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Sandy, Day 1

Eight p.m., Monday night. While there was wind and rain all day, and we certainly didn’t want to go outside, we’ve yet to see anything extraordinary. Apparently, that part comes tomorrow. We were excited to have John home for the day today—Jacob, especially. All day, Jacob wanted Daddy to do everything, didn’t want to let […]

October 30, 2012

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Three Years on the Third at Three O’Clock

Dear John,   (You didn’t think the letters were just for the kids, did you?)   Three years. Can you believe it? Today we’ve been married three years. Happy anniversary!   When we started dating in high school, neither of us knew where the relationship would go. We were six months away from shipping off […]

October 3, 2012

Marriage, Modern Perspectives, Young Married Mom

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Weddings, Weddings, Weddings

This weekend, John and I will attend the sixth wedding we’ve been invited to since we were married. I have been pregnant for all of them: three while I was pregnant with Jacob, and now we’re on wedding number three with Henry. Needless to say, our boys are born knowing how to party.     […]

September 20, 2012

Marriage, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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