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Winter is Dead

Winter is Dead

She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,She wore her greenest gown;She turned to the south windAnd curtsied up and down.She turned to

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What a difference a year makes

What a difference a year makes

These were the photos my friend, Jen, sent me of our backyard last year while Tripp and I were out

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Learning to See | Room to Grow

Learning to See | Room to Grow

The words we say make a difference, something I discovered this after my girl left for college. Empty or Room

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Learning to See | Keeping Hope Alive

Learning to See | Keeping Hope Alive

Even though I gave up running several years ago, I still walk up this hill occasionally and along this sidewalk.

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Spring -ish

Spring -ish

There was a morning, not too long ago, when I walked outside the back door to let Daisy out that

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Learning to See | Perception, Reality, and Focusing on Life

When I wrote this post a few years ago, we were at the height of the pandemic. Fear and uncertainty

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