stupid things well-meaning people say

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Sitting  up in my seat with my laptop cradled, I worked from my favorite Fayetteville coffee shop earlier this week. It's the one I don't work from much because of all the faces that I know and good talk more than work happens, which is all fun but not always good when deadlines fast approach. I wished the dark corners of the shop were open but instead I sat framed in the sunlight from the … [Read more...]

Boys can be insecure too

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Boys can be insecure too. As you know, I'm a mom of two boys, 6 and 3 years old.  They are brash, wild, energetic, beautiful beings that I feel the ache of love for. ...and the ache of my body from them jumping on me, running into me and me chasing them across parking lots...  I never thought that I'd have one boy, I mean statistically when we decided to have kids I realized that it might … [Read more...]

Springing or Stumbling: the pursuit of inner peace

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Spring forward came and that next Monday I ran to my car in the dark, headlights illuminating the house.  I felt the giddiness of when something feels different, my body awake a hour early surprised us both with a coherent morning start. I let the silence in the car permeate, soak deep and mentally I prepared for the week. For me, that week previous was the hardest week at my job yet, murphy's … [Read more...]

#ad Sweet Potato Hash with Grilled Chicken and Black Rice Pilaf {gluten-free recipes}

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I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias #CollectiveBias and its advertiser. Food is a love language. I've said that so many times this last year and it's true. Whether I'm eating out or cooking for family, I feel the warm fuzzies of food related love. Although gluten free is … [Read more...]