tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72173225406958585972024-03-19T09:10:03.091-04:00Cupcakes & Running ShoesJess Hezlephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415074608758166420noreply@blogger.comBlogger509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-23922964153899618292021-01-03T10:37:00.002-05:002021-01-03T10:37:41.072-05:00This was 2020<div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">As I've historically done (<a href="http://cupcakesandrunningshoes.blogspot.com/2019/12/2019-in-review.html">here</a> are a <a href="http://cupcakesandrunningshoes.blogspot.com/2018/12/highlighting-2018.html">couple</a> of my previous posts), I decided I couldn't let 2020 end and 2021 begin without reflecting on the past year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Truthfully, 2020 was good.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>So freaking good</i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">And sometimes it's hard to admit that, because I know it was so hard for so many.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">But.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">2020 brought me <i><b>the reason</b></i> for it all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The reason</i> why I believe I had to be heartbroken, <i>the reason</i> why I had to watch life as I knew it completely fall apart, <i>the reason</i> why I had to learn how to live and love life alone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">2020 brought me strength during uncertain times.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It brought me courage when it felt easier to hide in fear.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> It brought me obedience to wait, when I wanted to run.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It brought me hope becoming reality.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here is what 2020 looked like for me, looked like for us, starting back in January... the month I decided to trust Him, wait with obedience, and pray fervently for provision.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">January</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I began with the decision to take a breath, spend more time outdoors, and truly feel the essence of who we were as a family of four.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Facilitating at-home learning with an 8-, 5-, and 3-year-old while also figuring out how to teach third graders from my own house was unexpected and so damn hard. My trio and I didn't venture farther than our neighborhood roads, I missed my students so much it was emotionally painful, I may have counted down to 4:59pm every single day, and I constantly wondered how we'd survive our new normal. But. I also tried so hard to embrace the changes and how lucky we were to have each other during all of the unexpected, unfamiliar, a-little-scary, in-home chaos.<br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJlRQevDW82d3F5G63vN5h04LcLHUOv4MLEYXxRLgN2wvDkm4oeIY65AxKhKiNdA-zln6hLOxB7U3aP2BIPjxO5Mv7QdRoHTHyPwS5RFxGCz2XR6-MM7c1imcwONhpFxrnC5L32lIbXo/s4032/Mar1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJlRQevDW82d3F5G63vN5h04LcLHUOv4MLEYXxRLgN2wvDkm4oeIY65AxKhKiNdA-zln6hLOxB7U3aP2BIPjxO5Mv7QdRoHTHyPwS5RFxGCz2XR6-MM7c1imcwONhpFxrnC5L32lIbXo/s320/Mar1.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7BT30O3cRDH_R-6TGd9RJZbFHG5keKHJl4gTmsEvhgjXXZF3sHC_ZVZL906HFdBVKu9xvsOZFkGGaFWyV4auIzFrCDbFxLU85d2nN9-QcKS1lLeuGbW12t_eaAqfrO4t7KH5MWsjSRA/s2048/Mar4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7BT30O3cRDH_R-6TGd9RJZbFHG5keKHJl4gTmsEvhgjXXZF3sHC_ZVZL906HFdBVKu9xvsOZFkGGaFWyV4auIzFrCDbFxLU85d2nN9-QcKS1lLeuGbW12t_eaAqfrO4t7KH5MWsjSRA/s320/Mar4.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4ZpGkvSg3Y6Vet5E3AjH8d0prDhJgso3Z2SfPRVpA5E22FvE5IxvB54S2SOe2-RMGOiU6TZWiuk6HYqZylgaWHiefiVL89EeCN1RnbiEV-ZQEtFe5z__Oa9apB8TVS6hMelLgt1CwWE/s2048/Mar3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4ZpGkvSg3Y6Vet5E3AjH8d0prDhJgso3Z2SfPRVpA5E22FvE5IxvB54S2SOe2-RMGOiU6TZWiuk6HYqZylgaWHiefiVL89EeCN1RnbiEV-ZQEtFe5z__Oa9apB8TVS6hMelLgt1CwWE/s320/Mar3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">April</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Survival mode continued.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The month I fell in love with the greatest man I've ever known.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1XbE0klPRJ7rD9Mo2VLtY8ctNUtjqN3UNsD-e4x_JPT4kqRIRiJvbOmnLLDGPzpmxkcrP36hpBwBbeGKPJU97Wf_ufeF5RMaNbgk0eweB2sKn080R9OOLi5ri_aqAc_U1gUEOzGJq0c/s2048/Apr2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1XbE0klPRJ7rD9Mo2VLtY8ctNUtjqN3UNsD-e4x_JPT4kqRIRiJvbOmnLLDGPzpmxkcrP36hpBwBbeGKPJU97Wf_ufeF5RMaNbgk0eweB2sKn080R9OOLi5ri_aqAc_U1gUEOzGJq0c/s320/Apr2.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlB-EPKEoTOpmNXMReLxaShbgkcAcXXGIRQqle14PPH5vsxOS1Kmkj6lzm_ugWvUiB4PO-o2GIaR72eLLIqQCCc8Ysv-uCXrjqfQzgTLl0bumOSCWNs4yCDcMCbkT6nJxHs9M21UH17Pg/s2048/Apr1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlB-EPKEoTOpmNXMReLxaShbgkcAcXXGIRQqle14PPH5vsxOS1Kmkj6lzm_ugWvUiB4PO-o2GIaR72eLLIqQCCc8Ysv-uCXrjqfQzgTLl0bumOSCWNs4yCDcMCbkT6nJxHs9M21UH17Pg/s320/Apr1.jpg" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">May</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Wrapping up the school year in a way I never imagined - from home (luckily, some days working from home with my love!).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And also, welcoming summertime with my trio with open arms. Perhaps the most excited I'd ever been that {at-home} SCHOOOOOOL'S.OUT.FOR.SUMMER.!!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCeVJQxSqf6czU7OuDj_T5Q7w9A27TkEA_9FLOED02gwA7CWPRKmbMaN-HkkxpVzNumH7JSp1xaCiru3myFuZQVs1bASMQylFPUmfXg2Fv1hUPo-mFvrfR60yXZo63fZQiNkXSnKPvxc/s2048/May1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCeVJQxSqf6czU7OuDj_T5Q7w9A27TkEA_9FLOED02gwA7CWPRKmbMaN-HkkxpVzNumH7JSp1xaCiru3myFuZQVs1bASMQylFPUmfXg2Fv1hUPo-mFvrfR60yXZo63fZQiNkXSnKPvxc/s320/May1.heic" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKSLl3QqjJFMC6nDYZW9jrQIkTWQdkf4cOe6dl9qhUdAIU4hS5HhttnhzCppPCjOU955Uz7_hCFOW6YS-Yf-II1qQZFN-2WsYB89imQqGAn6qn10w72_Jv0OYq__jiJqCx007s8QQSpk/s2048/May2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A yes not only to him, but to his four - four incredible little souls I believe I was always walking toward, always supposed to love.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvf72Q5roUx2Cu4cPLClcOyfe_IT2tz8UPt30R1rO9UJlAh4mBZ8KWsqE26mbWmkX3B2ZT4Ahm0xCqb0yQ7j3cGMCKyTawIiXtSDOD4Vfyx9FljP8Q77nRHjYRXN5NcLrsZ9SmArE8hs/s1440/Oct2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvf72Q5roUx2Cu4cPLClcOyfe_IT2tz8UPt30R1rO9UJlAh4mBZ8KWsqE26mbWmkX3B2ZT4Ahm0xCqb0yQ7j3cGMCKyTawIiXtSDOD4Vfyx9FljP8Q77nRHjYRXN5NcLrsZ9SmArE8hs/s320/Oct2.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFaq_L7-497PUHpb0h-AUEJmrPxUMnETAw0Sd5J7Ixd-k1zKMPdRDzhjQx36qkdX5MWfwSocT88GJvps8_PoCfZ2DxdMVnO8VRnPFC1WmySGKy2GgHalA49_OdTFCrCuL5l5c3ZPpDcg/s2048/Oct1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFaq_L7-497PUHpb0h-AUEJmrPxUMnETAw0Sd5J7Ixd-k1zKMPdRDzhjQx36qkdX5MWfwSocT88GJvps8_PoCfZ2DxdMVnO8VRnPFC1WmySGKy2GgHalA49_OdTFCrCuL5l5c3ZPpDcg/s320/Oct1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XyUwzlYNiWsFxy3J1pYrdC4u0nfoiOo5HCxMVVrpOpyLkkQaYGFp2hTpJgjdal9KlzQJlBdQyuafN7aJshe4iZDkIH1ktFW1zjUhbMrslywfB4hLbCuM4zUcfUXzJB0sk_moL3jch8M/s2048/Oct4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XyUwzlYNiWsFxy3J1pYrdC4u0nfoiOo5HCxMVVrpOpyLkkQaYGFp2hTpJgjdal9KlzQJlBdQyuafN7aJshe4iZDkIH1ktFW1zjUhbMrslywfB4hLbCuM4zUcfUXzJB0sk_moL3jch8M/s320/Oct4.heic" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">November</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My most favorite holiday ever ever falls in this month, and this year I got to merge most of my favorites with most of my favorites. Thankful, thankful, thankful.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIQuI-7ag5rgsxL6lkOLN7Vxia4l7q6LJKA45vQStWQLUzouUI9GQK-TqqRLiqvO28Cp1f2Tv0I5YOygYx8V8sgW3FPJPWh-h7Y2rZGpLObi3KIkVza34BYozONnEeG-3sRoxxqewMnk/s2048/Nov1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIQuI-7ag5rgsxL6lkOLN7Vxia4l7q6LJKA45vQStWQLUzouUI9GQK-TqqRLiqvO28Cp1f2Tv0I5YOygYx8V8sgW3FPJPWh-h7Y2rZGpLObi3KIkVza34BYozONnEeG-3sRoxxqewMnk/s320/Nov1.heic" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukUlFbD8WYCvbCXdGKzhQmjox1THqjgAIiI_6mlMhPxrtfZIhPB1acPauFsesjkwnIb6273hq50f5D-vjDdVoQepfWMIBaw-CIYK7dQBqYunDZo_xJ69ou3JMHSVucSyvd8JoBf1cy9Q/s2048/Nov2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"<i><b>Behold</b></i>, I am doing a new thing... I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Isaiah 43:19<br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NaB-3ZJogxCGvAVxabHR58J6rwiR5WtoGUybFxk5X3Ofue2oNiE7vUM5VVChobXGggKwxV5CHLkSNgjbCUej7-wjmK462-WL_8WbfX8J2GYB6owRam_43fru-Zy8PmK0Aj6EV27I_Vg/s2048/Dec4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><p></p>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-65508231430920316062020-12-31T10:54:00.000-05:002020-12-31T10:54:38.717-05:003 Christmas Mornings<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> I have been dreading Christmas 2020 for three years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">When I signed my divorce decree, the agreement was that I got the first three Christmas mornings post-divorce. And that starting in 2020, my ex-husband and I would start alternating.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">2020 seemed so far away at the time, and three years would give my heart time to heal and prepare to not have my kids sitting at the top of my stairs on Christmas morning, something no mother should ever have to prepare for...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">But goodness, God's timing --<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Who would've known (other than He Himself!) that in Christmas 2020 I would be engaged to the love of my life, the man who would help me through a holiday season I've been anxious about for years, the man who would help come up with the idea to do 3 Christmas mornings in a row.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">So on 12/24, we woke up and acted exactly like it was Christmas morning with my trio.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">On 12/25, it was just the two of us, and we had our own, perfect Christmas morning in a quiet house, a house that didn't even feel too quiet because it was filled with the hope of us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">And on 12/26, we woke up and acted exactly like it was Christmas morning once again with his four.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">3 Christmas mornings filled with snuggles and food and sugar and new toys and slowing down and movies and games and baking and pajamas and griddling and Nintendo Switch and loud and quiet and gorilla bread and snacks and messes and memories.... <i>so many memories</i>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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All nine of us, in one place. And I cannot wait. <span style="font-family: arial;"><3</span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">But also? I loved our 3 Christmases, and saw God's promise of hope in the nooks and crannies of each and every moment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Behold.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">And Merry Christmas(es)!!</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1vp-WSqNOfoeZ4gBwK3WJkLYIg4he4-o-HijqxPqZ1ibOb3286zWqUr68hwti4yUUq_mJ1eGBhOuIoGO6RQDOUaGRiNiq0rqrEsnqlI2KdGA5MPtiyWKg0rYGq2kWU6CU5n_lEjZdKI/s2048/3DAAE1A3-1B09-4D5F-8804-F733340A5D3B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1vp-WSqNOfoeZ4gBwK3WJkLYIg4he4-o-HijqxPqZ1ibOb3286zWqUr68hwti4yUUq_mJ1eGBhOuIoGO6RQDOUaGRiNiq0rqrEsnqlI2KdGA5MPtiyWKg0rYGq2kWU6CU5n_lEjZdKI/s320/3DAAE1A3-1B09-4D5F-8804-F733340A5D3B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-16388889758148418032020-11-05T17:31:00.006-05:002020-11-05T17:31:59.098-05:00Six Years of Deep Breaths and Snuggles<p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-3415ca2d-7fff-cd30-f587-b88e2cf36015" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh Everette.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today, I have officially been your mama for SIX years.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And in those six years, I have taken more deep breaths than I ever have before in my life, and I’ve probably raised my voice more than I ever have before in my life.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You.are.a.challenge.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But omigoodness how I love your little limit-pushing self.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are as sweet as you are salty, and I work really hard to remember that snuggly sweetness when I am overwhelmed in your ARE-YOU-KIDDING-ME moments. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like, the moment you buried Uncle Clay’s bocce balls at beach (and we never found them). Or the moment you got your head caught in a cannon at a national monument. Or the moment you stuck rolled up pieces of dollar bills in your nostrils and I had to use a snot-sucker to extract them. Or the moment you got your leg wedged between two boards on a mile-high swinging bridge. Or the moment you unlocked and opened the car door while I was driving 70mph down the highway.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But then there are moments where my heart is so overwhelmed by your sweetness. Like on Saturday mornings when you crawl into my bed, on the right side - snuggle up to me just so - and say, “I love you SO much Mommy.” Like the moments when you write me the sweetest notes. Like the moments you pick flowers for me and insist I put them behind my ear.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I see so many emotions in that little heart of yours, and we work daily to help you navigate those feelings, to help you express those feelings, to help you understand those feelings.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are an emotion-filled boy, and that is going to serve you so well in life. Because I believe in the beauty and power of emotions, and I believe in you.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love how much you love sweets, just like your mama. Your sweet tooth is unmatched. As is your love of cherry tomatoes. On any given day I can find you with a pocketful of them, popping them in your mouth as you go about the day’s activities.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You take forever to eat… forever to do anything, really. Which is why your sister gave you the name you so greatly despise -- forEVERette.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You love your sleep, you love kindergarten (and are ROCKING it!), you love sports, and you love to wrestle. You and Brooks’ wrestling may eventually send me over the edge, and we’ve recently had to set some new ground rules for our in-home wrestling matches.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-1b5981ac-7fff-1546-856d-9cdc44577c0f" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are easily frustrated, shy, and are working daily on looking people in the eye and talking to them in a confident voice.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are excited that you are learning to read, and you are realizing the magic that comes along with understanding how words turn into sentences, sentences into paragraphs, and paragraphs into stories that allow your imagination to dream new dreams.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You love climbing, jumping, taking risks - You love big monkey hugs, a snuggle in the mornings, and for me to wrap my arm around you during our nightly prayers.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are one in a million, buddy. You were a failed IVF cycle they told us was hopeless, and then one little egg that ended up teaching me to never lose hope.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you for allowing me to grow and stretch and learn alongside you, as your mama. Thank you for teaching me to be patient and for teaching me just how wonderful it feels to snuggle into a person you love.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am so lucky I get to walk through this life as your mama, and I think you already know that we are so deeply connected, and have been, since you took your very first breath.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love you, my SIX-year-old. With all my heart and soul, I love you.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy, happy birthday, buddy.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~Mama </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; 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white-space: pre-wrap;">To my fiance.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b26646b8-7fff-9908-05c7-ce51d1e6537c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My best friend.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My person.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">THE love of my life.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My future husband.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My forever…</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Adam,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I have known love. I have known relationships. I have known having a best friend. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">But I have never known this, because I never knew you.