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To the Girl Who Just Turned 2…
We celebrated your second birthday with the family on April 9. The very next night, you fell asleep in your big-girl bed for the first time. I took a picture, because I wanted to remember your face—how sweet it looked in that moment—forever.
The Day I Failed at Parenting
Our first attempt at potty training our daughter, and how I failed miserably.
Gossip
"The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly." — Proverbs 18:8 (KJV)
To the girl who hates water…
And yet another sappy letter to my daughter who can't yet read, inspired by our annual family beach vacation in Hilton Head, SC.
Why I Gave Up On Network Marketing
After years of being an MLM chaser, I finally realized it wasn't for me. Now I'm watching many other former network marketers hit six figures in six months. No recruiting, no selling, and I know I'll join them soon. Here's how...
"No Ragrets" | Why I'm Glad I Got an English
I remember when I used to tell people I was going to school to get my Master's Degree in English. The immediate response was almost always, "oh, so you want to teach?" At the time, I thought I did. But then I graduated and taught Freshman English at UNCC for one semester. And that was all it took for me to realize that teaching wasn't my thing. Getting a Master's Degree wasn't cheap. Between my undergrad and graduate degrees, I spent a total of eight years in college. All in all, I racked up about $40K in debt, and I'm still paying it off. It was a decision a lot of people would probably call stupid. Getting a degree in English is like getting a degree in Political Science. Or Communications. Or History. Or Psychology. Or any other field where the resulting career path is unclear. It's one of those degrees you get just so you can say you have one, and what you do with it, ultimately, doesn't matter. It's one of those degrees you get to shut your parents up because they won't stop talking about how important it is to have a college graduation (although these days,…
To the girl who just turned one…
Happy first birthday to our beautiful baby girl. We love you to the moon and beyond and are so blessed to be your parents.
Sakura Bloom's The Sling Diaries Vol. VI: Audition | A
I wake to the sweet, raspy sound of your beautiful voice. It carries itself from your bedroom to ours, diminishing slightly as it makes its way across the center of the house. At the moment it resembles something somewhere between a cry and a laugh (or what your daddy calls a "craugh"). I know that If I lay here a little longer (as my sleepy self is inclined to do) it will eventually turn into a full-blown scream, complete with crocodile tears. So I get up. Slowly, I make my way to your room and open the door, my heart beating to the rhythm of anticipation. Your eyes peer through the side rails of your crib. You're seated in your usual position — your knees forming a "W" — and you bounce up and down with excitement as I approach. As I reach down to pick you up, your lips part into a gorgeous grin. We sit down on the rocker to commence our favorite part of every morning: breakfast. This is the part of the day when you're the happiest. Your tummy is full, and so is my heart. After nursing and changing you, we make our way back into the…
Ignorance
Tonight, I write out of sheer frustration over the fact that so many humans in this world are living and dying in complete ignorance. We have turned away from the God who created us and even go so far as to blame him for the sinful nature we brought upon ourselves.
