Category: Life Experiences
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Gratitude Day 5: Church Family
I have been attending church in the city with my brother and his family for the last year. It has been incredible. I have met so many wonderful people. I have been able to participate and help out with different things, like teaching Sunday school. I have made new friends and reconnected with some childhood…
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Gratitude Day 4: Jethro
I am so grateful that I have a big, silly, protective dog to keep me and the chickens safe. He is so sweet (so long as he knows you) and he has never once killed one of my chickens or guineas. Even when they steal his food. Sure, he might nip at one, but it…
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Gratitude Day 3: Nap Time
Today I am grateful for nap time with Copeland. My niece is about to turn two. My most favorite thing is rocking her to sleep and singing her lullabies. Today my mom was watching her so my sil could attend a kindergarten field trip. I went over at 11 to rock Copeland to sleep before…
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Gratitude Day 2
Today I am thankful for my home. I live in a little modular(?) home. I LOVE this house. I love the little seven acres it sits on. I love the road that leads me to my parents’ home and my brother’s home. I love the trees and the old out buildings and the flowers my…
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September is Summer
When I learned that September 22 was the first official day of fall I was floored. I grew up associating my birthday with fall, even though it was never “fall weather” in early September. I associated myself with all things pumpkin and sweaters and falling leaves and coziness. My birthday usually falls on Labor Day…
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Confession Time
I have a confession. I think I have been living a lie. I am one of seven children. (Though none of us are children any longer.) I have always been surrounded by kids. I have been a nanny. I have been a para. I have been a teacher. I have babysat for friends. I have…
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Tate the Savage
My brother Tate has autism. He is the most popular guy around and makes everyone laugh. Sometimes he is intentionally funny and sometimes he is downright brutal. Tate has a facebook account and it keeps us on our toes. Recently our sister’s cat died. Our sister has had this cat for almost 10 years and…
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Saturday Morning Protestors
This summer there has been a group, consisting primarily of Baby Boomers, who stand at the one stop light in our small little town and hold up signs about how much they hate Trump. Free speech and right to assembly and all that aside… why? What’s the point? What will that do? Will that CHANGE…
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Americans Are Truck Obsessed
Today I had a friend ask me why Americans are so obsessed with trucks. And this is my unscientific breakdown of why Americans are obsessed with trucks. Do I have stats and numbers? No. But I am a country adjacent lady and I have lots of opinions. What is YOUR favorite truck?
Redheaded Jill 