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    Henry’s Health Binder

    I am humbled by your kindness, Friends. Thank you for taking time out of your day to share some encouraging words with me yesterday. I promise my intent wasn’t to make you feel sorry for me and say nice things to me (although maybe that was some kind of sub-conscious desire?). Regardless, your thoughtfulness was much-appreciated.  

    We’re getting ready to take Henry to his 18-month well-check appointment (I know; we’re a month late). I’ve been wanting to create a centralized place to keep all of his health-related things. Right now we have a folder for everything, but folders never really feel organized to me. Also, not everything makes it

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    How We Spend Our Days

    There’s an Annie Dillard quote that I hold close to my heart: “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” I am humbled by the profound wisdom in the idea that the choices we make on a day-to-day basis end up creating our lives. And while it’s one thing to have a vision for my life, I have to acknowledge that it’s my daily actions will ultimately define who I am and whom I become. 
    I was wondering why there were so many negative comments around here lately, and a quick look at my blog’s statistics revealed that a bunch of people have been heading
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    October: Reflection & Rejuvenation

    Ah, October. I’m glad you’re here. I’m sorry I haven’t had time to greet you properly. 
    I wanted to wait until I had time to sit down and reflect before I wrote this post about my goals for the upcoming month. 
    So here I am, already into the second week of October.
    Let me take a quick peek back at my September goals:
    • Work on Purposeful Parenthood (no pressure to finish it): Yes! I’m really excited about the course.
    • Get the bulk of Henry’s Halloween costume finalized (I’m thrilled that I can re-use my costume from four years ago for myself): Yep! It’s basically finished (although it seems unlikely that
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