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Worth the read: Laplace’s Demon by David Alexanian
Well…since you’re probably as stuck in your home as I am in mine with this crazy virus running around, may I offer a great book to read–Laplace’s Demon by David Alexanian. Besides being fast paced, Laplace’s Demon is full of … Continue reading
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Having Fun Isn’t A Priority: Things I wish I Would Have Known When I Was Fifteen
I realized a long time ago that if I wanted things from life, I needed live with intention. What I mean by that, is everything I do should be for a purpose to help me grow into a better person. … Continue reading
Peeling off the past for a new future
In my basement, for the last five years, has lurked a cedar chest that I’m grateful I was given but wished I didn’t have. It belong to my mother, and the fact that I had it meant she was no … Continue reading
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Even things that don’t look perfect can still mean something good
As any girl will tell you, the teenage years are hard and sometimes downright suck. The past year has been especially difficult for my daughter. Her knees required one more surgery to remove the appliances repressing her growth plates for … Continue reading
Yes, reality bites, but it’s best not to ignore it.
The concept of “free” is thrown around a lot now days. I personally teach my children to be wary of anybody touting “free” anything. As my mother always said, “Nothing in life is ever truly free.” This week my oldest … Continue reading
Diving off with almost no preparation
My careful and under control personality doesn’t do fly by the seat of my pants very well. Though I like to write that way, in life, not having a plan makes me uncomfortable. This week I met the ultimate just-winging-it … Continue reading
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A bundle of nerves…
I’m one of those people who get about as nervous as my kids when watching them compete in sports, especially wrestling. I’ve always said that if I could know the outcome it would be so much easier. Well now I … Continue reading
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A spa?
My oldest son gave me a spa package for Christmas this year. I looked at the gift card then back at him and could only say one word. “Oh.” In my forty-plus years I’d never been anywhere near a spa. … Continue reading
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The mama bear got loose
In all my years of watching wrestling I’ve seen some pretty painful moves put on kids. The sport is incredibly hard and brutal on the body. And even though I know this, I did something I’ve never done before this … Continue reading
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When I’m lucking enough to stand outside the fog
Where I live gets some pretty crazy fog in the valley during the winter time. I live high against the bench of the mountains so our home isn’t ensconced in the thick soup as often as those that live in … Continue reading
Janelle Evans 