Tag: #family
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Good Boy
The first time I saw him, I thought he was the skinniest living dog I’d ever seen. His Snoopy nose can pick up the slightest scent. On a walk he always wants to check all the messages and leave a reply. He’s a good boy.
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But I Wanted Them
He shrugged as if this was a perfectly reasonable explanation for taking something that belonged to someone else. In his five-year-old mind it made sense. But looking at his face and his body language, he also knew it was wrong.
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Life is the messy bits
Real life is the messy bits. Real life is getting your heart broken, losing the job, watching someone else get the promotion, and wondering when all those plans you made in high school started to go south.
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Everything’s okay, until it’s not
You think everything’s okay, until it’s not. The whole experience has reminded me of something. The people in our lives are gifts. The relationships in our lives are gifts. Time is a gift. Here at the beginning of this new year, I’m taking nothing for granted.
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Hello World!
Hello world. I’m glad you’re here. I hope that here you’ll find a place where you can grab a cup of coffee, or tea, or hot chocolate and sit down for a minute or two. I hope you’ll find the kind of place where friends can gather for conversation and catching up, a place where…
Are We There Yet? 