I love that you've built a village in your new life. I think that's a parenting survival skill. I joined a playgroup when Col was 2 months old, and those moms and kids are still some of my best buds.
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All of this is my daily quest, to be kind and patient, to model kindness and patience and generosity and acceptance so these are the very characteristics my children inhale and exhale. Also, every day I fail and try again.
HUGE props to you for awareness.
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did you plan that, with the stripes and all? Very very sweet.
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Oh Justine, this makes me sad for the little girl Justine, but also happy for what you have now.
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So beautifully put.

This especially:
And when it comes, I want it to come in a season of life when we are all together, enjoying ourselves, enjoying each other, with our dreams realized.

Cheering you on,
Rachel

Christ was not the only one who has risen! You crack me up! And those thighs? Nom, nom, nom.
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Justine,

celebrating the victory that kale chips are with you!

xo,
Rachel
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Super cool.
I used to work with adults with developmental and physical disabilities and there were various opportunities for them to ski, kayak, horseback ride, ride with sled dogs, etc...and it always made my heart ache (happily) to see my dear friends with cerebral palsy ripping down the ski slope or waving from a canoe.

Beautiful photos. I've enjoyed hearing about the rain from my parents. What a blast of moisture! Here, we went from 60F to snow in one day.

Love the conversation about what you remember about childhood. Let that guide you.

Have you seen the book, "Your money or your life" ? It has been a helpful guide for Dan and me (or, for me as I report to Dan) in seeing where our money goes and understanding how much we have to work to buy that 1) meal out 2) latte 3) etc.... And how when we have more money, we spend more money without our actual happiness necessarily increasing. It sounds simplistic but it's really a whole perspective shift. And god, no one wants to be poor, or go without the things that make us happy, but...when I start to see the monthly latte quota as equal to a couple hours of work, I realize I can work happily at the library with my own coffee from home.
Also, so glad to hear that your guy's new gig is going really well.
You can do it!
xoxoxo
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