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    Finding Your Vision Might Start with Finding Your Word
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    The final shade of death: She doesn't have Alzheimer's anymore!
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    No greater loss to be feared...
  • Saying goodbye to a colleague...
    Saying goodbye to a colleague...
  • No longer worrying that "it could happen to me"...
    No longer worrying that "it could happen to me"...
  • Out of the mouths of teens...
    Out of the mouths of teens...
  • How Do I Report Sexual Harassment During COVID-19?
    How Do I Report Sexual Harassment During COVID-19?
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Glimpses of Sara

Loving being with my husband
Loving being with my husband
Me, this morning, with the trusty float destined to save me from all the denizens of the deep -- and the shallows.
Me, this morning, with the trusty float destined to save me from all the denizens of the deep — and the shallows.
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Spontaneous selifes by way of illustration: The two on the left were done with modern technology, me looking at what would be the mirror image WYWIWYG. The right one, quasi modern, digital smartphone camera but holding it as I would a traditional camera.
Spontaneous selifes by way of illustration: The two on the left were done with modern technology, me looking at what would be the mirror image WYWIWYG. The right one, quasi modern, digital smartphone camera but holding it as I would a traditional camera.
Stainless steel frames with progressive, no-line bifocal lenses that are photochromatic and have a premium oleophobic anti-reflective coating for a mere $136.26 shipped to my mailbox in two weeks or less. Zenni, you should hire me to advertise for you.)
Stainless steel frames with progressive, no-line bifocal lenses that are photochromatic and have a premium oleophobic anti-reflective coating for a mere $136.26 shipped to my mailbox in two weeks or less. Zenni, you should hire me to advertise for you.)
Actually, I was holding the pitchfork, and I wasn't smiling...
Actually, I was holding the pitchfork, and I wasn’t smiling…
My son after his final performance in "Beauty and the Beast." He played both a beast and a prince perfectly... just like in real life. :)
My son after his final performance in “Beauty and the Beast.” He played both a beast and a prince perfectly… just like in real life. :)
Me and my poison ivy--not thrilled with each other even a week after it appeared.
Me and my poison ivy–not thrilled with each other even a week after it appeared.
(When you're not great at shooting selfies while driving, transform them into sketches.... ) While I did ask my son how I looked before I left for my first day on the job, I didn't think about shooting a photo -- until I reached my first STOP sign. I look more happy than anxious. :)
(When you’re not great at shooting selfies while driving, transform them into sketches…. ) While I did ask my son how I looked before I left for my first day on the job, I didn’t think about shooting a photo — until I reached my first STOP sign. I look more happy than anxious. :)
Stars upon thar driver licenses...
Stars upon thar driver licenses…
The fun before the storm... Little Orange Riding Hood and her sister Trish with unruly, not overly photogenic or cooperative football fans in the background. Did these people not feel the raindrops splashing around us? This was the weekend before the Nightmare with Coughin' began...
The fun before the storm… Little Orange Riding Hood and her sister Trish with unruly, not overly photogenic or cooperative football fans in the background. Did these people not feel the raindrops splashing around us? This was the weekend before the Nightmare with Coughin’ began…
Adam and I a mere six years ago...
Adam and I a mere six years ago…
Daughter-in-love and mother-in-love. :)
Daughter-in-love and mother-in-love. :)
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Temporarily pouting, but permanently enlightened!
Temporarily pouting, but permanently enlightened!
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My friend Robena and I took a selfie prior to embarking on the Dash for Diabetes 5K Saturday morning.
My friend Robena and I took a selfie prior to embarking on the Dash for Diabetes 5K Saturday morning.
12 photos in glasses
My dad walked me down the aisle and gave me away, despite my bird's nest hairdo.
My dad walked me down the aisle and gave me away, despite my bird’s nest hairdo.
Proud mama and her baby boy
Proud mama and her baby boy
A selfie of my mother and I on my last visit.
A selfie of my mother and I on my last visit.
My mom and I when we visited the butterfly museum last summer.
My mom and I when we visited the butterfly museum last summer.
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My mom with my son Adam and me on Mother's Day 2012.
My mom with my son Adam and me on Mother’s Day 2012.
So it poured rain the day of commencement, which meant it was a bad hair day. But it was a great day with my new, old friends anyway!
So it poured rain the day of commencement, which meant it was a bad hair day. But it was a great day with my new, old friends anyway!
That would be me.... and, yes, I am smiling behind the mask.
That would be me…. and, yes, I am smiling behind the mask.

