A conservative Christian against Amendment One. Otherwise titled “Oh look! It’s a unicorn!”

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I don’t know how many of you live in North Carolina.  Maybe you live in California. I don’t know if you’re liberal or conservative or Christian or agnostic.  I don’t know whether you put signs in your front yard or prefer to keep quiet about political opinions. I don’t usually talk about politics or religious [...]

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Weird stuff moms carry.

Oh, the burdens we carry. Specifically in a diaper bag! Oh sure, there’s the usual diapers & extra blankets & onesies. Bottles are a must, as are baby wipes. But what about those weird things that nobody thinks about (except a seasoned momma)? Right before I delivered Harrison, I found small bottles of hand sanitizer. [...]

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On my bookshelf.

insurgent

It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these & I’m all over the place with my tastes.  It’s really not uncommon for me to have four new books going at once in four different genres & then pull out an old faithful with a broken spine & dog-ear pages.  Doug always laughs that a) [...]

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Pouring out some champagne for my homies that still need offers.

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50 showings, 6 months, 10 days before our listing expired…& we got an offer. A contingent offer, based on the buyers selling their current home. So that’s kind of a damper on the OMG SQUEEEAAAA feeling that I really thought we’d have when an offer came through.  It ended up being pretty anticlimactic, actually.  I really [...]

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Let’s talk about Diana.

Diana, Bella, & the boys.

Dear Diana, Don’t be mad, but I honestly don’t remember how we met.  I don’t remember whether it was a comment on a blog or Twitter or a message board, but I do know it was friendship-at-first-site. (Get it?  Site!) I have sat down to your words & life for the past two years, feeling [...]

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We shall part ways as old friends.

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Offer. Counter. ::twiddles thumbs:: Counter. Counter. ::bites fingernails to the quick:: Wait….wait…wait… Accept. Pin It

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