Today my family and I received a special delivery from Jennifer of Still Life with Crockpot. It was the loaf of chocolate chip banana bread that I bid on and won as part of A Half-Baked Life’s recent “Bake a Difference” auction/fundraiser benefitting the United Way Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fund. My kids and I couldn’t wait to […]
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The 7th Annual Creme de la Creme list opened for submissions on October 15th and I was not ready, as I have been in past years. I hadn’t taken the time to look back at what I have written this year and choose my favorite post to submit for the 2012 list. I knew that I […]
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It’s Thursday! Which means it my day to write about this week’s prompt over at The Today Voice. I continue to enjoy the experience of being “Thursday’s Voice” and appreciate your continued support and feedback about my posts since we launched this writing project in July. I especially appreciate those of you have taken time to comment on […]
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A friend who lost one of her twins one year ago today (the day after she was born) introduced me to this awesome quote about loss and what remains: “The tide recedes but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand, The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land, The music stops, […]
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It’s Thursday! Which means it my day to write about this week’s prompt over at The Today Voice. I continue to enjoy the experience of being “Thursday’s Voice” and appreciate your continued support and feedback about my posts since we launched this writing project in July. I especially appreciate those of you have taken time to comment on […]
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How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the ninth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. September was a whirlwind for me and my family — from the Chicago Teachers Union Strike to planning and pulling […]
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