alyssa · June 5, 2013
It's that damn pricker again. You know, the one that has left the faintest sliver of a thorn lodged somewhere in the threads of your sock. You stop. You remove…
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alyssa · May 24, 2013
Chris and I were at the movies last night, (the new Star Trek which I loved by the way). Ten minutes in there was some cooky preview for a Google movie,…
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alyssa · May 9, 2013
Mom, why isn't there a kid's day?! My son asked me innocently. I cannot blame my kids...I distinctly remember asking my parents this very same thing. And like…
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alyssa · April 16, 2013
The sky is still dark out. Even the moon lies to rest. And for once I am awake and rested at this earlier hour. I am not a morning person, even the prospect of…
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alyssa · March 12, 2013
Step. Breath. My feet propel me on. My ever singing headphones pause for a moment. A good, quiet moment and then a sweet voice fills my heart: If I die young,…
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alyssa · March 5, 2013
I dreamt of wintry sunshine dancing through the aspen groves last night. Of powder pillows under my skis. The soft whoomp of snow falling from trees and…
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alyssa · February 25, 2013
I sit cross-legged in the middle of my living room. Two worlds colliding. “Do you want any of this sewing fabric?” My husband asks. “No.” We are cleaning the…
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chris · January 31, 2013
There isn't a parent out there that doesn't worry about their kids. Kid safety is something we all toss around inside our heads, but often do nothing about.…
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alyssa · January 29, 2013
I like simple. I like quiet. I like still. I have three kids. So life is rarely simple or quiet or still. But I love my life. Add into this the fact that we…
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alyssa · January 2, 2013
Confession? If you've recently posted on FB or Twitter, "what are your 2013 resolutions?" Then I have quietly and systematically ignored you. (Chances are I am…
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alyssa · December 15, 2012
I ran slow. The snow fell fast. Light and heavy at the same time. I ran for quiet. I ran for thinking. I ran for peace and resolve and purpose. I ran for…
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alyssa · December 11, 2012
But we think it should be. Don't we? I wrote a few weeks ago, "It is infuriating to go through each day and feel as though you are not winning in any area. In…
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alyssa · December 8, 2012
There is one side effect to becoming more active. To getting outdoors more. It is this: you will only want to be MORE active, to get out MORE. In fact, you…
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I case you are wondering if kid scissors are sharp enough to slice into that favorite light-weight down jacket of yours...wonder no longer. They are. This…
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alyssa · October 22, 2012
I have to be purposeful at most things in life. Now, if you know us, you also know that we are quite spontaneous. I am not diminishing the beauty found in…
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