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">I never knew something like this could exist, something so real and honest and raw. Something so beautiful and vulnerable and intense. Something so special and so connected and so incredibly breathtaking. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I have never known this level of joy, of hope, of contentment, of love -- because I never knew you.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">But now, I do. I know you, and I know us, and because of the way you love me and have allowed me to fall so deeply in love with you, I will never be the same.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">…</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As 2019 came to a close, on a muggy December day, I sat on a bench wet with rain by the water in Mt. Pleasant. I was pondering a move. My spirit felt anxious, my heart - restless. I dropped my head into my lap, onto my knees…. And I prayed. I cried and I prayed and I hoped and I listened. And I <i>heard</i> Him. I <i>felt</i> Him --</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">WAIT. Keep hoping. Trust me. <i>WAIT</i>. I have never had such a deep, spiritual moment in my life. But I knew with all of my heart that He was telling me that I was walking <i>toward</i> something… and I didn’t know what yet, but I would soon.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So on December 31, 2019, I walked into a tattoo shop knowing that I wanted the word “hope” forever inked onto my foot. <a href="http://cupcakesandrunningshoes.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-end-of-decade.html">To close out a decade</a> that had challenged me in all ways, to remind me to always, always, <i>always</i> walk with <b>hope</b>.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And what I didn’t realize at that time, what He did know - is that I was putting the word hope onto a foot that was walking toward you.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The entire time, I was walking toward you.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Adam - <i><b>it was always you</b></i>.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">With all of my soul, I believe that every breath I’ve taken throughout my entire life has been leading me to us… leading me to you… leading me to Addison, to Asher, to Grey, and to Andy.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We both know we wouldn’t change a thing about our pasts -- there was so much beauty sprinkled into the hard times, so much we needed to go through to get ready for each other. And, if we didn’t allow ourselves to feel intense brokenness, unbearable pain, and moments of hopelessness -- we wouldn’t be able to feel what we feel now.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And for me? What I feel now is beauty from ashes. It is joy within the deepest etches of my soul. And it is the most overwhelming happiness in my chest, in my heart… the most beautiful twinkle of excitement when my eyes first open each morning and I remember that I am loved by you.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You, Adam Hezlep, are the greatest man I’ve ever known. The way you’ve battled through valleys you never thought you’d find yourself in, the way you love and parent your amazing kids, how hard you work, how much you adore your family, how spiritual you are, how you live so positively, how you put others before yourself, always… you live and love in a way that gives everyone around you permission to be just exactly who they are.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If only you could see yourself through my eyes… I cannot believe <i>you</i> choose <i>me</i>. But I will never, ever take that for granted.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You are the perfect person for me. You are my very best friend. You are where I want to be when I am happy, sad, excited, upset, silly, scared, and anxious.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You are both my safe place and my greatest adventure.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You are not my better half, and I am not yours. And that is because we are not halves. We worked and battled and fought through our brokenness to become whole again -- so we came to each other, whole again. Cracked, but whole. And I love the places where you were once broken - because I can see the yellow light shining through all of those once-cracked parts.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We are so incredibly connected, the deepest parts of who we are so perfectly intertwined while also leaving enough space for who we are as separate souls to learn and grow. And in the safety of your love, in the way your love gives me courage -- you enable me to live my life in a completely different way than I ever have before… </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">You, Adam Hezlep, make every single part of my life better and more beautiful. And I am still in awe that I get to live life, with you, <i>forever</i>. I am so freaking excited that we <u>just</u> picked up our pen, <u>just</u> started writing… that our story is <u>just</u> beginning. This is OUR story, and there will always and forever be so much of it that is just ours, that we will always hold sacred. And </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can’t wait to see how our life, together, with our seven children, unfolds. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>WE</b> are the luckiest.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thank you for wrapping your arms and your heart around a girl who was always walking toward you, with hope. I cannot wait to be your wife. And as Toni Morrison said, we didn’t fall in love… we rose in it. And I know without an ounce of doubt that we are going to keep walking with hope, keep rising in love, <i><b>together</b></i>.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">i love you, boy. i love you, i love you, i love you.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">~Jess</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-79236722860799706302020-10-10T16:27:00.002-04:002020-10-10T16:27:38.210-04:00NINE<p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-1607fcda-7fff-7aae-cf92-ceda9b637bcb" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To my girl.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-1607fcda-7fff-7aae-cf92-ceda9b637bcb" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You, Cameron Kate, are absolutely incredible. You have a heart unlike any other, a spirit that lights up the room, a sweetness that is incomparable, a kindness that is inspiring.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And today, you are NINE.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I cannot believe it’s already been NINE years, yet we’ve also experienced so much together since the day took your very first breath.</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydTikzP1s2VXiO7MxFuetN4SE9FjcBCOP0HMaM9b1yGy41lltTZErPQ1YY1B9IxML1DF2-DHe_HO7RX3ntOQmjSgV2fFmX9JoRh5WUZRZHNvl20CBibGCJooprTKYQt_X8Xcka5n8_Ts/s1280/IMG_0104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydTikzP1s2VXiO7MxFuetN4SE9FjcBCOP0HMaM9b1yGy41lltTZErPQ1YY1B9IxML1DF2-DHe_HO7RX3ntOQmjSgV2fFmX9JoRh5WUZRZHNvl20CBibGCJooprTKYQt_X8Xcka5n8_Ts/s320/IMG_0104.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbUZ5R4QKP7NkimAA5kAAbt8U9oVZlI9Q7tCq-Bgomp2iTpDCQkRD7eZU4wsLLUF6nltSgQ9joLxPYHhZs6Yo_OiGmMvV9qimeHGmsbdF2G2ZisOhlvYXHkpWm8gzHoK8KGv6qFKTVKo/s1600/IMG_0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbUZ5R4QKP7NkimAA5kAAbt8U9oVZlI9Q7tCq-Bgomp2iTpDCQkRD7eZU4wsLLUF6nltSgQ9joLxPYHhZs6Yo_OiGmMvV9qimeHGmsbdF2G2ZisOhlvYXHkpWm8gzHoK8KGv6qFKTVKo/s320/IMG_0105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some of what we’ve experienced has been joyful; some, painful. We’ve had times filled with belly laughs and times filled with painful tears. Our memories are beautiful, and our memories are hard. Yet these NINE years have allowed me to become the best version of me, inspired by you. And these NINE years have allowed you to grow into the most amazing little girl I have ever known.</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFPtY0Hn6aX8lWPWRk7v6a6ObQIlszW3JxxmTOIGyvrBUssnF05IPwsMlgNyUoafG8yWxb_pLEjKTwUxCSN08jPCyiXTw9KHNgtHhwjQXIqYaf5gFb9mIq6PrnW3fD5U91z0HIIXFNcE/s2048/24BE9F98-5A59-4A7C-93E3-1AF6DF6FF436+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFPtY0Hn6aX8lWPWRk7v6a6ObQIlszW3JxxmTOIGyvrBUssnF05IPwsMlgNyUoafG8yWxb_pLEjKTwUxCSN08jPCyiXTw9KHNgtHhwjQXIqYaf5gFb9mIq6PrnW3fD5U91z0HIIXFNcE/s320/24BE9F98-5A59-4A7C-93E3-1AF6DF6FF436+2.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I see so much of myself in you - both the strong parts and the struggles. I see in your eyes a little girl who has so much to offer the world. And my wish for you is that you always lead with your heart, and you always give yourself the same grace and love that you give to everyone around you.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PJn7vhCUvz2qDywTe0QlznHTRj-_noErsSFnyp0DZBpxnQMBApz_1lczqf870ZWcEdyaILotZdFg0GqgEO3wDA7GNh0ZKHFEqrbuWa0HU1owTqN-o9hb9as7eHeYuSbame9ZLjFR0-c/s4032/IMG_6555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PJn7vhCUvz2qDywTe0QlznHTRj-_noErsSFnyp0DZBpxnQMBApz_1lczqf870ZWcEdyaILotZdFg0GqgEO3wDA7GNh0ZKHFEqrbuWa0HU1owTqN-o9hb9as7eHeYuSbame9ZLjFR0-c/s320/IMG_6555.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> You absolutely love school, you want to be a second grade teacher, and you mostly love to write. (!!!) You have found a passion in soccer, you are such a patient and loving big sister, and you are a friend to everyone you meet. You love oranges and peanut butter-banana-sandwiches and salty foods over sweets. You are a master of magic tricks, and you find so much joy in being silly. You love sports (especially the Braves and the Clemson Tigers), you love being outside and getting dirty, and you love getting lost in your imagination. You still sleep with Ellie (and Laney!), still need a morning snuggle, and still want me to call you my baby girl. <span style="font-family: arial;"><3</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6-Jn8OyqZ3GLGhtdAGJbd-PzujHJXNf5l9UezlyBZtGmG2zxNDflOjku_U9qO0XUKz21Bj7M-R92I6toDvfjw0Ut8iNTQttF0RdE5QlIl8H4Me2F8mFDQnM8Ks4jv5o4JZJzqT-ZXxU/s2048/IMG_6468+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6-Jn8OyqZ3GLGhtdAGJbd-PzujHJXNf5l9UezlyBZtGmG2zxNDflOjku_U9qO0XUKz21Bj7M-R92I6toDvfjw0Ut8iNTQttF0RdE5QlIl8H4Me2F8mFDQnM8Ks4jv5o4JZJzqT-ZXxU/s320/IMG_6468+2.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> At NINE years old, you are already wise beyond your years. You already love beyond the general capacity of a little girl’s heart. And you already feel a level of compassion and empathy that shape the way you live each day of your life.</span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5NPS5Rp8M0i5a9Z3VthzDxWawoEtxGWgk19OQAKxMnx6FxNy8uLWouTXe0dgG17oac8KEqYASqZlHwDq-Mg0BMC19HkCzHnoB_f-_v4DRekKqf2GYLWT56vShbu_X54GxTBGtTuQjKg/s4032/IMG_5174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5NPS5Rp8M0i5a9Z3VthzDxWawoEtxGWgk19OQAKxMnx6FxNy8uLWouTXe0dgG17oac8KEqYASqZlHwDq-Mg0BMC19HkCzHnoB_f-_v4DRekKqf2GYLWT56vShbu_X54GxTBGtTuQjKg/s320/IMG_5174.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Cameron…. I am SO proud of you. Everyday of being your mom has brought me more love and joy than you will ever know. And I hope that one day you have a daughter, too - because only then will you know just how my heart beats along with yours.</span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy NINE to you, my bug. Thank you for NINE years of being a mama.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">To the moon and back and more than anything in this world. </span></span><3</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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Tonight as I put you to bed, I promised you that when you wake up tomorrow, you'll still be four, and you'll still be able to chew gum, and you'll still be able to snap your fingers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">And when we said our final goodnight prayers, I also promised you that I love you <b>enough</b> and <i>so big</i>... and that one day, <i>one day</i>, Boosey - you'll know just what the gift of your life has done for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy 4th, Brooks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">~Mommy</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U1UElK0i3OG-H1SVZw_Gv2H63jecQmk85lShDwDWeyqKrFDaJ-8VgS9GD2ZpBBIIWXHz6avpYfx3oHeh8i06VKvElS1NxsES7RMMuuIF9GaQAIP594tN1uUjIB6bhQFh2xE4FGV1nc4/s1440/34F80258-CC13-4CD8-B3A0-DFB2EDE58CA4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U1UElK0i3OG-H1SVZw_Gv2H63jecQmk85lShDwDWeyqKrFDaJ-8VgS9GD2ZpBBIIWXHz6avpYfx3oHeh8i06VKvElS1NxsES7RMMuuIF9GaQAIP594tN1uUjIB6bhQFh2xE4FGV1nc4/s320/34F80258-CC13-4CD8-B3A0-DFB2EDE58CA4.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Yv1lqYjw61pXPg2gKQ17UXRrxuVMK7X-RyW_ShO8GOzqA1HfUiCj6DpcHHgs7FhdEov-eW_h_LVvNwyNRnFYqfevEp_bducIScjYQ1Ls2KpPR9XchoTL35umrlhKKioFKQ_g2w2-4EQ/s1440/6F529869-39FB-4CF1-B74D-2D51E43E76D3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Yv1lqYjw61pXPg2gKQ17UXRrxuVMK7X-RyW_ShO8GOzqA1HfUiCj6DpcHHgs7FhdEov-eW_h_LVvNwyNRnFYqfevEp_bducIScjYQ1Ls2KpPR9XchoTL35umrlhKKioFKQ_g2w2-4EQ/s320/6F529869-39FB-4CF1-B74D-2D51E43E76D3.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzymJRYoO2iMDABdeUcDLpFdfEJYINtj1x9eu2ahCrIOfQtJVJ8q0skPXEn6s15A0t6WL3uLIqUTzAZnHipAtUa0_KBtPNCp8Pyb_Ka8AlJ0g8Bw8Z8oky5mXd00GqqQa_7ZGd68IJng/s4032/IMG_3164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzymJRYoO2iMDABdeUcDLpFdfEJYINtj1x9eu2ahCrIOfQtJVJ8q0skPXEn6s15A0t6WL3uLIqUTzAZnHipAtUa0_KBtPNCp8Pyb_Ka8AlJ0g8Bw8Z8oky5mXd00GqqQa_7ZGd68IJng/s320/IMG_3164.jpg" /></a></div><br />Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-19200621925325521942020-08-23T22:03:00.000-04:002020-08-23T22:03:20.666-04:00Summer 2020 with my People<p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, the summer of 2020 has come to an end, so I thought I'd document all of the quarantine-filled-fun we had around these parts!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">To be honest, I got a little emotional while perusing these pictures... we really did have such a good summer. It was so simple, but <i>soooo</i> good. I definitely miss many parts of our once-upon-a-time "normalcy," BUT. I have truly enjoyed the stopping, the simplicity, the slow motion instead of fast-forward...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">So without further ado, here is how I spent this summer with my people.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We spent as much time outdoors as we possibly could!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMe1k_3zAU2hpFg3sx1zY5j2RZpb8N0AWSu8GIaye0Qf0wZLcTYfL1H8qZuk8QULxYGXytwFjUBZaBJDX3B2HZ2P97kgkJSLK7Hab6fDAQCQA41-ILMgfOD2sZ23E-ka_Pn7b95e4qUM/s2048/IMG_9724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMe1k_3zAU2hpFg3sx1zY5j2RZpb8N0AWSu8GIaye0Qf0wZLcTYfL1H8qZuk8QULxYGXytwFjUBZaBJDX3B2HZ2P97kgkJSLK7Hab6fDAQCQA41-ILMgfOD2sZ23E-ka_Pn7b95e4qUM/w240-h320/IMG_9724.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Or maybe I was the only one exhausted, always.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-7l32_46sYVx_CTrISvlCGXTsfyDayZqizGAs1QiovHDEY229zZIevwz5towAiIVnBchKVWoDzK2UWS-zscnGBxNmdPXjtriNhUnvIzutDcl_m995ptUJ1CvCtPf9_GZFsaBfy_U3mk/s2048/IMG_0255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-7l32_46sYVx_CTrISvlCGXTsfyDayZqizGAs1QiovHDEY229zZIevwz5towAiIVnBchKVWoDzK2UWS-zscnGBxNmdPXjtriNhUnvIzutDcl_m995ptUJ1CvCtPf9_GZFsaBfy_U3mk/w240-h320/IMG_0255.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-fxjn_GLcirA-TmDlvmIofjxS-Zp69EnG2R6I8dxrfOY9Osbxb2FwBpCFfgVUn14l8YSoEYSOcSwkZnQe9ML3JxHF3OcYRL9O6esaw7567AZ0lAPsnKy6-bSoxzzwcZPoEh4o_-zG4A/s2048/IMG_1503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Annnnnd there was some not-so-relaxing time on said couch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UUDdX_gtSl5mJB1scacQdZHnjM1P8rEiJf8Ly3Zrlj0W-uSxhwiHhhYn992Sybx85-SQMUP5aXahY7_lIsA0Y0c7M6oJaNI3zzL4Lrh-8rvV2WesIMtl1mlMNyqJkxqDm9XO1fhT7Rk/s2048/IMG_7352+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UUDdX_gtSl5mJB1scacQdZHnjM1P8rEiJf8Ly3Zrlj0W-uSxhwiHhhYn992Sybx85-SQMUP5aXahY7_lIsA0Y0c7M6oJaNI3zzL4Lrh-8rvV2WesIMtl1mlMNyqJkxqDm9XO1fhT7Rk/w240-h320/IMG_7352+2.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNWSf0eW8RsqevXPuRJqxSjYQgX3rLRgTdmPrZ-uxxxRdBQh792z4YC6Y2dl5B3lwU8ypyOKSH_Zl93Nm0tSUz0KZf99KTpdAk53p7H6-1JphO6ORXSBXSzK26ia16CUOYqFLlDt6gYo/s2048/IMG_0625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I would rather give birth again than deal with the freaking tooth pain I had this summer! But, four dental visits and two endodontist visits and emptying my wallet later, and I'm finally off the ibuprofen. HALLELUJAH.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3f9W7CeFs0y2btsM4injDm2e5nSWGptAai7cLe3uxB_RlaxlV0pdsfThC3_Qv8meFhEK-KhsjGtqLqx92jAWnLysT-AlDQQce-TCIP34Q-7iADlKaZY6WSBmFMLZm19MrnD-PFqm_Uuc/s2048/IMG_1142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3f9W7CeFs0y2btsM4injDm2e5nSWGptAai7cLe3uxB_RlaxlV0pdsfThC3_Qv8meFhEK-KhsjGtqLqx92jAWnLysT-AlDQQce-TCIP34Q-7iADlKaZY6WSBmFMLZm19MrnD-PFqm_Uuc/w240-h320/IMG_1142.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> And I wasn't the only one with dental issues this summer... my little buddy had to have a tooth extracted due to an injury he had a couple years ago! I'm not going to lie, it was incredibly traumatic for the both of us.... #mostlyme -- but how cute is he?!