November 18, 2018
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“Ouch! Hot hot hot!” My blistered feet swelter on the burning pavement as water droplets from my afternoon swim prematurely evaporate, leaving my naked feet aching for reprieve from the scorching Texas sun. I thrust my body into the air, attempting to land in the shade by catching my shadow. Yet to no avail, my…
October 31, 2018
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Hot coffee splashes onto my crisp, clean white shirt as I walk down our stairs bear-gripping each tot under an arm while juggling a chipped porcelain mug in my hand. I know it is a precarious feat to attempt, and silently curse our split level house every chaotic morning. But this particular morning, I was feeling…
August 26, 2018
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Despite my love for adventure, experience, and control, I never really was one to talk about “bucket lists.” But then my husband and I made a decision about nine months ago that quickly changed this mindset. We registered for the Spartan Beast… in Hawaii. Going to Hawaii was not practical per se, and we were…
March 1, 2018
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Have you ever noticed that “dream big” sayings sound really good… and then they may make you a little depressed and anxious? No? Just me? I ran across this one today… “When you cease to dream, you cease to live” (Malcom Forbes). Ummm excuse me? In total Clueless fashion, I feel compelled to respond……
February 19, 2018
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There is one subject I never write about really… although, it is the subject that occupies my heart and mind all the time. God. Why? Well… for a few reasons. One, I don’t concretely understand “God” or what that means. Human, spirit, feeling… all three? The abstract can be mind boggling. Secondly, I don’t attach…
January 2, 2018
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Once upon a time my heart and mind would fill with this budding hope right around the turn of the New Year. Ritualistic and methodical, I would carefully pull out a beautiful leather journal with crisp new pages intentionally weathered, imitating a wise whimsy allure I always fell victim to. My fingers would tingle with…
October 2, 2017
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It was 7:15 AM. I finished a workout, and glanced at my Facebook page for the first time today. “My heart is with Vegas.” “Vegas, I have no words.” Then, “Worst Mass Shooting in US History.” My heart raced, and full panic sat in. What in the world happened last night? And then I looked…
August 3, 2017
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Sitting outside on a patio slowly drinking a steaming cup of coffee (that is actually hot) and a mimosa with my favorite man, soaking up a hint of sun in the grey skies that marked our belated honeymoon, I got the irresistible urge to phone my two-year-old daughter just to hear her voice. Babble babble…
June 13, 2017
Krista Hager
“Spider! Spider!” Addy exclaimed. Glancing over I scan the room, quickly retrieving my shoe off my foot, ready for an instant squash if it comes to that. “Oh no.” Chills crawl up my spine, and I take a deep breath. It’s not a spider. I really wish it was. No this intruder is at least…
May 19, 2017
Krista Hager
About two months ago, I made a significant parenting mistake that will haunt our family for some time, and according to my magic 8 ball, our family’s “future outlook is not so good.” Eek. What you ask is this horrific lapse of judgment I have bestowed upon my family? I let my daughter watch Frozen…
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