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When Being Cold Became Cool
My car dashboard indicated that the outside temperature was only two degrees, but the students streaming into the middle and high schools seemed almost oblivious, Most were dressed in jeans and hoodies...
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The Button Box
The button box wasn’t actually a box. It was a round basket in a strange shade of orange and gold. Despite its shape, we never called it the button basket. It was always the button box. Growing up with...
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The Personality Test
I was feeling a bit stressed when my cell phone buzzed. I gave it a brief glance thinking I wouldn’t answer. Then I noted that my 13-year old daughter was calling. The clock showed 2:45, and she...
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Where I Come From
At some point during my formative years, I began asking “where did I come from?” I wasn’t curious about biology and human reproduction. Well, that’s not exactly true. I was curious about biology and...
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A trip to the zoo
Normally, taking AJ out in public involves a bit of anxiety on my part. It’s not that it is all that difficult, or that she doesn’t behave well, it’s just that I’m still getting used to doing it. I’m...
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On Memories and Possibilities
Memories are such strange possessions. Of the thousands of daily conversations and brief encounters we experience, we only manage to carry a limited number with us into the future. Even the most...
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First Mother’s Day
As many West Virginians know, Mother’s Day was founded by West Virginian Anna Jarvis. The first Mother’s Day celebration occurred in May 1908 in Grafton, West Virginia. In 1914, President Woodrow...
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Mom’s Performance Evaluation
I don’t need warm weather and blooming flowers to remind me that spring has arrived. I’ve got our human resources department to do that. Each May, everyone where I work experiences the slightly painful...
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Vacation with Baby: Expectation vs. Reality
We recently went on our first real vacation with AJ. At the first sign of summer weather we packed our bags and headed to our favorite beach with my parents. We had a blast, but I was unprepared for...
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The Duggars’ Greatest Crime
This is one of those times when I have more to say than I have words to express my emotions. And yet, I will use this limited space to share the anger I’ve felt since first reading that Josh Duggar...
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When He Becomes She
I’m doing it again. I’m writing about something in the life of one of my children that is basically none of my business. For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been telling myself not to write about my son’s...
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The Monster
I’ve been having issues lately. Actually, I’ve been facing more than just issues. I’ve been battling a gigantic, absolutely enormous, out of control monster that has taken over my life. I once...
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