I usually only talk about food and travel here, but one area I have become a (somewhat reluctant) pro at is empty nesting. Scratch that. I am not a pro…
Family Life
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The holidays are coming and if you are like most families, you will probably end up with a house full of overnight guests. Most guests are fine, but guests +…
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A New Journey It has been said that life is a journey, not a destination. A new journey brings forth hopes and fears, doubts and dreams, yet even the smallest…
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Dear Little Man: Today was the day I have been dreading for twelve years. It may seem a little melodramatic (you know me, all drama), but I can…
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“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much…
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I’d been dreading this day for weeks, but like a steam train advancing briskly along a track, it came anyway, whether I was ready or not. Less than two months…
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I had not been ready to talk about this before, but one month ago, my Mom passed away. She fought a courageous 16-month battle with cancer, brave until the…
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We have come to the end of our journey with the People to People student ambassador program for 2014, but how does one offer gratitude for something that so profoundly…
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My son starts school as a Junior next week. Reflecting on his years of school thus far, and of the people who have come into our lives because of his…
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My son is back from his People to People ambassador trip, and we are slowly settling back into our regular family routine. He came home with lots of laundry, a…
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On June 10th, Nick hugged us goodbye, grabbed his suitcase and backpack, and walked through security for the journey of a lifetime with 37 other delegates, to go to Scotland,…
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This trip will change their life. I’ve heard this phrase several times over the past few months, a reference to how the People to People student ambassador program would change…