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5RqneO-zdefdNqMabj3EAJdnVnndYg-PzdT-SCN8wGOXNhw3we27r9exHOSVh9tDIuxqoigHbjOqxufgwik8GSqZETDUVgMnxjdpFxfBsqz7qQsq3uN68n-BfIi2qyg2TtPUvU3FrIY/s2048/IMG_8318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5RqneO-zdefdNqMabj3EAJdnVnndYg-PzdT-SCN8wGOXNhw3we27r9exHOSVh9tDIuxqoigHbjOqxufgwik8GSqZETDUVgMnxjdpFxfBsqz7qQsq3uN68n-BfIi2qyg2TtPUvU3FrIY/w240-h320/IMG_8318.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAUlDjMdShcMRlL7JFIAJ28wABRuYhRWybfy7n7zR_LKt76qWjdKpE_wAGhoNIH0AQdKulxZ_tk-wxuB2lHw0eIEl9-WC6iAgUVwYLsDgZH4tk_dhLDV3-Qzs2ufA7arYhJptcxOzpBQ/s2048/IMG_8324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAUlDjMdShcMRlL7JFIAJ28wABRuYhRWybfy7n7zR_LKt76qWjdKpE_wAGhoNIH0AQdKulxZ_tk-wxuB2lHw0eIEl9-WC6iAgUVwYLsDgZH4tk_dhLDV3-Qzs2ufA7arYhJptcxOzpBQ/w240-h320/IMG_8324.jpg" width="240" /></a> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The big kids squeezed in a couple camps - Horse Camp and Soccer Camp! <br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6OXbm8D0548WxbYeHaUG5YLgn2ktAlWWy9LfRXIILLRGH96gmgKfo0oEWMIP0U3YGQ6nqBAKFkVNI3kXI3h-xBa19gAb0IdqWaqOcuCV-bAHX4wYX7zqx9NToMbu_t7GVB0qFdWkVMM/s2048/IMG_8178.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6OXbm8D0548WxbYeHaUG5YLgn2ktAlWWy9LfRXIILLRGH96gmgKfo0oEWMIP0U3YGQ6nqBAKFkVNI3kXI3h-xBa19gAb0IdqWaqOcuCV-bAHX4wYX7zqx9NToMbu_t7GVB0qFdWkVMM/w240-h320/IMG_8178.jpg" width="240" /></a></span> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRIp1_RSg72xT9rROY5WLJSHQoAmVRFlG4uLI5dRvn4W27CM_mp4BX7jvgsp9SVWKj1wmJUDk9lnyQ9a_gjnZcK-9GaSdK9PE-aMAxIc2xpR5Unu2YFlRiR_4mvagZRw0iNy87I0W5D8/s2048/IMG_6060.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRIp1_RSg72xT9rROY5WLJSHQoAmVRFlG4uLI5dRvn4W27CM_mp4BX7jvgsp9SVWKj1wmJUDk9lnyQ9a_gjnZcK-9GaSdK9PE-aMAxIc2xpR5Unu2YFlRiR_4mvagZRw0iNy87I0W5D8/w240-h320/IMG_6060.heic" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KhyphenhyphenteG7w3noXLHTNt9b-7kqJ79pHoAQLUNOV9ZXLWtO7TbvH0hffBlS_0hSsoKtSUwznX3OgX8eUbdNuYZReC5aynJMdt2lmBTDj4894WaZt_C3li8h7mOZy9jjiFgrsWaXB2W-CsqY/s2048/IMG_6065.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KhyphenhyphenteG7w3noXLHTNt9b-7kqJ79pHoAQLUNOV9ZXLWtO7TbvH0hffBlS_0hSsoKtSUwznX3OgX8eUbdNuYZReC5aynJMdt2lmBTDj4894WaZt_C3li8h7mOZy9jjiFgrsWaXB2W-CsqY/w240-h320/IMG_6065.heic" width="240" /></a> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We almost lived at the pool. Almost.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODnLYwUxMlNKmna8V1Co6MNUrapAQGUxl67DJMOD0HOSQsIWWfrYL2pZb6NEFOqhaEepuOh3e5zfiPJ1v53cxVGYgYJoJLwHYd_32FCUK_NJ62DVAcKREZtrwGdflhHPHt_kxD9KO2xg/s2048/IMG_6971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODnLYwUxMlNKmna8V1Co6MNUrapAQGUxl67DJMOD0HOSQsIWWfrYL2pZb6NEFOqhaEepuOh3e5zfiPJ1v53cxVGYgYJoJLwHYd_32FCUK_NJ62DVAcKREZtrwGdflhHPHt_kxD9KO2xg/w240-h320/IMG_6971.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUzYuKJ33hb5kbv5FA4BsgtoFG9K19rX7UF55cVyTSzmAgti1c5YXZisY4uyzwS0wQIbQfv2CgligH61-3E84Py4pOTPn5BKZ4JL31TVZ10_8CD1yRKz9ZZTUrrEblJcwK1O8pg-UZe4/s2048/IMG_1245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So good for me, for my contentment, for my heart, for my faith, for my motherhood, for my hope.... <span style="font-family: arial;"><3 <span style="font-family: georgia;">So thankful for the memories, for the lessons learned, for the planted seeds, and for so.much.joy!!</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIX9lCP5sulGplRA5ueWFiM_v1ldS3UtJNO0u1r4_FeyTdN-31qmMm2OqOO5TQkglWzbIOjMOlHtTezCOa-DSaj-psgfxAiw-Qjki_Z20ZB2ZZVX6m1KVgH9qivVnKSoDgEH3X2Zcm0Do/s2048/IMG_1657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIX9lCP5sulGplRA5ueWFiM_v1ldS3UtJNO0u1r4_FeyTdN-31qmMm2OqOO5TQkglWzbIOjMOlHtTezCOa-DSaj-psgfxAiw-Qjki_Z20ZB2ZZVX6m1KVgH9qivVnKSoDgEH3X2Zcm0Do/w320-h240/IMG_1657.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p></p></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-73093617159995396192020-07-15T19:15:00.000-04:002020-07-15T19:15:58.586-04:00Finding I AM<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There was a time I felt shattered. Broken. I remember looking at the pieces of myself on the floor around me, wondering how I'd ever be able to put them back together.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everything about my life -- or the life I <i>thought</i> I was living -- was gone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everything about who I was -- or who I <i>thought</i> I was -- was gone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or so I thought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The day those pieces of my heart and soul lay all around me was the day I began my journey of truly finding my I AM.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For so many years, I had lost myself in being a wife and in being a mom. I identified myself and evaluated my worthiness within those two roles. If someone were to ask me what/who I was, my first instincts were to always say I AM a wife. I AM a mom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But that is not all that <i>I am</i>. And those roles don't define me. Yet it took my life being cracked wide open, it took my world being flipped upside down to truly understand and find my I AM.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Because... there came a time when I wasn't a wife anymore. And there came a time that, while I was still a mom, I was without my children every other weekend. Weekends that used to feel dark and empty and haunting, because so much of my identity was tied up in being someone to somebody else. And when those somebody elses were gone, I felt like I didn't know who I was anymore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And so I started my journey to rediscover my I AM.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It wasn't always pretty, this journey of mine. There was anger, frustration, tears, lots and lots of therapy, doubts, questions, very scary moments, miles and miles of running, prayers, faith, lack of faith, and faith again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This journey of mine enabled me to discover the deepest and most authentic parts of who<i> I am</i>. Outside of no longer being a wife, outside of solely being a mom. I discovered and explored <i>me</i>, giving myself daily permission slips to try and learn and grow and fail and keep asking questions. Questions of my faith, of my heart, and of the innermost parts of my soul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And through this process I have been able to understand myself more than I ever have before. I know and can put words to my desires, my hopes, my fears, my dreams, and my faith.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have rediscovered passions that I had set aside for so long. I have allowed my heart to explore and fall into love again. I have become a better mom, focused more on quality of time than quantity of time. I have become a coparent who strives to create a healthy and happy "family" that always works together, even though we are not all together any longer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But in all of the roles in my life, roles I have now, roles I hope to have again one day... I am finally feeling confident in who I AM. And I will be better in each and every way God chooses to use me, to guide me, because I will never lose my I AM again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Because I AM <b><i>me</i></b>. That's all I've ever been... but there was a time when being me felt not good enough. A time when apparently my <i>I am</i> wasn't worthy of unconditional love. A time when I lost my <i>I am</i> in order to be someone else for everyone else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And now, though my journey continues, though my healing will always be an ongoing process... I have found my <i>I am</i>. And I'm learning that that "I am" is worthy of unconditional love, because the most important unconditional love comes from Him, and comes from me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And as I keep taking steps toward the sunshine, <i>I am</i> a me who is ready for the joy, the hope, the love, and the happiness He has always been preparing for me. I know that <i>I am </i>ready, and I will continue to tell myself and to work toward believing that I AM worthy, because <b>I AM <i>me</i></b>.</span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-86312106842621317772020-06-22T14:33:00.000-04:002020-06-22T14:33:06.812-04:00BLOMPS Beach Trip 2020<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's a 10-ish-year-old tradition. All of us in one house for a week at the beach. The "all of us" has changed a little, for various reasons -- mostly expanding with the addition of more and more and more sweet little feet running through the house <strike>at 6am</strike>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The location has changed a few times, until we finally found the perfect house for us on Topsail Island, a house we will now visit every June for the foreseeable future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What hasn't changed? My love for these people. Actually, that's a lie. That HAS changed, because over the years - especially over the past three years - I have fallen more in love with what we have, realizing more and more that family is what life is all about. These people are my people. My tribe. My village. The people who love me well, push me, are honest with me, patient with me, accept me, forgive me, and support me unconditionally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And this week with these people at the beach did something to my heart that will sustain me for the 365 days until I get to do it all over again. This week with these people is something my kids and I look forward to and talk about all.year.long -- Basically from the time we pull out of the beach house driveway, until the time we're pulling back in a year later. And here are just a few (ha!) pictures of some moments and memories that I am so thankful to have forever, in my BLOMPS-loving heart...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Since I'm the lone BLOMPS member in GA, it makes for a loooong car ride. But these kids were troopers, and....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We finally made it and hit the beach! One of my favorite traditions is that when we get there, we all hit the beach in our clothes and get wet and salty and sandy and just smile and laugh and feel the most joyful anticipation of what lies ahead of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The week included lots of aunt-time, uncle-time, Bammy-and-Digby time, snuggling, tooth-pulling, cousins-playing, dance parties, soccer matches, hot tub soaks, puzzles, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A stormy day made for souvenir-buying and ice-cream-eating...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The hit of the week? The tons and tons and tons of shark teeth we found!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will always be in awe of the beautiful views where the earth meets the ocean, where the waves know just where to stop, turn around, and go back home...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will always remember the long run I took on the anniversary of my Dad's death, and how I sat down and gave myself permission to feel all the feelings, to reflect on how He wants me to Wait and Be Still and Trust, all while feeling the promise of His hope in the beauty right in front of my eyes...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Another big hit of the week? FISHING! There were the tiniest fish caught in dollar store nets, and big fish (and a shark! and a stingray!) caught courtesy of Uncle Ron and his rod-n-reel skills...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A special highlight of my trip?! Getting to see my NC BFF!!! We just so happened to both be vacationing on Topsail all week, so my Yinds, her hubby, and their two sweet girls joined the BLOMPS tribe for a day. I've realized more and more just how rare friends like her are - and though it made my heart sad that we only had a few hours together, those few hours together did my heart good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One of the best parts of BLOMPS? These humans below. I'm so lucky to be their daughter, sister, and sister-in-law. Thankful for Busta Rhymes, olives in the pool, melatonin gummies, dryer sheets, bocce balls, fold vs. scrunch, Peking duck, shingles, a broken toe, a deck of cards, two mini dice, palmetto cheese, a fire pit, and 9 extra large pizzas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If my kiddos weren't in the sand, they were in the water. Can't-stop-won't-stop...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Being their mama makes my heart so happy.... and being their mama at the beach makes my heart even <strike>more exhausted</strike> happier...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I tried really hard this year to sneak in as many big and little moments with each one of them individually, soaking in my last beach trip with an 8-, 5-, and 3-year-old...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We also spent many many afternoons at our pool, fitting in as much fun and as many people as we could...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This was my most favorite BLOMPS beach trip yet... so may moments I wanted to freeze in time, so many memories we will all keep with us for all of our years...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For now, we will tuck the smiles, the chaos, the memories, the laughing so hard we couldn't breathe, the inside jokes, the relationships, the friendships, and the BLOMPS love deep into our hearts to keep us going until the next time our feet are all on the sand again, together...</span></div>
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<br />Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-87691944577504626142020-05-27T16:12:00.000-04:002020-05-27T16:19:01.339-04:00Dear Students, Parents, and Teachers<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To the students...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I remember myself as a student - in elementary, middle, high school - I cannot imagine going through anything like what you've been through since March 13th... Having your normalcy ripped out from underneath you, life as you know it completely disappearing right in front of your eyes. These years are supposed to be some of the best of your lives, and I imagine it feels so unfair - I imagine you feel robbed of whatever school year was taken from you. I've thought about the students who think of school as their safe place, and I've lost sleep thinking about you in the middle of so many nights. I can't imagine your fears, the uncertainties you've faced, how brave you've been. I hope you know there are so many teachers like me out here who have kept you in our hearts while dying to have you back in our classrooms and back in our arms. I've thought about the kindergartners and how this was your first experience of "real" school, of the upper-elementary kids who were spending time as leaders for the first time in your lives. I've thought about the middle school kids and how that time in your life is so confusing and emotional and hard anyway, and how much that must have been exacerbated when the already confusing and emotional and hard life was flipped upside down. I've thought about the high-schoolers, especially the seniors - some of my favorite times of my life happened at Dutch Fork High School, and it has literally ached my heart to think of you not experiencing all I was able to experience during those years. I am so in awe and proud of you. I'm not sure I could've ever done what you have during this weird, school-at-home, socially-distanced, quarantine time. I'm not sure I could've been as brave as you, as resilient as you, as self-disciplined as you. I don't know what it's like to have lived through this time as a student, but I do know that I have lived enough life to tell you assuredly that these experiences WILL make you better. One day, you will look back at this time and accept the experience as a time that challenged you in so many good ways, as a time that allowed you to grow and be brave and adapt and learn so much about yourself. So be proud of yourself, and know there are so many grown-ups out here who are so incredibly proud of you, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To the parents...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We're doing it. What started as a couple weeks, turned into a couple months, and here we are - surviving <strike>and thriving</strike>. And if I've learned anything over the past few months, it's that surviving IS GOOD ENOUGH. Parenting is hard. Add in kids who are home 24/7, no reprieve, trying to work, trying to teach, trying to cook, clean, do laundry, breathe, pee, sleep, discipline -- and I'm not sure we'll ever look at parenthood the same again. If you're anything like me, these past few months have absolutely kicked your butt. I have never been as exhausted and stretched thin as I've been since March 13th. I have cried, I have lost my temper, I have taken nine hundred and eighty seven deep breaths, I've ordered lots of time-outs, I've eaten too much food, I've allowed too much screen time. I've doubted myself over and over and over again. But. Our kids are healthy, and they are happy, and they have learned something - even if they've learned nothing academic. Our kids have learned that we can adjust and adapt when life takes an unexpected turn. Our kids have learned that we work <i>so</i> hard - something they always knew we did, but never <i>saw</i> us do it. Our kids have learned that we are not perfect, that we have our limits, that we, too, can and need to apologize. We will look back on this time and wonder how in the world we survived, but what matters is that WE ARE DOING IT. Maybe barely, maybe we're hanging on by a thread... but we're doing it. Your kids are going to remember this time fondly, because they will remember seeing us more than they ever have before, they'll remember that they were allowed extra screen time and extra snacks and extra treats (because we needed them to JUST LEAVE US ALONE DURING OUR ZOOM MEETING). They'll remember so much pizza, so much time in their very own yard, so many pajama days. Don't be so hard on yourself. The truth is, we're being harder on ourselves than our own children will ever be on us. So let's just keep surviving, and let's keep giving each other permission to start happy hour around 4:00pm. Deal?