Juxtaposition
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I balk at the unfair things in my life, the struggles, the hardships, but then something happens, something like the massive earthquake in Haiti, and I am struck silent, dumb.
I made a donation to an aid organization today and although I am happy to be able to do so, I’m also glad [...]
Mining for Chipotle Chips
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Today, Kes and I stopped at Chipotle before taking her to get her hair cut. Luckily Kes loves the chips at Chipotle (seeing as she doesn’t seem to eat much ‘real’ food in general).
We just sat there, me eating my fajita bowl, Kes pulling out one chip at a [...]
Laptop AC Adapter
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I’m laughing to myself when I read the last post on this blog about discomfort. Boy, was I asking for it by posting that! 2009 sucked. Really. It was a horrible year.
Although there is no magic that occurred when [...]
Discomfort
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The theme in my life recently has been one of “discomfort.” I keep hearing about living uncomfortably from many varying sources.
The idea is that God is going ask each of us to do things that will stretch us, that will make [...]
Squeaky
Originally uploaded by aprilandrandy
In the midst of getting settled in our new home, I sometimes struggle with the fact that our daughter likes to “help” by generally spreading stuff everywhere and being a bit distracting. In the end, I know that this time is only a season and someday I’ll be begging for her [...]
Packing
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We have made the plunge and are purchasing a townhouse. Luckily looking forward to the end result is exciting enough to go through the energy draining process of moving. Counting moves where we physically moved the majority of our belongings, [...]
3 Generations
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We received news from the Philippines that my lola (grandmother) fell asleep in the Lord yesterday. My mother was able to fly there and arrived just a day before Lola’s passing.
My Lola Juana lived with us for several years when [...]
Tummy Time
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On Sunday, a friend said to me, “I can’t believe Kes will be five months old this week!” I had to stop and think about it. In my mind, Kes wasn’t anywhere near five months but my friend is [...]
First Football Game
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We had an unexpected big adventure. Just yesterday, Randy was given two tickets to today’s UVa vs. Georgia Tech game (luckily children less than a year old don’t need a ticket). Kes is already a being indoctrinated with [...]
April, Kes & Tina
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I just spent a week in Seattle. Granted, the point of the trip was so that Kes could meet my brother and his family but it does seem odd to me that I didn’t really see much of [...]