Author Archives: christine

Why I Wear Slacks

Posted on December 15, 2012 by christine

It has been a while since I’ve felt strongly enough about something to take make the time to blog about it, but this weekend marks an important event (Sunday, December 16th, 2012 has been marked as “Wear Pants to Church … Continue reading →

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Suicide

Posted on September 16, 2012 by christine

Ever since the first time I heard the song “Why” by Rascal Flatts I’ve been wanting to write a blog post about it. (If you haven’t ever heard the song before, you can listen and read the words here. It … Continue reading →

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Feeling Useless

Posted on September 3, 2012 by christine

It seems to come and go, this feeling of uselessness. It has been a while since I’ve dealt with it (months at least), but as the kids have started back to school and I find myself with lists of things … Continue reading →

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Been a while…

Posted on July 31, 2012 by christine

It has, hasn’t it? But things are plugging along. And the sky is a bit brighter, and my world is a little bigger, and smiles come a little more often. No, things are not perfect, but life has improved drastically … Continue reading →

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Lately

Posted on June 20, 2012 by christine

Several people have been calling me, texting me, emailing me, and generally trying to get my attention. And I’m summarily ignoring them all, for a variety of reasons. But, for the ones who follow my blog, at least this post … Continue reading →

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Life is Pain

Posted on May 1, 2012 by christine

Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. –The Princess Bride Days like today, I want to crawl back in my bed and hide until it’s all over. Nothing particularly “bad” has happened. No real major meltdowns, … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion

Posted on April 21, 2012 by christine

It feels like whatever time I haven’t been spending driving carpool or cooking dinner has been spent at various doctor’s offices for the last several weeks. And I’ve got another full week of doctor (and vet – yay for the … Continue reading →

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Running

Posted on April 13, 2012 by christine

I went out this morning and bought a new pair of shoes. The most expensive shoes I have EVER purchased, this pair is a new set of running shoes with which I intend to run a 5k next month. I … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on April 5, 2012 by christine

Pounding. Thumping. Screaming. Yelling. These are the background noises to my post. It has been another one of those days. Possibly it has been another one of those weeks, but I think really it has just been the last few … Continue reading →

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What to do?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by christine

Little stirrings. Small ideas. Tiny seeds of interest. But it’s scary to think of taking the plunge, of stepping out of my 9+ years of comfort-zone safety and actually doing anything about those little twinges. School? Maybe. But maybe not. … Continue reading →

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