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Jose Téllez on Flickr
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You know why I hate the word codependent? (And although I have taken on that label, I still truly do.) It has the word "dependent" right there in the word. Weak, wussy little "dependent." It practically whines at you: "I'm so helpless. I can't do anything [...]
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Last week, I asked you all to join the Just for Today Challenge with me, where we would all change one thing about our lives for just one day. I'll share what I did, and if you did something yourself, either share about it [...]
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I sort of want to write a post today, but I sort of want to curl up under a blanket and watch the leaves fall more. Of course, I say that, all romantic, with this great image of myself curled up with a cup of [...]
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Last week, oddly inspired by the humorous book The Year of Living Biblically, I decided I wanted to try to add a little Sabbath into my own life. Couldn't I use a day of rest once a week, even if I didn't have an organized religion backing me up? [...]
Dry leaves whispering,
my breath hangs white in the air
as I wave goodbye.
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There's a reason I'm not a journalist. It's one of those jobs you always think about, if you're one of those people (like me) who has considered careers in writing. But I always saw two problems with it: 1) I need to let things [...]
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"Honey?" Mark has been putting the kids to sleep. I thought he'd fallen asleep with them, but now he pops his head into the living room. "Austen says his stomach hurts and he can't get to sleep. Can you come take a look and [...]
Halloween creeps up…
Janie stretches her arms wide,
shouts, “I’ll be a bat!”
“For certain, a bat!
Unless I should be a witch.
Or maybe a cat.”
“I’ll be a princess!
A vampire! A zombie!
A princess zombie!”
Mama thinks she’ll be
whatever’s left in the store
on Halloween eve!
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It was true love, the moment I saw it. I was bathed in light and heard angels singing (no, really, that wasn't just the glow for the screen and the background music for the ad). There it was: The Beatles Rock Band, a video game that [...]