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To the teachers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What a ride it's been. A little over two months ago we put our students on the buses and into cars with hugs and high-fives and SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS! At that moment it felt surreal that we were even shutting down for two weeks... I never would've believed those moments would be our last school-day-end goodbyes. I don't know about y'all, but I wasn't finished. March, man... March is when the magic really starts to happen in my classroom. I <i>get </i>them, they <i>get</i> me. They understand that when I start teaching in different accents, it's because they're not paying attention. They anticipate my awkward dance moves, my chants and songs, my standing on stools to emphasize my point. And those kiddos... gosh those kiddos... March is when they really start to fall into who they are as third graders. They allow themselves to become vulnerable, to struggle, to grow, to be brave. And the magic was cut short. Right as we hit our stride, together, we were taken away from one another. Our see-you-laters transformed into digital lessons, Screencastify videos, Google Meets, Zoom meetings, slideshows, talking students through lessons via phone and text, grading work electronically... It all changed so fast, and it still feels unfair. We weren't finished yet. We weren't finished loving them, pushing them, guiding them, putting the final touches on their wings. But somehow we managed. Somehow we made it. We adapted, we grew, we leaned on our colleagues, we found a way to teach and connect virtually as well as we could, we busted our butts to give our students the end of the school year they deserved. Though it may seem weird to say this, I have fallen more in love with my job since March 13th than I have in thirteen years. I am so proud of us, <i>all</i> of us - our beloved and bonded tribe of teachers. I watched you guys, watched myself, become vulnerable, struggle, grow, and be brave in the same ways I usually witness within my students this time of year. I will forever remember this time in my career... I will remember the little girl in my class who - usually so shy - found her voice in our daily virtual lessons.... the same little girl who sobbed during our last day of online learning, cracking my heart wide open and simultaneously assuring me that us teachers did a heck of a job during this wild ride. My hope and wish for all of us is that our experience during this time will make us better for them. That we will never take for granted the opportunity to stand in front of our learners, in person. That we will never take for granted the opportunity to greet kids at a classroom door, to throw footballs with them at recess, to lie down on the carpet and read with them. If we allow it, I know this opportunity will forever affect who we are as educators, leaders, and mentors for the rest of our careers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To the students, to the parents, to the teachers...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let's tuck this time away in our memories, turn the page of this chapter with feelings of pride, of joy, of accomplishment. We did so many hard things... maybe not perfectly, and maybe we needed a whole lot of grace, but so far -- we've made it. And I believe we've had to live through this chapter in order to be prepared for the next one. Who knows what that will look like, how our next sentences and paragraphs will unfold... but I am absolutely certain that what we've experienced during this time as students, as parents, and as teachers is preparing us for what is to come as we turn to the next page, together... <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><3</span></span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-45815275087268824742020-05-10T12:03:00.002-04:002020-05-10T12:03:41.054-04:00To Them, on Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the little girl who taught me true, unconditional love...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the little girl who is my sunshine, my mini-me, my deep-thinker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the little girl who inspires me with her compassion, her kindness, her selflessness, her love of being just exactly who she is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I promise to always love you to the moon and back and more than anything in this world, my girl... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you for making me a mama. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><3</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the little boy who taught me to never lose hope...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the little boy who is my soft spot, my rule-breaker, my snuggler.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the little boy who inspires me with his fearlessness, his sensitivity, his silly faces, his concern for those around him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I promise to always love you with all my heart and soul, my buddy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you for teaching me how to be brave. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><3</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the baby boy who taught me to believe in the impossible...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the baby boy who is my caboose, my comedian, my boundless happiness...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the baby boy who inspires me with his zest for life, his laughter, his outgoing nature, his constant questions ("Why do we have bellies? Why do we have trees?").</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I promise to always love you enough and SO big, my 'Boosey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you for reminding me to always choose joy. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><3</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To my trio...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are my biggest smiles, my deepest belly laughs, my hardest decisions, my bravest choices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You came into my world and changed everything about me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Because of you, I am exhausted and content. I am scared and full of courage. I am chaotic and oh-so-still. I am worried and full of faith.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I promise to always let you pile on top of me to start and to finish our days together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I promise to love you as far and as deep and as big as I can. I promise to say I'm sorry when I make so many mistakes. I promise to believe in you, always. I will be your safe place, the keeper of your wishes, the kisser of your boo-boos, the pusher of your swings, and your very biggest fan, always.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have so many dreams for you, for us. And I am the luckiest mama in the whole wide world because I get to walk through this beautifully chaotic life loving you with every single ounce of who I am.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you for making me a mama, for teaching me to never lose hope, for reminding me to always choose joy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To the moon, with all my heart and soul, enough and SO big~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mommy</span></div>
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-66718317859699590672020-04-29T07:00:00.000-04:002020-04-29T07:00:00.138-04:0037<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I can't say I imagined that turning 37 years old would happen while quarantined at home, with a pandemic across the nation, alone with all three kids for all 24 hours, on a rainy, stormy day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But if I'm being honest, I also can't say I imagined my life at 37 looking <i>anything</i> like it does today.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Turning another year older, taking another trip around the sun always causes me to be reflective, introspective, <i>still</i>... I use the occasion to think about life up to this point, life from the past birthday until now, and my wishes, hopes, and dreams I have as a fresh, new, 37-year-old.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Over the past week or so, I have found myself reading over, and over, and over again the blog post I wrote in <a href="http://cupcakesandrunningshoes.blogspot.com/2017/09/seasons.html" target="_blank">September of 2017</a>. It was a post I had stared at for weeks before hitting "publish" -- I remember how I felt both free and raw writing the words that turned my heart inside out and put them onto a screen. My life had been shattered for almost a year, and I had kept it a secret as long as I could. It was finally time to start stepping toward the sunshine. And writing those words gave me the courage to start putting one foot in front of the other...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And now, two-and-a-half years later, I am so proud of all of the steps I have intentionally taken <i>toward</i> something. You see, I told myself on that day that, though I was heartbroken and terrified, I needed to trust that God did not want me focusing on walking <i>away</i> from something; rather, He wanted me to know that He was going to guide me <i>toward</i> the light, <i>toward</i> the sun, <i>toward</i> a more beautiful life than I could even comprehend while in the middle of a dark and lonely valley.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And He did.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He has fulfilled His promises.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He never guaranteed a pain-free, risk-free, easy life; however, He does promise to make beauty from darkness... to make hope and life rise from the ashes of a broken, burned, and crumbled heart.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And I'm not naive to think that the rest of my life will now be pain-free, risk-free, or challenge-free.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>But</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am certain that no matter what comes my way as I start my next trip around the sun, I will trust Him and I will be hopeful, always. I will believe in the rainbow that emerges after a storm, I will have faith in His promises of joy, and I will let Him continue to shine light into the scars of my once-broken heart.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because at 37, I am more content with myself and my life than I have ever been before, ever ever.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And don't mistake that for vanity - don't for one second think I don't struggle with insecurities and fears and doubts during every single day that I walk through...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But I have fought like hell to be who I am today. I have been shaped and molded for all of my 37 years, but also - mostly - by the past forty months. I have worked so incredibly hard to learn and to heal and to pray and to go to therapy and to forgive and to trust and to ask for His provision and to listen and to ask again and to run and to read and to journal and to <i>never stop hoping</i>...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And today I am a girl who is madly in love with her life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Exhausted, overwhelmed, stressed, worried, afraid?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Absolutely.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>But because of me, I am happy</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am the luckiest mom to the three most amazing kids,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am a daughter, sister, and aunt in such an incredible family,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am a grateful friend within a group of women I have known for almost my entire life, </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have a job that fulfills me and also feels as though I'm fulfilling God's plans for me while I am breathing here on this earth...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am in a relationship with a man who sets my soul on fire,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am a reader, a writer, a runner, and a lover of all things seafood and sweets,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am a deep thinker, a big feeler of all emotions, a girl who wants to love with abandon,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am silly and serious, great at spontaneous dance parties in the kitchen, yet terrible at actually cooking in a kitchen,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am a to-do-list-maker, a Netflix enthusiast, a Spotify fan, and a wearer of robes and house-shoes...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And back in that post from September of 2017, I specifically said that I wanted to be defined by <i>who</i> I was, not by what I was doing or by the big and little moments of my life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And at 37, I feel like the life God has enabled me to live has given me the opportunity to do just that - to find out exactly who I am, know exactly who I am, and not apologize or make excuses for being <i>exactly who I am</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am me, and at 37, I know that I am the best version of me I have ever been.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have a lot of work to do and I will continue to do it, trusting Him to light my path along the way, knowing I'll be with Him during the big and the small, the hard and the easy, the beautiful and the painful.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And as I walk forward on this path, on <i>my</i> path - as I walk toward the beautiful promises He has made me - I will continue to feel big and love hard and live a life punctuated by joy, by love, and by the yellow outline of my scarred heart that is so excited to see what my next trip around the sun will bring.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cheers to 37! </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><3</span><br />
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<br />Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-25033707419507860312020-04-22T21:09:00.002-04:002020-04-22T21:09:33.507-04:00Spring Break 2020<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This post is a bit delayed because QUARANTINE LIFE IS HARD Y'ALL, but mostly for myself I wanted to document Spring Break 2020. It was wild and crazy and adventurous and nonstop busy and we packed in as much as we could!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just kidding.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We stayed home. And other than a neighborhood stroll, we stayed within the four walls of our home and inside of our yard.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was good. It was really good. And here is why:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We spent spring break with snails and worms and our new ant farm (update, 2 weeks later all ants are dead) and caterpillars (which have now formed cocoons inside mason jars!)...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We wore lots and lots and LOTS of costumes:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We played many games, and PSA I am a tinnnnny bit competitive, even against three children aged 8 and under...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My girl started spending a lot of time in the kitchen with me, fueling her new desire to learn how to cook:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My sweet girl battled her second migraine, a day we'd both like to forget. :(</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We walked and scooter'd and biked the neighborhood as much as we possibly could because leaving our driveway FEELS LIKE A VACATION:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We celebrated Jesus rising with dyeing eggs, an Easter egg hunt, and a delicious cake -- whiiiich we ate for dinner.</span></span></div>
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-27592514138542270802020-04-03T14:30:00.002-04:002020-04-03T14:52:48.340-04:00Currently<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> It has been almost an entire year since I wrote a "<i><b>Currently</b></i>" blog post, and since the<i><b> current </b></i>state of my life (quarantined as the only adult in my house with three small children and a full-time job to maintain) has turned my brain into mush, I decided the best way to get my typing fingers back into blog mode was a fun, mindless, <i><b>Currently</b></i> post. Andplusalso, what a weird time in our lives which equals a fitting time to document a snapshot of what's <i><b>Currently</b></i> going on in the Chapter of my life I'd like to call THE ONE WHERE I'M TRAPPED AND NOT UNHAPPY BUT ALSO DROWNING.<span style="font-size: xx-small;">
