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It's so funny to me the moments in our kids' lives that we cherish, they view in a completely different light.Last week, Elijah accepted an award for Student of the Quarter of his freshman class. What an honor, rightWell, unless you're a fourteen-year-old boy who dreads the thought of getting up in ...
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2012...the year I lost the weight I wanted to lose, gained the job I wanted to get, and kept on cherishing the family I was always meant to have...Still crazy about this guy, even after sixteen yearsJoe 38, Elijah 14, Gabe 8, Isabel 13, Me 39I am over-the-moon in love with this season of my life. Th...
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I started this journey twenty years ago, when at the age of eighteen I walked through the halls of The Christ Hospital School of Nursing and signed up to learn the art of being a nurse. Two years later, cap and diploma in hand, I graduated and entered the world of critical care nursing.I have worked...
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October is a great month in so many ways. The cooler temperatures, the gorgeous colors, the ability to wear boots with every outfit...We have lots of reasons to love October this year. Our 16th wedding anniversary, our family cruise vacation coming up, my last-year-in-my-thirties-birthday, a booming...
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It started with a prompt on Facebook. A group called "Get into your jeans regardless of your genes". Led by a friend and joined by other friends, I checked in every day and followed the "rules".Drink lots of water. Eat lots of protein. Eat less sugarcarbs. Eat every three hours. ...
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