our fam jam
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My better half is always thinking about our family and ways to make our home even more cozy – and he has just outdone himself with his most recent gift to me. In celebration of our anniversary this summer, he decided to undertake a HUGE project and redo our kitchen countertops and backsplashes himself. (I… Read more
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Twice over the weekend, we postponed our trip to the lake to visit Pop for his birthday and Father’s Day owing to my leftover illness/resultant flare that has just been stubbornly hanging on. Along with some (at times) overwhelming fatigue and gnarly body pain, I’ve been dealing with the edges of the really ugly CRPS… Read more
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As I wrote in my previous post, since last weekend – and our amazing writers conference – I have been home with the flu. Unfortunately, many of my people are also sick since conference, several with the C19. One of our sick folk is our fabulous keynote speaker from last Friday night, Sean Dietrich. He… Read more
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Some 25 years ago, high school senior Miranda saved my Mississippi State letters and goodies from trips over to visit campus in my scrapbook (that is now a bit, umm, aged – like its owner. hehe). Later, I would be so upset when I didn’t get to go – and I certainly could have never… Read more
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After an eight day stay, I have finally been discharged home – to my peoples and my Henry and my cozy spot and a body that keeps collapsing to lots and lots of sleep. I am exhausted. Oh my word, I am so happy to be home. As with my previous rounds of sepsis and… Read more
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Today is day eight of my hospital admission, close to my longest admit to date. As I write, I am waiting on MD rounds to find out for sure if I am – hopefully, prayerfully, dear Lord please – going home today. We have been in a holding pattern, waiting on negative blood cultures, as… Read more
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Over this past weekend, I became terribly ill. As is often the case, it initially appeared to be a CRPS flare. In fact, it IS a CRPS flare. It was just apparent by Monday morning that it also involved an infection in my feet that might also be systemic. So it was time to return… Read more
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Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all! (I’m sorry I’ve been MIA for a few weeks. I’ve been dealing with a gnarly post-fall CRPS flare – but I’m fighting back up. This one has just taken a minute.) I’m so glad to be back, and – as I usually think in songs and a good playlist is one… Read more
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It started last week with a great fall. . . As it happened, I was working on the bed late Tuesday night/Wednesday morning and Henry had fallen asleep across the bed, more than taking his half out of the middle. Rather than move him, I just slid in the bed on the edge next to… Read more
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This past Sunday was the fourth Sunday of Advent, and with it, the lighting of the final candle on the Advent wreath, the love candle, before the Christ candle is to be lit on Christmas. So far, this season has been filled with love and friends and family and I am so thankful. A week… Read more