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so much face-time with my trio. Don't get me wrong - I have lost my
patience and taken so many deep breaths and cried and been so frustrated
trying to figure out how to manage them + my job + life in general.
BUT. I feel like I have gotten to know my CK, E, and 'Boosey so so much
in the past three weeks. I have seen new sides of their
personalities, I have laughed so hard at their shenanigans, I have
learned so much about their academic strengths and struggles... and
while it is certainly not all rainbows and sunny days over here, these
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Wishing... </b>I could bottle up my kids' innocence, joy, and imaginations. During a time when the world outside of our four <strike>caving in</strike> walls is so uncertain and surreal, my trio has been resilient and joyful and happy. Don't get me wrong -- they are driving each other (AND ME) absolutely crazy a lot of the times. But. I have also watched them soak in every minute they have to just appreciate and enjoy what is right here inside of our safe place. Like... two days ago... When Cameron came in and begged for a pair of scissors to "cut the grass." I rolled my eyes and told her sure but made her promise to keep them out of the hands of her brothers. About an hour later, she practically dragged me into the depths of our backyard to show me where she and Everette had cut off branches and "pokey leaves" to carve out a secret fort under a bush. "We're besties now, Mama!" they exclaimed. Into their fort, they had transported their picnic table, Everette's life saber, and a Target bag full of Brooks' favorite Paw Patrol toys ("They're in a bag in case it rains, Mommy") and they were just so happy and content and lost in their world of absolutely no limits. And as a mama who dreams big and loves hard and feels all the feelings, I knew right then and there that this precious moment would live in the walls of my heart for all the rest of my days.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">...And with that, it's time to put the work-from-home, teach-my-kids-at-home insanity away for an entire week. Happy Spring Break from my trio and me!!</span></span></span></span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-57334442868258334542020-01-25T18:57:00.000-05:002020-01-25T18:57:48.148-05:00Disappointed in Myself, in the Valley<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I open up my computer, desperate to begin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is no rhyme or reason to my writing, my blog posts. A feeling, a topic, an entire "essay" will hit me in the middle of a run, in the middle of the night, in the middle of cooking dinner. And then it rises and falls inside of my soul until I can get to a computer to just GET THE WORDS OUT. The letters will fly onto the screen as my heart pours itself into a vulnerable space. And while terrifying, I find refuge in my openness. I find security in my transparency. I find peace in my honesty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've had that stirring inside of me again lately, the stirring that I need to get my words and feelings out of my body... I am struggling, I feel unsettled, unsteady. And I know that I'll start to silence my inner-demons if I can just get lost in the therapeutic tap-tap-tapping of my keyboard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I open up my computer, desperate to begin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And my soul silences itself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Where did the words go? Where are all of the thoughts and emotions I needed and wanted to work through??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I closed the computer, and sat in His stillness. A knot in my throat accompanying the pit in my stomach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And I realize why I am hesitant to let it all escape... why, today, it doesn't feel as easy to pour out of myself...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My hesitancy to write today comes because today - and lately - I have been finding myself <i>in my darkness.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stuck. Scared. Doubting. Second-guessing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just weeks ago I wrote about hope and light and sunshine and approaching this new decade with all of those things guiding my steps. And I meant every word, and felt the hope and light and sunshine in the deepest parts of how He wove me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>And then January</i>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It captured my light. Stole it. Stripped it away. And I have been fighting like hell for weeks to keep moving forward, to keep clinging onto my faith, to keep hope in my heart and in my prayers and in each and every breath.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>January</i> - it is the worst month for my PTSD. It triggers allllll the things. Even when I am actively working to stay healthy mentally and emotionally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All it takes is the memory of a date on the calendar and what happened on that day, or a sound, or a voice, or a song, or the winter breeze. And then my wound is gaping, my pain suffocating, my anger bubbling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And I know it will always be there... that wound. Those memories. It will always be a part of who I am. But it just doesn't seem fair when it all gets to swoop back in uninvited and make me feel sick to my stomach, stealing my joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My counselor calls it "the virus," which I've always found so fitting. The virus of the memories, the scars - you can tuck it all away and work through the pain and heal and choose hope and joy and decide to live positively. But I wouldn't be the honest, open, transparent Jessie I'm so proud to be if I didn't also let you know when my virus feels like it's winning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That anger I mentioned a little bit ago? This year, this season of PTSD has most of my anger directed toward myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm so mad at myself, <i>so disappointed in myself</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Why do I let myself fall victim to it all? Why can't I just stay happy and positive and eternally grateful and hopeful? Why do I let any of my fears steal how far I've come? I work every single day to recover, heal, grow, learn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I see a counselor regularly, read, study, talk to God, pray, journal, exercise/run out my stress and emotions, settle into joy with my kids, cherish time with my family and friends, sleep, write... I get that it is a daily decision to stay in a hopeful place, but lately all that I do just doesn't feel like it is enough. Enough <b>for me.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And <i>I am so disappointed in myself</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've been very reflective lately, asking myself the questions above, convicting myself. Making myself really and truly take a deep dive into my "stuff." Why does it still rock me so? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am so strong in my faith, so firm in my beliefs, so steady in my hope - and because of this I am able to choose every single day to live my life a certain way... yet lately I find myself feeling this kick in the gut - over and over and over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I know the external circumstances that have triggered me right now, and those I will keep private. But internally? I think I am finally getting a handle on why I am wrestling in a place of darkness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I am scared</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I spent so much of the past couple of months alone, deep in thought and prayer and realizations. Letting my heart and soul hope deeper than it quite possibly ever has. It's like I've finally, <i>truly</i>, given myself permission to dream again, to wish, to long for wholeness and love and happiness and contentment and a firm, expectant faith. And now that I've given myself permission to open myself up to the possibilities He has for me...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I am scared</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And fear? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fear will rob you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been trying to fight it, to ignore it. But during a time of year that rocks me to my core with the the most awful memories, fear found the perfect opportunity to grab my hand and pull me away from the peak I was fighting so hard to climb toward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And now I find myself in the valley, disappointed in myself, alone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, not alone. I am in the valley with fear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And fear breeds insecurity in me. Doubt. Worry. Second-guessing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fear breeds insecurity, doubt, worry, and second-guessing into my words, into my conversations with others, into my mama'ing, into my faith, into my friendships, into my relationships.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So the only way I know to fight fear, is to admit that it's here, with me...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And to admit that I am scared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am scared to long for the life I've been longing for, scared to dream of what my heart and soul so desperately crave, scared to trust Him with ALL of it, scared to try, scared of being broken again, scared of more scars, scared to keep being me, scared that I'm not enough, scared to hope...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And I don't know how or when I will look fear in the face and tell it it's a liar. I don't know how I will keep hope in every step when I find myself struggling here, so disappointed in myself for allowing doubt to steal the essence of who I truly believe I am.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today I don't have the answers, only the questions. And today, I am hoping that by overcoming the fear to put all of this out there, I am taking a step back up toward the peak, out of the valley. I felt the fear trying to sabotage my words today, and I wrote, <i>anyway</i>. So if fear is trying to pull me away from my hope and away from the steadiness of my steps, maybe, just maybe, I can keep walking with hope, <i>anyway</i>...</span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-88844384555355282682019-12-31T14:40:00.000-05:002019-12-31T14:44:16.208-05:00The End of a Decade<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I sat on a bench out near the water in Mount Pleasant, SC, yesterday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Seems pretty insignificant, no?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'd spent the past few days in Charleston, thanks to my brother and his wife surprising me with a flight to "get away" after Christmas. And yesterday, I was hours from boarding my plane back to GA, and I decided to walk down to the water to enjoy my last few quiet moments and get lost in my book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">However, I only got through about half of a chapter before I had to close my book and sit in the beauty that can only emerge in solitude. I turned on my Lauren Daigle playlist, clasped my hands together, curled over with my head in my lap, and allowed myself to fall deeply into the presence of that moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was like I knew I needed to stop, be still, listen, wait, pray, listen some more, reflect, <i>feel</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And it was then I realized that today is <i>the last day of a decade</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An entire decade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today is not just New Year's Eve, it is New Decade's Eve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On that bench, feeling the breeze and also the memories etched into all the places of my heart, I found myself reflecting on the past ten years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This last decade found me joyfully married, earning a Master's Degree, giving birth to three incredible children, running two half-marathons, falling in love with my calling of teaching, being hired as a writer for a national blog circuit, moving to a new state excited about new adventures, and countless other moments of celebration and joy and praise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This last decade also found me losing two babies, battling infertility, being heartbroken and betrayed beyond my worst nightmare, feeling the most scared and alone I've ever felt, living in a state too far away from my family and biggest support system, struggling financially and fighting to get back on my own two feet, navigating through some health scares, and countless other trials and tribulations and moments of despair and darkness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Most importantly? This last decade has produced a version of myself that I am proud of, a "me" that still has <i>so</i> many ways she needs to learn and grow spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally.... but a "me" that refuses to let fear drive and control my everyday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've said it before, but -- if 10 years ago you would've told me that I'd be living the life I am currently living, I absolutely, 100% would not have believed you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Yet here I am</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And <b><i>I am happy</i></b>. I am whole in ways I never knew I could be whole, by myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been lost only to be found again, I have been shattered only to allow Him to put me back together, I have been heartbroken only to find the pieces and allow the cracks to remain so that the light can shine through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On that bench yesterday, head in my lap, hands clasped, cheeks wet with tears - I heard Him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>H o p e</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He kept whispering it to me, kept wrapping it around my soul with the breeze that was coming off of the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>H o p e</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I knew what He meant. The past decade brought joy and sorry, happiness and the greatest sadness I've ever known... but I never stopped walking toward the sun, <i>I never lost hope</i>. In every trial, in every moment of affliction... behind every tear I cried over the past decade was a breath of hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And with that, I knew what I needed to do today, December 31st, 2019, the last day of a decade that has enabled me to grow into the exact person He intended for me to be when He created me for this beautiful life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did this so that I can walk into the next decade with hope in every step. Every prayer, every breath, every butterfly in my stomach, every moment of fear and of faith and of worry and of courage will be led by hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've learned so much throughout the past decade, and for that I am eternally grateful. After a lot of reflection and prayer and conversation and listening, I believe God knew and planned this life for me. And as scary as it is not knowing what is coming next, how exciting is it that He <i>does</i> know? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>THAT.</b> That is what gives me hope. He has a plan for me! And I can feel in the deepest part of my heart that it will be good, <i>so good</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I look forward to watching it all unfold by His grace. I will hope for things, things I know I'd like to see happen in the next ten years. I know where I'd like to be in the next decade, I know what my heart desires, I know all I have to give someone, I know I am worthy of whatever He decides, I know that if I just wait, with expectant faith, and the kind of hope that makes my heart beat fast -- I can trust Him to give me the desires of my soul that align with His plans for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For He knows the deepest parts of my heart, He knows all I hope for... things that are between Him and me, as I trust that as long I walk toward the sun with hope in each step, I am walking toward something beautiful, something beyond my wildest dreams, something that can only come from living with my faith, by His grace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am thankful for a decade that allows me to sit here and find the strength and courage, through these tears, to be just exactly who I am. And I am looking forward<i><b> </b></i>to the next decade, which I feel with every ounce of my hopeful soul will be full of beauty far beyond anything I've ever imagined. </span><3<br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-18734879416429468442019-12-26T19:23:00.001-05:002019-12-26T19:23:33.046-05:002019 in Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As is my tradition, when the year comes to a close I like to reflect on each month and choose a picture(S) to represent what it held for us. So, without further ado, here is what 2019 looked like for CK, E, Boosey, and me in a mamarazzi picture synopsis... