Category: Life
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Empath
If you really know me, it is no secret that I take on other’s emotions. If one of my friends is hurting, I am hurting. It doesn’t take much to get me worked up in regard to my own issues, but I can go from zero to one hundred mighty quick when someone else is…
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Here Goes Nothing
December was a long month for me. I did manage to get a few notable things done, including the Santa Whiskers cookies below. [Update: I can’t get any of the pictures to display. They were taken with my iPhone XS Max and I’ve converted the file format from .HEIC to .JPEG but no luck as…
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Library Life
This is going to sound strange, especially coming from me. I really can’t remember a time that the days have flown by like this. I’ve never looked forward to Mondays the way that I have. Mr. McHenry used to joke that “Friday is one day closer to Monday” and well, he probably wasn’t really joking.…
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Alumni Softball Game 2018
Last weekend was a whirlwind. On Saturday morning I headed out to Richmond for the state fair. I had entered a shawl and won a third place ribbon, so I was glad that I got to see that. I spent the night in Richmond, then got up early and headed to Staunton. I managed to…
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Thin Line Between Joy & Pain
I have been listening to a lot of country music lately and this is a line from Cody Jinks’ sound “Loud and Heavy”. It was one of those lines in a song that makes you stop and think. I have spent so much time pondering this because I honestly believe that it is one of…
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Falter
Falter–to lose strength or momentum. I’m trying not to falter. I feel like no area of life has been perfect lately. My library is a little too messy. I’m a little too busy (shocker). I work late to try to catch up. I’m always behind on housework. I was able to convince myself for a…
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Super Sappy Lately
It’s been an interesting couple of years. Sometimes it feels as if time has flown and other times it feels as if it has dragged on and on. I’m forever thankful that I’ve had such awesome friends. I’m far away from them all, but I never imagined that I’d end up with four of the…