Tag: #pause
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Practice the Pause
When I was growing up, our household was in constant motion. I don’t recall ever seeing Mama just sitting and doing nothing. If she was sitting, which was rare, she was reading the newspaper, working a jigsaw puzzle, or sewing a button onto a shirt. When I was using dating apps, the most frequently asked…
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Don’t Rush the Seasons
I did something completely out of character. I made a purchase even though it’s not quite time to use it. Of course, I could go ahead and use it, but there’s a peculiar sweetness in the anticipation of holding off until the right time. Twice a year I go in search of a wreath for…
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To Be Used
I’ve been doing some cleaning and organizing of the home. Still looking at each item and asking if it supports the life I’m trying to create, mentioned in this post here. Yesterday I tackled the top of the Armoire. There was a large tray sitting up there along with a few other things that needed…
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Teach Them Kindness
My daughter’s Jeep got hit, but it can take it. She was pulling into a parking lot with a car in front of us. There was plenty of parking, but the car in front decided to park at the same time as my daughter. They pulled into a space side by side. The stranger’s passenger…
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Make it Beautiful
When I walked into the house, she announced, “I made a mess.” I just looked at her, smiled, and followed her gaze to the hallway floor. It was covered in chalk. We have a large adhesive chalkboard on the pantry door. We use it to write down our schedules for one another. My daughter reached…