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>January</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> We went into the new year INTENTIONALLY, as I chose my "word" to focus on for 2019. And, of course, we celebrated a National Championship for the Tigers!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>February</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A new tattoo (my second!) which is a daily reminder I will always need, and our first visit to Great Wolf Lodge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> March</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> One of my most favorite pictures captured by a dear friend as I taught my daughter how to read a hymnal, one of my most favorite memories with my mom on a Walking Dead tour, and one of my most favorite decisions I've ever made -- welcoming our newest family member... Laney girl!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A month of appreciating their blooming relationships, our daily snuggles, and buying the car I swore I'd never drive... a MINIVAN!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>May</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Bad News Bears baseball, potty training the caboose, wrapping up a school year that challenged me in the best possible ways, and jumping into summer like HAAYYYYYYY.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>June</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Vacation Bible School, sweet summertime moments with my trio, and one of my most favorite life experiences to date - being a counselor at Woodland Christian Camp.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A BLOMPS Beach Week to remember, and time with one of our most favorites. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><3</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>August</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Welcoming E to "The Trojan School" + allllll the back-to-school excitement!! + a wedding weekend in CT, G Gram in Carrollton, and back to cheering for the Tigers in what we hope will be another championship-winning season!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> CK rocking soccer, a much-needed girls' weekend with lifelong friends, my second half-marathon, and a 10K race that resulted in a first place medal!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>October</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A family photoshoot that brilliantly captured our beautiful chaos, and a month during which I fell head-over-heals in love with my job.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>November</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A visit from my brother and his family that did my heart good, Saturday snuggles with bacon, cinnamon rolls, and College GameDay, and kicking off the season of thankfulness with my trio and some special time with my parents and my incredible G Gram. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Whew!! My girl's first ever 5K, which we ran hand-in-hand; BLOMPSmas 2019; taking CK as my wedding date = a night to remember; E as a sheep and CK as Mary during the Christmas Eve church service; and soaking up allllll the magic of the holidays as a mama to an 8-, 5-, and 3-year-old.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2019 was peaceful and stressful, beautiful and insane, contented and worrisome, humbling and challenging, hopeful and despairing. Which likely sums up most of the years of our lives, no? I put 2019 behind us, thankful for the joy that allowed me to keep taking steps torward the sunshine, and appreciative of the trials that enabled me to grow in faith and in hopeful expectancy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And? I look forward to all the ways 2020 will undoubtedly challenge me, surprise me, and fill me with happiness in more ways than I can even fathom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore <b><i>I will wait for him</i></b>.'" Lamentations 3:22-24 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." Romans 8:24-25</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It has been the most peaceful, most magical Christmas yet with these three tiny humans. I have been humbled by the contentment I've felt over the past few days, and I am overwhelmed with the joy of seeing this holiday season through their precious eyes. Merriest Christmas wishes to you and your people. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><3</span></span></div>
Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-36184442536480711142019-11-24T19:05:00.001-05:002019-11-24T19:05:54.550-05:00Giving Thanks in the Darkness<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've always been vocal about the fact that Thanksgiving is my favorite, <i>most favorite</i> holiday ever <i>ever</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In my experience, it houses so much less pressure than other holidays. It's all about my very favorite things -- family, food, drinks, football... and just doing nothing with the aforementioned factors, which basically means doing <i>everything</i> to me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This year, however, Thanksgiving carries some darkness for me. During my divorce, I wanted more than anything to settle with me having every Thanksgiving, because of how much the holiday means to me. Unfortunately, that isn't how things landed... and this year, for the first time in nine years, I will be away from my kids on Thanksgiving.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've tried so hard to avoid thinking about it, avoid imagining what it will feel like being away from them on my most favorite day of the entire year; however, now that I type it out, it becomes reality... it becomes real that in just a couple days, I'll kiss their cheeks a million times and snuggle right where their necks meet their shoulders and tell them how thankful I am for them and how much I love them and how much I'll miss them...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">...and then they will leave.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I know I have so, <i>so</i> much for which to be thankful.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have the most incredible family, three amazing kids, my health and theirs, a job I love, good friends, a house and car I own, my faith...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And I truly am thankful my kids have a dad they love, a dad who loves them and is there for them. And no matter how I feel about the ending of our marriage, I will always be thankful for them that he shows up. Because I know many single moms who ache for their kids to have the love and support of their dad.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">BUT.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sometimes things are just allowed to be hard. Ya know? Sometimes pain is pain, anger is anger, heartache is heartache. Sometimes the silver lining feels nonexistent, and sometimes you just need to walk through and feel the darkness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Honestly, three years ago, I never imagined my life would end up where I'd spend every other major holiday away from my kids. It's not anything I ever would've wanted for us... <i>ever</i>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I will grieve this Thanksgiving. I will feel alone, I will miss them so much it will physically hurt. I will find peace knowing they are surrounded by others who love them dearly, yet I will wish so badly that they were <i>with me</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will give thanks, but I will be giving thanks amidst heartache.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As is our tradition, my kids and I have been doing our thankful leaves. Each day, everyone says something they are thankful for, and we display them throughout the month. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As Thanksgiving day approaches and the darkness spills in, I will continue to try to focus on every little leaf, using their answers (Chase from Paw Patrol, Ellie, the Avengers, God and Jesus, the money Mommy makes for us, Brooks and cookies, soccer, superheroes and peaches, my Flash costume) to bring peace into my chaotic heart, joy into the spaces of my pain.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And while I will do my best to enjoy my most favorite holiday this year, I will look forward to the day <i>after</i> Thanksgiving, knowing that I got through it... and knowing that next year, my three little turkeys will be eating their turkey right beside <i>me</i> - their mama, who is so, <i>so</i> incredibly thankful God chose them to be mine. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><3</span></span></span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-1302136945259693312019-11-05T05:00:00.000-05:002019-11-05T05:00:14.059-05:00Sweet & Sour & a WHOLE HANDFUL<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh my Everette...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm not sure at what point I realized there was a whole lot of sour mixed into your sweetness. You were an easy baby who loves his sleep, and you made going from one kid to two pretty seamless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">At some point, though, you realized it was too boring being sweet and easy all the time, and also that rules were made to be broken and boundaries were made to be pushed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And though being your mama means taking about three hundred deep breaths a day, I couldn't love you more if I tried.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am wrapped around your finger and such a sucker for your nonsense. I will be equally frustrated with you and ridiculously amused by you all in the same nanosecond. One minute, my patience is hanging on by a thread and the next, I'll wrap you up in my arms and breathe in your snuggles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Whew, son... you truly are sweet and sour and a HANDFUL and today, you are also a WHOLE HAND.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You have boundless energy, the all-boy kind that means you pretty much cannot sit still and cannot be in the same vicinity as your little brother without pouncing on or wrestling him. And speaking of your little brother, you guys are finding your way with your relationship. You are either best buds and partners in crime, OR one of you is winning the wrestling match and injuring the other. I swear, God had a sense of humor when he gave me two wild, Dennis-the-Menace boys so close in age.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Your relationship with your sister is the sweetest. You guys are connected in such a neat way, and when you're not annoyed by her bossing you around, you look up to her so very much and obviously adore her. She is your coach and your biggest fan... and though you don't realize that now, one day, you will. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><3</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are never happy when you wake up, still need your morning snuggles and a good long stretch before you're ready to conquer the day. And even then, I pretty much walk on eggshells and hold my breath out of fear that you will turn into a gremlin if someone rubs you the wrong way before you get in a decent mood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You still love superheroes, and also anything sports-related. You just finished your first coaches' pitch baseball season, and you've decided you're not into baseball right now. It definitely didn't help that you broke the tip of your thumb bone at your last batting practice. :( You are begging to switch to soccer in the spring -- in fact, almost everyday you ask me IS IT SPRING YET MOMMY?! I can't wait to watch you on the soccer field, buddy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You still take forever to eat, which is why your sister has nicknamed you for-EVERETTE. You love treats and have a sweet tooth like your mama. You just recently realized you love an over-easy fried egg (thanks to your Bammy), and will lick the plate clean of the oozing yoke. All of that said, you've become quite the picky eater lately and I hope it's just a phase because whatever I put in front of you comes with an "I don't like that!" response, driving me cRaZy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You have a very strong opinion about what you wear, and have organized your closet into "cool" clothes and those that aren't cool. In fact, you are so opinionated about your clothes that one of my first go-to's for punishment these days is that I get to pick out your clothes instead of you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You started PreK this fall at the "Trojan School," aka the elementary school where I work and where your sister is in second grade. You absolutely love it and are doing so well in class. (Apparently you save all your shenanigans for me!) You love being a Trojan and you love learning and you love your teacher and goodness watching you start "big" school has also meant watching you grow up so, so quickly. I cannot wait to see the world through your eyes as you grow - just the other day you "read" your first book and it.was.magical.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And buddy - even though you can be challenging and defiant and frustrating and button-pushing, being your mama is also so, <i>so</i> magical. You are the baby I never thought I'd have, a baby who became life against all odds... and I've always felt a very special connection to you, since the moment you took your first breath. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You have a heart that feels deeply, a dimple that gets me every time, a monkey hug that sometimes I just crave, and a giggle that sounds just like it did when it first erupted from your belly about four-and-a-half years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Everette... I am so lucky I get to be the one who takes deep breaths because of your antics. I am so lucky that I get to be the one on the receiving end of your morning snuggles and your monkey hugs. I am so lucky that I get to try to style that wild and crazy hair each morning. I am so lucky that I get to learn how to live big, how to be wild and crazy, and how to be compassionate and sensitive <i>because of you</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You, like your hair, are one of a kind. My buddy, my E, my Everette, my miracle, my Rocky, my son.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love you with all my heart and soul.</span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-60257996710935701172019-10-10T13:30:00.000-04:002019-10-10T13:30:31.848-04:00To My Eight-Year-Old Girl<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Over the past couple of days you have been asking me exactly what I was doing eight years ago --</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And honestly, I can pretty much see and hear and taste and feel the days leading up to your birth. I've been explaining it to you, every last detail - because in true Cameron Kate Peele fashion, you have <i>all</i> the questions and want to know <i>all</i> the answers, begging for every single little thing I can remember. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, I've been telling you --</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Telling you about how I started my maternity leave after my workday on Friday, October 7th, because I was so miserable and just so <i>so</i> hopeful that you'd be arriving soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Telling you about how I went to a Wake Forest football game on Saturday, forcing myself to be on my feet as much as possible, hoping it would make you decide to enter the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Telling you about how on Sunday, October 9th, I woke up with a weird feeling - so your dad and I went on two walks around our street (Friendship Circle!), and then I gave up on anything happening... so we went to the movies. (And saw Moneyball!) And then I came home and ate pizza, a Krispy Kreme donut, and some cotton candy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Telling you about how a few hours later, I woke up with what I thought was a stomachache - from the aforementioned dinner. However, it was actually the beginning of recording my contractions on a Halloween-themed piece of paper (which I showed you last night!), and the beginning of what would be a 22-hour labor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And last night as I crawled into your bed with you, I told you all about the hours, minutes, seconds leading up to when you took your very first breath.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We do this every year, and every year I can imagine myself right back in those moments. Because those moments, Cameron Kate... the moment you took that very first breath and allowed me to become a mom... that moment was when you taught me the deepest love I have ever known.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A couple days ago you said: "Mommy? If you could go back and be any age you've already been, what age would you choose?" