May 2012
12 posts
The more I love my life
The more I obsess with and outright fear death.  There are many young-ish people like me that get cancer and just die from random stuff.   I want to see my kid grow up.  See what kind of person she ends up being.   I’ll always want *more* though.  Once I see her graduate from high school, I’ll want to see her be a young adult.  I want to see who her friends are, her romantic...
May 31st
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May 31st
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Married to Satan?
Less than 10 minutes after checking-in on Facebook at a fitness center, he asks via text if I want to go to El Chico for dinner.  Well, yeah, I do.  Turns out. 
May 30th
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Drowning scares me. Please read.
Drowning scares me.  Please read.   I think I’d feel guilty if I didn’t share.  I want to keep you safe. 
May 29th
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May 25th
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My minister: I saw a really cute photo of your daughter recently. I think it was on your husband's Facebook.
Me, to myself: You're going to have to be more specific.
Me, to my minister: Thank you. She's a joy.
May 25th
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Person I want to be
I want people to feel safe around me.   I want people to leave a conversation with me feeling smarter and more confident than they were feeling before.   I want to encourage the excitement I hear in other people’s voices if they have found something that is meaningful to them.   I want to be like the person saying “Yes” in the improv act - letting the positive energy that...
May 21st
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I'm not in very good shape
Coworker, as I'm catching my breath: Are you okay?
Me: Yeah, I just went for a little jog.
Coworker: To Joplin, Missouri?
May 9th
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Um, yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and affirm that I...
And, I’m gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday too.  It’s not a half marriage or anything like that. 
May 9th
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May 9th
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May 4th
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May 4th
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