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What Will This School Year Look Like?

If they gave out gold medals for worrying, I’d stand atop that podium with pride. No one can beat my ability to worry about things far beyond my control. My mind can spiral about just about anything, but add “sending…

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My Spring Mental Health Routine

Someone once told me mental health is like a car. (Stay with me here.) Some cars need an occasional oil change, the cheapest gas and they will run, problem free, for decades. Others need a pit crew full of people…

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Host A Virtual Trivia Night – Free Download

Though vaccines are here and we may be headed “back to normal” quite soon, I am in no rush to fill up my social calendar. It’s been fun at times to connect with friends and not have to leave your…

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What I’m Keeping from the Pandemic

Let’s just say it: Global pandemics suck.  Like most, we know people who have become seriously ill and have several close friends who have lost parents and grandparents. Even if you don’t have anyone in your circle who has been…

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Have You Hit A Wall? Me Too.

I’ve hit a wall. The emotional kind, and also a LITERAL WALL. We’re closing in on the one year anniversary of needing “two weeks to flatten the curve.” My soul is done. I have pandemic fatigue. I want vacations and…

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Marriage

7 At-Home Valentine’s Date Night Ideas

Remember when we thought this pandemic would be kicked in a couple of weeks? As we sit at home, and near another holiday under Covid restrictions, we’re looking for something … anything to make it special.  Penn and I have…

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Marriage

What the Holidays Will Look Like For Us

My kids have all sorts of questions about life these days.  “When can we visit Grammy?” “Will I be able to have a party for my birthday?” “Will school be back to normal next year?” My reply is always the…

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What I Hope My Kids Learn This School Year

The start of this school year feels so unsteady. On a family trip to the mountains a few years ago, we cautiously shuffled across this mile high suspension bridge. Once we were to the middle of the bridge, huge gusts…

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Marriage

For Better or Quarantine

Recently, a fan asked us, “How has your marriage changed during quarantine?” Penn and I took a second to think and both agreed…it hasn’t really changed. Honestly, we’ve been living in “quarantine” for six years now since we started our…

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Enhance Your Remote Workspace

Now that we have entered Day #9423 of 2020, I’m only just getting the hang of working from home with everyone here. But the chance of me sneaking out to a coffee shop is as likely as pigs flying. (However,…

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