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I immediately knew I would choose 28... because I could start all over again as your mama. It's not that I would do things differently, because I'm so proud of who you are and (though I am far from perfect), I am also so proud of the mom I have been to you over your eight years of life. But, I would go back and do it all over again because the day you were born was the day I really and truly began to live and began to love<i>.</i> And gosh it was just so, <i>so</i> good to feel my heart take shape in a brand new way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cameron, you are my most favorite little girl in the whole, whole wide world and, if I'm being honest, one of my most favorite people in the whole, whole wide world. I tell everyone I know that I hit the jackpot with you, and I truly do mean that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are kind, you are sensitive, you are compassionate, you are responsible, you are smart, you are silly, you are spiritual, you are forgiving, you are intuitive, you are innocent. You make every single part of my life better, and you make every single part of me want to strive to be better, <i>for you</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You have brought me more sunshine in my darkest days than you will ever know. I could not function without you, I could not breathe without you, <i>I could not be me without you</i>. Though you are only eight years old, you are my rock. My compass. My why.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love just exactly who you are, and I can't believe that God chose me to guide you and love you and teach you and mold you all the days of your earthly life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are uniquely perfect in all your CK ways. You pride yourself on being a tomboy, still refuse all things "fancy," and told me you were going to be picking out your own outfit for our upcoming family photoshoot and it would absolutely include a backwards hat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You love soccer, your girlfriends, Ellie, bossing people around, school, surprises, Laney and Moxie, reading, headbands, the beach, magic tricks, and playing outside. You have an imagination like no other, and can get lost in your own world for hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are the very, very best big sister in all the land. You are such a little mama to Brooks, and you get so excited when he'll go along with you playing "house" and acting like he's your baby. You and Everette are sweet and sour, hot and cold. You absolutely adore each other and equally drive each other absolutely crazy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You always want to listen to country music, especially any songs by Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band, and Carrie Underwood. #proudmom</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can't stand eating eggs or icing. If I let you choose your food everyday, you'd always go for cheese pizza, olives, salt and vinegar chips, cookie dough ice cream, watermelon, green peppers, and feta cheese. You prefer salty food over sweet food, always.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are nosy, you ask about five hundred and seventeen questions <i>before breakfast</i>, you are super emotional and sensitive, you are competitive, and you need your sleep like you need oxygen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You still love to snuggle, and always want to crawl into my lap before you start your day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cameron, I could sit here and go on and on and on about every little part of you. About the small birthmark on your arm, about how your pinky toe curls in just a tiny bit, about how you have faded angel kisses on the back of your neck, about how you still have a tiny swirl in the back of your hair that was there the very day you were born.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just like I remember every detail about the days leading up to your first breath, I will always remember every detail of who you are... from head-to-toe, from heart-to-soul. Because you make me want to live that kind of life - a life where I breathe in everything, a life where I feel big and love hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Because you and me, my girl... we are alike in almost all the ways. <i>Especially</i> in how we feel and love. And though that can be risky, and scary... it is <i>so</i> worth it. And every single day of your eight years of life reminds me of that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So let's keep doing just that - feeling big and loving hard. Let's keep living a life that requires courage... a life that is so, so good if you find it in your heart to be brave. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pinky promise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy 8, my girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love you to the moon and back and more than anything in this world,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mommy</span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-84918998615808347662019-09-29T17:00:00.000-04:002019-09-29T17:00:18.696-04:00PTSD, Non-Linear Grief, a Cracked Heart, and a Locked-Up Back<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When I go quiet around these parts, it's usually for one of two reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) I am doggy-paddling through the beautiful chaos that is my life, or</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) I have crawled inside of my soul, finding myself in a struggling place mentally and emotionally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The reasons I have been quiet around these parts lately is a little bit of both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Truth is, since school started back up, the kids and I have been absolutely nonstop. Single mama + third grade teacher + 2/3 of my kids in extracurricular activities (+ + + + so many more things) means my alarm goes off at 4:45am and I pretty much don't stop moving, thinking, planning, teaching, making decisions, making meals, going going going until I collapse into bed at night. BUT, the beautiful chaos of our everyday lives is pretty good right now. CK, Everette, and The Caboose are all loving school, CK is rocking soccer, E is getting the hang of coaches' pitch baseball, and (though the teacher workload is on FLEEK), I am absolutely obsessed with my third grade class this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So the truth behind the above truth is, I've been a bit of an internal mess lately. Which is why I've been all up in my feelings and far, far away from writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you follow me on social media at all, it probably hasn't been hard to figure out that I've been in a bit of a valley lately. We all know I'm quite transparent... so when I am in a valley, I don't hesitate to let it be known. I thrive on transparency, and through lots of counseling I am realizing that my tendency to be so open and honest and raw and real is likely a result of being so in-the-dark for so long in my marriage. When I found out that there were many secrets -- secrets that broke my heart wide open -- my reaction to that was to move forward in the complete opposite way. Put it all out there, always. No matter how scary, or vulnerable, or hard, or honest. It's almost freeing for me, and has been a big part of my recovery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On that same note, as I've previously mentioned, I was diagnosed with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) when things came crashing down for me. Yes, the same PTSD diagnosis often given to war veterans. You see, when something life-altering flips your world upside down, when there are images that you can't ever forget and words you read that you'll always remember and everything you believed in is ripped away -- it can cause the psychological impacts of PTSD.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've been through several different therapies to work through it, including EMDR (so, so good). And we all know I see a counselor regularly (and I'm not ashamed and will probably see her forever and ever amen).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But the thing about PTSD is that it <i>knows</i> the seasons. It <i>knows</i> the change in the air, the turning of a calendar, the dates, the colors of the leaves. So the body starts to feel, remember, <i>ache</i> with the changing seasons and the air and the turning of a calendar page and the falling of leaves. And it can feel like the healing I've worked so hard to accomplish essentially abandons me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If I've learned anything over the past two years, it is that grief and healing are not linear. There may be a starting line, a time at which it all begins because of a traumatic event, a loss, a heartbreak; however, there is never a finish line. Grief swirls around, it comes and goes, it carries you through peaks and valleys, down and up and down again. Over time, the cracks in your heart let the light in, but the cracks are always there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This time of year, as my PTSD swims through my veins and into those put-back-together pieces of my heart, I am also dealing with some "stuff" that has ignited it all even further. I have tried to be strong -- often too strong -- and positive and hopeful and everything-will-work-out-just-fine. And I believe in that mentality. But also? Sometimes things just suck. And it's okay to not be Suzy Sunshine 24 hours a day. Sometimes there is no silver lining, sometimes you just need to wallow in your feelings, sometimes you just need to commiserate and have someone to commiserate with you, rather than constantly hearing "it'll all be okay" and "you should just focus on the positive."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's okay to sometimes just let yourself feel all of the hard feelings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And as I've finally been allowing myself to feel, I realized I have been trying to be super positive and take the high road always and carry the weight of the world on my shoulders over the past month or two. And my body literally gave up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Like, I woke up in the middle of the night last night and couldn't move my head and neck. Crying out in pain, alone, I tried everything to ease the misery that had taken over my neck and upper back. I almost took myself to the ER, scared to death about what was going on, but managed to stay calm until Urgent Care opened. A shot, two prescriptions, and what the doctor likely thinks is some kind of pinched nerve/pulled muscle + extreme stress causing my back and neck to literally lock up - and now I'm lying on the couch on a heating pad, reflecting on how all that I've been trying to navigate has manifested itself into my body telling me to STOP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I sat on my therapist's couch two days ago, tears streaming down my face, working together to come up with a plan to navigate my reignited PTSD (thanks to this time of year as well as all of the "stuff" that has come up, making it that much worse). She emphasized the importance of self-care. And how right now, and always during this time of year until about February, I'm going to have to be very intentional about taking care of myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I do," I thought... reflecting on how much time I make sure I sneak in "alone" moments every other weekend when the kids are with their dad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But what I realized last night is that even when I am alone, thinking I'm practicing self-care, I am still going 90mph, checking off to-do's and exercising and doing laundry and cleaning and catching up on all the things that get pushed away when I'm balancing being teacher and mama.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Last night's locked up neck and back was like WOAH.... A big wake-up call for me, a reminder that sometimes, I am not okay, and it's <i>okay </i>to admit that. A reminder that I am and always will be grieving. That I experienced a loss like no other, a loss you can't understand unless you've lived it. A reminder that my healing is not linear, that it's okay to still have hard days, hard weeks, hard months. A reminder of what I deserve in life, because of all that I've battled and the ways I've worked to climb out of my valleys. A reminder that somewhere in the beautiful chaos of my life, <b><i>I have to learn to say yes to me</i></b>. I'm still learning what the "yes to me" looks like, but I <i>do</i> know that it means navigating my PTSD in a healthy way, accepting that my grieving process is not linear, and embracing the ways my healing heart will always be just a little bit cracked. </span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-90449481861549016842019-09-09T05:00:00.000-04:002019-09-09T05:00:03.143-04:001-2-3<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brooks,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You, 'Boosey, were one of the biggest and best surprises of my life... a baby in my belly when I was told getting pregnant without medical intervention was essentially impossible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You were one of the most well-timed, most intentional gifts God has given to me in my 36.5 years of life. Like, He knew a storm was coming, and He gave me the promise of sunshine in <i>you.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just a couple months after your arrival, I was hit with the most heartbreaking, heart-wrenching, devastating news of my life. My world was turned upside down, a life I loved ripped away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Which also meant life as you knew it, even as a newborn, was gone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the hardest parts of the first year of your life was me feeling like I brought you into a world and into a family that was supposed to be <i>so</i> different than it ended up being. It felt wrong, that at just a couple months old, you didn't have all I dreamed of giving you in this beautiful life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From your first breaths, to your first months, and through your first year -- the toughest times of my life -- you remained so perfectly steady and joyful and sunshine-filled. You were always so go-with-the-flow, blissfully (and thankfully) unaware of what was really going on around you, always promising me the sun would continue rising.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I remember vividly when everything happened... I could not get out of bed. I stayed in a dark room, and my sister would bring you in so I could nurse you, and then she'd take you away so I could continue to let myself feel awareness and truth and grief I so desperately had to process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For a very long time, I felt so guilty that a large part of the beginning of your life was stamped with so much darkness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I now feel with absolute conviction that God placed you into my world because you would be exactly what I needed to sit up in that bed, and eventually stand up out of the bed, and finally take steps forward, steps toward finding my light again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You were and always will be the promise of a new day, God's promise that though there will be hardships, joy comes in the morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It doesn't take long to look into your eyes and see that you just get it. You just know that life can be so, <i>so</i> good. You feel happiness from the top of your blonde head to the tips of your tiny toes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Toes that, today, are THREE years old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yesterday as you snuggled with me in bed before the sun came up, you practiced holding up three fingers over and over again. And then you talked about how your nose was almost three, and your eyes were almost three, and your ears were almost three, and your hair and your tummy and your toes were almost three.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And it's so true... I remember seeing your nose and your eyes and your ears and your hair and your tummy and your toes for the first time, three years ago today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since you were born, and all through the valleys, you have been JOY. You truly bring a smile to everyone who crosses your path.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are silly and love being the comedian of our family. Oftentimes, around the dinner table, you will put on a show and CK, Everette, and I will just laugh and laugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are messy in everything you do. Your shirt is rarely clean, and neither is your face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You have a love/hate relationship with your brother, and you guys spend about 95% of your time together wrestling. You absolutely adore your big sister, and your favorite thing to do with her right now is pretend like you are her baby -- which pretty much makes her world go 'round.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You have a big appetite and will eat most anything I put in front of you, and you will often eat more than all of us combined. As soon as your feet hit the ground from the dinner table, you'll tell me you're hungry. You especially love cheese sticks and starbursts and "sandwiches with turkey in it and cheese in it."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You think superheroes are awesome (especially Captain America), you adore your "Laney-girl", and you love going to preschool and have the best time with your friends and your teacher. When I pick you up each afternoon you immediately say, "I wanna talk about my friends!" and you'll tell me about playing with Julia and Hannah and Bennett and what Ms. Carolyn read to you that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You love to wear your "faster shoes," you always want me to point out the moon in the sky on the way to school in the mornings, and you're sure to let us all know when it's a "bootiful day."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I believe you always have and always will see the beauty and joy in <i>all</i> things - which is what I needed so desperately two-and-a-half years ago, and also how I know God placed you into my world so intentionally. For which I will always be so, so grateful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will never know how I got so lucky to be your mama while you live life here on earth, but I promise you that I will do all I can to give you the joy and beautiful life that you give to me, each and everyday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you, Brooks, for the past three years. There were valleys, there was darkness... but there was always you, my sunhine-filled, energetic, silly, blonde-headed, spirited caboose. The essence of who you are reminds me that I am not walking away... rather, I was and always will be <i>walking toward</i> something beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love you enough, I love you SO big.</span><br />
