My mom calls them peak life experiences and my friend Lori refers to them as perfect moments. Either way, last night was filled with them. I spent a rare evening with just my mom and dad. We ate at one of my favorite hometown restaurants, Prairie Moon. I ordered my favorite meal there (of course) […]
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Today I went for a run, but instead of listening to my regular running mix, I chose play Meg Hutchinson’s new album Beyond That. I have been listening to it as much as I can since it was released earlier this week, in anticipation of seeing her perform live on Sunday at Evanston SPACE. But I was […]
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This a Bucket List. It is not necessarily My Bucket List. I came across this meme recently on Facebook. I thought it would be fun and interesting to try, kind of like a game of “I Never,” without the beer. Mortality has been on my mind this week. So thinking about things I haven’t done in life, […]
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Last week I found out that the planning committee for the upcoming Raising for Ray fundraiser, was looking for a few more volunteers. As I have shared here over the past year, my friend Amanda’s husband Ray, who recently received a heart transplant, has had quite a year fighting for his life. Ray has not been on […]
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On the third Monday of the month, we gather, we share, we listen, we care. We Heal Here Whether its been 10 days, 10 weeks, 10 months or 10 years. We Heal Here We tell our stories. We grieve together. We hold each other up when we feel like we’re falling apart. We Heal Here […]
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One of my recent posts, about the blogging voices we fill, was chosen for syndication on BlogHer! Today it went live in the Blogging and Social Media section. This is the second time I have had a post syndicated on BlogHer and I feel honored to have this opportunity again. My original post was called Everybody needs a… I […]
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