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You get one life, why not star in it?
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My Brave Boy
My dear boy, I could not have been more proud of you.Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. I love you.
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Rebuilding a Broken Heart Takes Time
When they say time heals a broken heart, it means the passage of time does the work. Its more active than that. Hearts need attention & care which take time
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Catching My Breath
All I can say is that my life changed 16 years ago today. It would be trite to say my life is changed for the better. Those words would blanch in the face of the size and scope of how he has impacted my life.
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A Letter to My Son
My son, you will conquer the seas and I look to the day you return to regale me with your triumphs. Those days will come. You cannot see them through the fog, but I am blinded by the gleam of your fortune.
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Because Some Days It Is Hard
I love my children. Deeply. Dearly. And with a profound understanding that I am immensely blessed to be a mother.
That said...
Some days this job is hard. So very hard. Drive me to tears and too much Halloween candy hard.