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Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-8758195198609180842019-08-11T16:19:00.003-04:002019-08-11T16:19:39.080-04:00What I Want to Remember About This Summer<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm officially back at it in the classroom, with a new crop of [amazing] third graders... and my trio is finding their new rhythm in preschool, pre-K, and second grade --</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But before I completely let go of this past summer, I wanted to reflect on a few of the things I hope to always, <i>always</i> remember. Because it was so, <i>so</i> good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sure, we crossed items off of our bucket list and had some big adventures and went to the beach and engaged in all kinds of typical summer shenanigans; however, during the only summer I will ever have a 2-, 4-, and 7-year-old, here are some *little* things I want to tuck away into my heart forever...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Brooks saying, "IT'S A BOOTIFUL DAY!" over and over and over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*My trio falling in love with country music. Yippeee!!! It only took seven years for me to convince them it's the best, and now they finally request it in the car.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Laney. Goodness, we love her so. She brings the kids and me so much joy, no matter how much work it is to have another living thing in the house! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*CK climbing into my bed and into my lap (she barely fits!) and asking me to french braid her hair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Watching my boys develop their own friendship/love-hate relationship. They had several opportunities to bond, just the two of them, while sis was at camp or with friends - and it was so cool (and definitely exhausting in the referee sort of way!) to watch them find their groove, together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Finding time to get lost in a book, each and everyday. One of my favorite times of the day was tucking my kids into bed and then retreating to my back deck (with Laney!) to dive into my book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*And even moreso, I will always remember the most precious time I shared with my girl in the evenings as we both got lost in our books together. She truly fell in love with reading this summer, and there were several nights we'd crawl into my bed, me with hot tea and her asking for "milk in a cup with a handle, too" - and it was just so, <i>so</i> special. This little girl is growing so quickly into quite the little lady and we are also growing through life together, and I soaked up so much of my CK this summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Slow, easy, unscheduled, no-alarm mornings. One of the hardest parts of being a working-full-time-single-mama is getting my trio up and ready and out of the door by 6:45am, so goodness I sure enjoyed not having to run around like a drill sergeant before the sunrise this summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Sneaking in some much-needed Bammy time. Gosh how we love when our Bammy comes to GA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*As much as it tested my patience, I also want to remember how messy my house was. Stuff.was.EVERYWHERE. Half-eaten poptarts on the bathroom counter, dirty socks in every nook and cranny of every room, sippy cups under the couch, slime and playdough remnants on the tables... Because as hard as it was for my type-A self, it meant our home was being lived in by us. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><3</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Impromptu plans and late nights, staying up wayyyyy past bedtime... especially the night we saw an awesome laser show at Stone Mountain with some of our favorites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*And my absolute favorite memory of the entire summer? One afternoon CK begged me to come have a dance party in Everette's room. I agreed, but she insisted I needed to be blindfolded. She led me into his room, took off my blindfold, and all three kiddos yelled "SURPRISE!!" They'd planned a WE LOVE YOU MOM party, with gifts (i.e. toys from their rooms they'd wrapped in notebook paper), cards, decorations, etc. It was one of my most favorite mama moments in seven years. And in case you're wondering... yes, after I opened my gifts, we blared some music and danced, danced, danced. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><3</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So many people have asked me if I'm ready to be back at school, back at work, back to the grind. I'm lucky enough to absolutely love my job - so the answer is yes, yes I'm ready. I'm also ready because I truly feel like we got all the good we could out of summer. And while it's always hard to go from being around my trio constantly, to feeling like I'm living the busiest, most chaotic life ever with a lot less time with them - I know how fortunate I am to have the summer "off." And I also believe that part of the joy of life is having a balance of time to work and time to play. Life is not an endless summer... that is not reality. Happiness is not an endless summer... that is not realistic. Joy and happiness for me come from being fulfilled as a mama and as a teacher and as me. Sometimes my life allows me to lean more in the direction of mama, sometimes I have to lean more into being a teacher. I'm not sure there's such thing as work-life balance... more like finding a way to lean in one direction, and then the other, as needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So with that, I officially let go of what was one of the best summers ever, and I look forward to a new season, a new school year, a new chapter for us that is sure to bring us chaos and growth, excitement and exhaustion, challenges and, because I choose it -- so.much.joy. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><3</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I mastered the art of happiness only after I had plummeted into the darkest depths of despair... after I had reached rock bottom and felt as if even hope itself had abandoned me. It was then that I learned that <b><i>happiness is not an endless summer</i></b> I once thought it to be, but rather the ability to weather and embrace all of life's seasons with patience and grace. It was then, and only then, that I discovered how to truly be happy whilst still knowing pain and uncertainty had their place in my life." [BeccaLee]</span>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217322540695858597.post-50989473142538826542019-07-22T16:21:00.002-04:002019-07-22T16:33:43.254-04:00A Few of My Fa-vor-ite Things<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ready for a fun, all-over-the-place, random list of things in my life I am LOVING these days?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My sister over at <a href="http://docmomma.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Doc Momma</a> always does a good job of checking in with lists of what she's loving lately, and I decided to jump on board! So without further ado, and now that the Sound of Music song is likely stuck in your head, <i>here are a few of my fa-vor-ite things</i>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Starbucks Nitro Cold Brew. Officially obsessed and my new favorite coffee drink ever ever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Dry Shampoo. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Batiste-Shampoo-Divine-Dark-Count/dp/B01CYDXMVE/ref=sr_1_3?crid=WPXLYM64ISBY&keywords=brunette+dry+shampoo&qid=1563823774&s=gateway&sprefix=brunette+dry+sh%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-3" target="_blank">This one</a> is my favorite because it works well and doesn't turn my hair powdery white like most versions. I order three bottles at a time because I use it <i>that</i> much. #dontjudge</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=rae+dunn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDhaemncnjAhUEip4KHZ4BB2oQ_AUIEigC&biw=1440&bih=777" target="_blank">Rae Dunn</a>. Have you heard of her? You've probably seen her work around stores like TJ Maxx... She is the inspiration for my classroom this year and I cannot get enough of her simple, pretty, eye-catching designs. Give me alllllllll the Rae Dunn, <i>pleaseandthankyou</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*<a href="https://share.fabfitfun.com/x/nrLvDV" target="_blank">FabFitFun</a>! Ahhhh!! So, this is totally out of my comfort zone because I don't typically "treat" myself or buy myself a lot of things -- honestly, I get excited when it's time to buy a new deodorant because it feels like a "treat" to pick out a new scent. HA! But. I know several people who love getting FabFitFun boxes in the mail and I decided to give it a go! You get a somewhat customizable box full of surprises four times a year... You fill out a profile about yourself so that your box is tailored toward your likes/preferences. I have a couple free starter boxes I can send a link for, if you're interested! First-come, first-served!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*<a href="https://www.juiceplus.com/us/en/what-is-juice-plus/what-is-juice-plus" target="_blank">Juice Plus</a> vitamins and protein powders. Y'all. I'll try not to get on my soapbox, but these vitamins have been life-changing for me. And I mean that in the most non-dramatic way that my dramatic-self can be. These vitamins have positively affected my digestion, energy level, overall health and bloodwork, autoimmune issues, food cravings, etc etc etc... They are GAME CHANGERS. And I'm equally obsessed with the protein powders - I make smoothies, put it in my yogurt/oatmeal, make energy bites, etc. I also have my kids on the gummy vitamins (which come free when you get the adult vitamins!) and I'm seeing changes in them, too! Ok, off my soapbox. BUT. If you want to know more about it, I'd be happy to share. I have a nutritionist friend who has helped me out and I can connect you with her! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*<a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Line-Day-Five-Year-Memory/dp/0811870197/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1XBHBFADOG927&keywords=one+line+a+day+journal&qid=1563823602&s=gateway&sprefix=one+line+a+day%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-3" target="_blank">The One Line a Day Journal</a>. I love the convenience of this, and how it is not overwhelming... but gives me the chance to write one brief sentence/detail about our days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Salted caramel anything. Especially these (from Aldi, of course - another one of my favorite things!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*<a href="https://www.youngliving.com/en_US" target="_blank">Essential oils</a>! I use essential oils in our lives every.single.day. I roll them on for aches/pains/headaches/tummy troubles/sleep, I supplement my water, I use them to clean my house (helloooooo Thieves for allll the things), and I diffuse like crazy - in my den, in my room, and in all the kids' rooms. In fact, I just bought a new diffuser for my classroom! This, like Juice Plus, is another favorite that has been a breath of (good-smelling) fresh air for my life. If you have any questions, again, I can connect you with an oil expert!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*<a href="https://www.theskimm.com/?r=bbb7fecb" target="_blank">theSkimm</a>!! Y'all, if you're not using this, you are missing out. I get an email sent to my inbox daily that gives me a watered down (and often funny) news briefing on everything going on in the world. BUT. <i>GET THIS</i>. They now have their own podcast that will TELL YOU the news brief instead. Because finding time to read the email became daunting (sad, I know). Anyway! Now, every morning while I get ready I listen to the 10-minute podcast episode and learn all about headlines, current events, etc. Subscribe asap!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Another podcast you <i>need</i> right this minute [if you're a mama]: Mr. Chompers. It's a podcast you play for your kids and it walks them through brushing their teeth, ensuring that they (a) brush all the teeth in all the correct ways, and (b) brush for the actual recommended amount of time. <i>And</i> it's entertaining for kids because it tells them jokes, gives fun facts, etc. We love it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*<a href="https://www.rakuten.com/r/PEELEJ2?eeid=28187" target="_blank">Rakuten</a>.
What is that, you ask? Well you've heard me go on and on about Ebates
before, and they changed their name to Rakuten. And <b><i>seriously</i></b>, if you're not clicking
that link and then clicking on the name of a store before you online
shop, YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON FREE MONEY. There is no gimmick. I've
gotten hundreds and hundreds of dollars back from online shopping,
simply by clicking into the Rakuten website first. Dooooooo it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*My two favorite shows this summer? Game of Throwns (<i>could.not.stop.watching</i>) and Parks and Rec (so close to finishing this one and I laugh out loud, alone, throughout every single episode). It's time for a new binge-worthy show - give me all the recommendations!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Though honestly, I didn't watch a ton of tv this summer, because I rediscovered my love of reading. One of my favorite summer hobbies was reading on my back porch after the kids went to bed, just me and my sweet sidekick Laney (sweetest dog ever... actually, <i>she</i> should be listed as another one of my current favorite things in life!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*This may seem like a shameless plug, but I don't care because I'm always up for a good face mask and y'all know I'm over six years into being in love with some Rodan + Fields... so when they came out with their new <a href="https://jessiepeele.myrandf.com/" target="_blank">masks</a>? I was a sucker for them all. And after using them all? I've moved beyond being a sucker, to actually looking forward to my self-designated "mask mornings." #skincarenerd I've also got a way for you to get a free sample of one of them if you want, just let me know! And once again, first-come, first-served!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Good ol' <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jergens-Original-Moisturizer-Cherry-Essence/dp/B001PBOKRM/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=jergens%2Bcherry&qid=1563825475&s=gateway&sr=8-3&th=1" target="_blank">Original Jergens lotion</a>. I know this seems silly, but hear me out. My granny used this her whole life. And now my mom uses it. And I've been feeling a little alone/lonely/homesick/missing my family lately -- so when I saw this at the store one day, I threw it in my cart on a whim. And the very first day I wore it, Everette exclaimed: "YOU SMELL LIKE BAMMY!" Mission accomplished. Now everyday, when I put this on, I feel a little nostalgic and a whole lot of love fills up the empty spaces in my heart. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><3</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That's all I have today in this exciting edition of Jessie's current favorites. What are you loving/obsessing over? Please share! I need all the what-makes-life-better recommendations I can get!!</span>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609596519758300806noreply@blogger.com0