everyone is shopping for gifts, I thought I would go ahead and post it. Last spring I won a Twig and Thistle giveaway for a $50 gift certificate...
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Dec 14, 2010
No CommentsAhh-Goo (and Other Sayings)
I had the most amazing conversation with Mackenzie tonight. It was her dinnertime, and she was over-tired from our three-hour outing to meet Chris for dinner and run errands before tomorrow’s ice storm. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to eat or play, so we started talking about our Christmas shopping. She’s been ahh-ing and...
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Dec 13, 2010
No CommentsHaystacks
It has been snowing big fluffy snowflakes off and on here in Nashville for the last two days. Schools were closed today and will be closed again tomorrow. Something about this kind of weather brings back memories of winters past and draws me toward the comforts of my childhood. Several years ago now, my mother...
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Dec 07, 2010
1 CommentBattle Wounds
Mackenzie had her first set of immunizations last Thursday. She was amazing during the appointment. She only cried for a second or two with each shot… but there were three shots. I had never heard her cry that kind of sad, painful cry before. I almost couldn’t take it. She slept a lot that afternoon...
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Dec 02, 2010
2 CommentsMinutes
First Megan did it, then Keli, and then Erica. The days seem so full and go by so quickly that at the end of the day, I honestly couldn’t tell you what happened. So yesterday I tracked it, minute by minute. I’ll warn you, there is a lot of repetition. Here we go: Minutes: 10:30p...
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Dec 01, 2010
No CommentsTwo Months!
Mackenzie is two months old today! She celebrated by eating a lot and not sleeping a wink! I can really tell a difference between this month and last. She is so responsive now, and her expressions seem to reflect her feelings more deliberately. I love to make her smile. She spits up less and fusses...
