Tag: work
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Finishing Well
Today I did something I really never thought I’d do: I “retired” from running. What does that mean? Well, it really means that, for the foreseeable future, I will no longer be enrolling in races like this. The above certificate is from the Plaza 10K event in Kansas City, Missouri. This was my second time…
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Sitting, Wishing, Waiting
It’s amazing what happens when I don’t blog for almost a whole week. It’s like a whole week of life happens. Last weekend, my friend Rachel sold her books at SantaCaliGon Days in Independence, Missouri, and I volunteered to be the main helper. It was one of the worst weekends to sell books weather-wise, but…
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The Trouble With Journaling
A lot of things have happened over the last week to cause me to feel like “now is a good time to write.” And then I came home from my Chicago trip and it felt like the world was falling down around me. I’d like to say I’m okay with a certain amount of stress,…
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The “Age Old” Question
A conversation I had with a friend earlier today prompted this blog, so we’ll see if I can remain on task. A lot of people in the Christian “world” struggle with what is acceptable to expose their children to and at what age would a thing be appropriate. For instance, (hot button topic incoming)Harry Potter.…
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Oy Vey, Not Again!
I had every intention of yesterday being a perfectly normal Tuesday. And then the tickle in my throat wouldn’t go away and I got more tired than usual for the afternoon client. So I cancelled all evening plans (coffee with a couple of friends and a night of writing and cheering on my other writing…
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Death To Life
How does death change your perspective? I decided to do the daily writing prompt since my brain can’t seem to remember what I originally wanted to write about and I’ve been trying to write something for the better part of an hour. So having lost people, and specifically someone as close to me as my…
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My Perfect Birthday Cake
Bloganuary Writing Prompt:Describe your perfect birthday cake. Well, we might want to start with the fact that I like my birthday cake to be baked. Moist, fluffy and yummy. I prefer yellow cake for some reason on my birthday. With funfetti frosting, preferably. My birthday is in May, by the way. So don’t go making…
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Bloganuary 12
Bloganuary Writing Prompt:What chore do you find the most challenging to do? When I saw this question in the email this morning, I scoffed. The last thing I want to talk about is chores. Especially when my job is basically a glorified chore-girl. So it’s been really hard to think of what the most challenging…
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