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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes: Flowers, pronunciations, Mother’s Day fun, swimming, bunnies, and what we’re looking forward to this weekend

When Daniel came out of the shower the other day, I said, “Ah, fresh as a daisy!”“Mama,” he said, very seriously. “Why do you always say, ‘Fresh as a daisy’?”“Um…I just like saying it, I guess.”“Why don’t you ever say, ‘Fresh as an azalea’?”Maybe now I will.

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April 15, 2017

Celebrating adoption: The day you meet your child for the first time

There’s nothing like that first time you see your child in person.You see his picture and fall in love. You fill out piles and piles of paperwork, get fingerprinted twice, fill out more paperwork, and then finally pack your bags to travel to the other side of the world.Even once you’re

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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Praise for the sandwich maker

Once a week I pick our younger son up from school to take him to an appointment. I feel rushed all morning, worrying I won’t get him in time.Then we race to his appointment and afterward—since it’s during his lunchtime—I take him for a quick bite to eat before we

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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Getting Caught in a Downpour

This has been a busy week. And we had so many appointments today that I had to drive to our boys’ school five times to pick people up, drop them back off, then pick them up at the end of the day.So by mid-afternoon I was tired. And as I parked

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Birthday party favors, what happens when St. Nicholas meets the Tooth Fairy, a Golden Gotcha Day, a future president, and more

All my wrapping is done—well, not for Christmas, but for the birthday party we are throwing for Daniel tomorrow. He turns 7 on Sunday, and he really wanted a party this year. I love parties too, but I didn’t think I could pull it off at home this year, so

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