Category: parenting

Parenting Rule #1: Stop looking the “gift horse” in the mouth
adult children, Christian life, humor, parenting

Parenting Rule #1: Stop looking the “gift horse” in the mouth

I had always wanted children. I simply had no idea that raising them — or parenting them once their decisions were all theirs — could feel so hard. Continue reading Parenting Rule #1: Stop looking the “gift horse” in the mouth

‘Are you doing this because you love me?’
grandparenting, humor, life, Love, parenting

‘Are you doing this because you love me?’

On a special Saturday morning, I spent time with my grandson saying I love you with every chore. He got it. Continue reading ‘Are you doing this because you love me?’

A grandmother is born — again
grandparenting, humor, memories, parenting

A grandmother is born — again

I had missed the birth of my first grandchild, and I was determined to be as present as possible for … Continue reading A grandmother is born — again

This is what love looks like
humor, life, Love, parenting

This is what love looks like

If you saw a little Marilyn Monroe action in the parking lot of Walmart last Sunday afternoon, it might have … Continue reading This is what love looks like

My kids make me feel 16 feet tall
character, humor, Mother's Day, parenting

My kids make me feel 16 feet tall

Thinking about my own mothering moments makes me feel 16 feet tall at times. But today, my thoughts are with … Continue reading My kids make me feel 16 feet tall

My baby turns 21 today
family, humor, memories, parenting

My baby turns 21 today

Parenting is a full-contact sport, a risky business, an often thankless task, and my greatest joy and still-in-progress accomplishment. Continue reading My baby turns 21 today

When Trouble is a teenager and acts just like one
humor, parenting, pets

When Trouble is a teenager and acts just like one

Our cat is like a teenager who shows up when she wants — and doesn’t when she doesn’t… Continue reading When Trouble is a teenager and acts just like one

Power to the people, not to the parents
empty nest, humor, parenting

Power to the people, not to the parents

Sometimes our son misses our power. Such as the night before we lost ours when he lost his. Continue reading Power to the people, not to the parents

What do you give your husband on Father’s Day?
life, Love, parenting

What do you give your husband on Father’s Day?

What do you buy a man who has everything — five of everything, actually, packaged up in each child who has grown up in our house? Continue reading What do you give your husband on Father’s Day?

Let the empty nest begin…
empty nest, humor, life, parenting

Let the empty nest begin…

I have entered that period so many lament: the empty nest. My five children have left me one by one. But rather than lament it, I say… Continue reading Let the empty nest begin…

The goal of parenting…
Christian life, family, humor, life, parenting

The goal of parenting…

I hadn’t realized until it happened that having one of my children host the holiday meal was a goal of parenting. Continue reading The goal of parenting…

Stream of cold consciousness writing…
humor, life, parenting

Stream of cold consciousness writing…

My husband has saved me from curfew worry much of the time. He simply awakens me to let me know our child is home, and I am lulled, comforted, back to sleep. Except when the child isn’t at home by curfew. Continue reading Stream of cold consciousness writing…

Christian life, Love, parenting

In fact, we are not entitled…

I was with my two colleagues as we drove across the university campus. Because we were lucky enough to have … Continue reading In fact, we are not entitled…

family, life, parenting

Why I love my hair stylist…

I married into my hairdresser, much the way I’d married into four children when I married my husband nearly 21 … Continue reading Why I love my hair stylist…

family, humor, Laugh, parenting

The problem with one-sided conversations…

My husband and I left for a semi-spontaneous, brief beach vacation, leaving our 19-year-old son at home with his college … Continue reading The problem with one-sided conversations…

No news is no news…
family, humor, parenting

No news is no news…

It was after 9:30 before I decided I should at least try to sleep, but knowing my husband was driving … Continue reading No news is no news…

Dancing with my son…
family, life, memories, parenting

Dancing with my son…

I dreaded the dance. I saw it as an awkward mother-son performance in front of a room of spectators, but of … Continue reading Dancing with my son…

aging parents, family, humor, parenting

Humbled by love…

The day my husband and I became grandparents our children began to parent us. It was quite humbling. It began … Continue reading Humbled by love…

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