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Standing in the Gaps
There are people who show up with casseroles and grand gestures. And then there are people who quietly step into the spaces you didn’t even realize were empty. The friend who sends a text that says, “I’ve been thinking about you.” The person who notices you’re carrying more than usual and says, “How can I…
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The Case of the Missing Everything
I realized recently that I spend a ridiculous amount of my life looking for things. Not in the deep, existential sense. I mean actual things. My phone ~ My keys ~ That one library book that was definitely on the counter 5 minutes ago. ~ The scissors that apparently grew legs. ~ The remote control.…
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Turns Out ~ This is the Good Stuff
The other day I found an old picture of myself and barely recognized her. Not because I looked different – although the laugh lines have definitely multiplied – but because of how certain I was that life would follow “the plan”. I was going to have everything figured out by now. The house would stay…
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We got a bidet… and it immediately chose violence.
My husband installs it like we just entered our ✨luxury era✨and then gives the boys a full tutorial like he’s hosting a TED Talk. “Keep your legs closed.” Sir… why are we making this sound like a team sport?? Meanwhile I walk in and this toilet has more buttons than my oven. There’s: • a…
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Autism Awareness Month… but this is our every day 🤍
April is Autism Awareness Month… and I am grateful there’s a time where people slow down and notice. But also? We don’t pick this up for 30 days and set it back down. This is our life. Every. Single. Day. It’s the stuff you don’t see— the extra time it takes just to leave the…
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👜✨ Things in My Purse as a Twin Mom (and no… it’s not aesthetic 😂)
If you think I have a cute, minimal, Pinterest purse… Respectfully… no. I pack like I’m preparing for every possible scenario x2 😅 🍿 Snacks… so many snacks Because they won’t want the same thing. Ever. And if I don’t bring snacks… we’re all suffering. • Crackers • Fruit snacks • Protein bars (for me……
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When some people see mess… they see chaos.
They see the mountain of laundry that never seems to end. The sink full of dishes from meals that were eaten too fast or half-finished. The fingerprints on the windows. The crumbs in the van. The muddy shoes kicked off at the door. The sticky hands. The messy faces. The toys that never quite make…
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✨ Another Surgery. Another Reset. ✨
Today I’m heading in for another wrist surgery — reconstruction of my distal ulna/radioulnar joint — and honestly… I don’t even know how many times I’ve said “this will be the one that fixes it.” Each surgery comes with hope. Hope that maybe this time I’ll get my strength back. Hope that maybe this time…
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Plot Twist: It wasn’t Rosa
Ok hang with me – We knew Amy was pregnant. Our 85 pound calm, steady queen of the pasture. But she wasn’t bagged up. She wasn’t nesting. She wasn’t acting like a goat who was about to surprise us. So she stayed in the regular pen. Meanwhile Rosa – our tiny 25 pound drama queen…
Twins Tenders and Teaching 