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and all the thoughts. so many thoughts in looking at these pictures together. bookends to this school year. they grew. maddie is so pretty. isaac is so handsome. they are both so kind. they are funny. nothing makes me happier... Continue reading

Posted May 31, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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oh friend. i have been missing 'old fashioned blogging' too! i am so glad that you are still blogging away. and after i get a few more posts in a row up here, i will say that i am blogging again. there aren't many who still blog for blogging's sake. i think that i am back at it. and i think that as i write and blog, i will find the right words at the right time to tell the stories that need to be told. so glad we are still in this together! love to you!

Commented May 30, 2019 on on blogging at Bits of Sunshine

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down memory lane

yesterday at lunchtime, isaac and i were talking about what he had been like as a 6-year-old and as an 11-year-old . . . . and i decided to just look back on my blog . . . so we... Continue reading

Posted May 30, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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on blogging

yesterday afternoon, i was thinking about writing a blog post, and i was thinking about how i have not blogged much in the past few years, and why . . . i do use instagram, and post there almost daily.... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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beyond the middle of april

beyond the middle of april - and here i am - with a big hole in this blog where i meant to have post after post - almost thirty of them where there are currently zero life has a funny... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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sunflower

friends, here is a summery sunflower. i have been sick and my days have been full. tomorrow is a new day. there will be coffee and hopefully a less stuffy nose and eyes that don’t run and time for more... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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sunday

this was my view this afternoon before i closed my eyes and slept for a few hours. wow. did i get hit hard with some bug. i am a wreck of a weepy left eye and achy hips among other... Continue reading

Posted Mar 3, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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and happy march to you!! i feel like if i get to exercise 3 or 4 times a week, i’m doing pretty welll! swimming would be a lovely way to get some movement in!

Commented Mar 3, 2019 on hello march at Bits of Sunshine

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saturday mid-day desk transformation

the past few weeks, i kept stuffing things in my desk - a newspaper, and empty envelope, a bill, a letter, the new dental insurance cards, etc, and times one hundred. i’ve known i need to pull all the things... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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hello march

well, hello there, march. i thought you were coming in like a lamb, you know, this afternoon, when it was 20 degrees outside and the snow was melting. but, early evening, the temperature started to drop, and it started to... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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hello on this last day of february

{out for a snowy, cold walk with ben and isaac} {fresh haircut; i still cut my own hair. i have for 8 years.} {good words and coffee, always and ever.} {more snow, more sunshine. i document the sunny days .... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2019 at Bits of Sunshine

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family pictures

it's that time of year. the time when all of a sudden i wish i had a really great picture of the four of us. you know, one the grandmas would want to hang on their fridges and one that... Continue reading

Posted Dec 10, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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a rambling 39th birthday post for my very best friend

today. november 30. this is right up there with the very best day ever. because today is ben's birthday. today is the day, 39 years ago, that my very best friend was born. holy smokes! i love him so!! i... Continue reading

Posted Nov 30, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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about a chair

a few years ago, my neighbor gave me the pieces of a wood-framed arm chair and two random couch cushions covered in tan fabric with blue pineapple print. all of the pieces got stashed in my basement. i was planning... Continue reading

Posted Nov 29, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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pumpkin scones

yesterday i had invited a friend over to visit and drink coffee and help me get a start on covers for chair cushions. i decided that we should have a treat to go with our coffee. i had a can... Continue reading

Posted Nov 28, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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steer clear of the crazy

some tips for enjoying the season - because thanksgiving and then all of the december holidays and celebrations - and this should be all sorts of wonderful, but sometimes, it's all sorts of overwhelming. so, here is a little list... Continue reading

Posted Nov 16, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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i continue to read about your days - i love the little glimpses and the ideas for meals and fix-its. (for some reason i often can't leave a comment - i'll keep trying!) xoxo to you!

Commented Nov 7, 2018 on this morning at Bits of Sunshine

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and thank you for hosting this thoughtful week, michelle. i am grateful for you!

Commented Nov 7, 2018 on gratitude feels like sunshine at Bits of Sunshine

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gratitude five ways

what does gratitude sound like? cottonwood leaves clicking on the breeze, hymns played and sung, laughter what does gratitude feel like? a hand pressed to a loved one’s face, arms wrapped tight in a hug, an open hand and heart... Continue reading

Posted Nov 7, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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gratitude feels like sunshine

it is monday morning, just an hour till lunchtime, and i am sitting in a high school classroom. i was grateful to find a whole wall of windows - outside of which the wind is trying to tear the last... Continue reading

Posted Nov 5, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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this morning

this morning i got up at 6:20 and turned on the lamp in the den, walked up the stairs, turned on one lamp in the living room, and turned the thermostat up so the heat would kick in. i thumped... Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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God is so good to take our hard times, our valleys, our darknesses and to redeem and make good and give light. it makes my heart so happy to know that you are finding Him faithful through these years of your life. all the love to you!

Commented Nov 1, 2018 on ten septembers ago at Bits of Sunshine

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right now

listening to the home playlist maddie and i made before we moved to miles city {the long way home by norah jones is still one of my favorites} realizing that i need to put the really little buds on my... Continue reading

Posted Oct 18, 2018 at Bits of Sunshine

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thank you, wrenna! i am so glad i have stayed with it as well - and i am going to keep at it! so glad we have found each other here, too!

Commented Oct 15, 2018 on ten septembers ago at Bits of Sunshine

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hello again L! yes - that thesis! about laura ingalls wilder - i loved doing your proof-reading. :) and i'm glad you came back to this space - i didn't write nearly as much for a few years, and still am so sporadic - but - i post on my instagram account almost every day - @bits_of_sunshine {of course}. and i wish you all the best as you are starting a new chapter of life. i hope there is much beauty and joy in store for you!

Commented Oct 15, 2018 on ten septembers ago at Bits of Sunshine

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