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Leaving for College – Part two

We woke up the next day ready to take on the world… But first, the book ordering. There were so many. We were going back and forth between emails and class lists and professor recommendations. Painful, long, expensive… I think we were almost both in tears....

Leaving for College – The Bridge

Like every good song, even goodbyes have a bridge. It compares and contrasts and prepares us for the return of the verse and the chorus. Did you know the bridge is also called a release? So fitting. You know when you are listening to a really good song, then you hear...

Leaving for College – Part one

I’ve been putting off writing this as I processed so many thoughts and emotions. I’m going to fast forward through the rest of summer and go back later to write it. That’s ok, right? You guys don’t mind, do you? Well, everything they’ve...

Hitting Pause {The Annual College Roommate Get Together)

Every year my college roommates and I try to get together. With two continents and nineteen children between us, it can be difficult for everyone to come. This year, my best friend Jen was on home leave from Africa. She was going to be traveling through Arizona for...

The gift of Sebastian

When you tell people that you had a baby at 43 years old or that you have an 18 year age span between your children, you get a lot of questions and even more looks of concern. If you know our story, you know what an absolute blessing and surprise Riley, Mary Alice,...