Saturday Confession: The Leprosy Inside Me
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Saturday Confession: The Leprosy Inside Me

As I write this, I’m looking at the clock, wishing for time to move faster. I have a doctor’s appointment and for once, I can’t wait to get there. I have poison ivy. With a new house and lots of landscaping and woods comes stuff I can’t identify. My gloves get hot and sometimes things…

Saturday Confession: When a Gen X’er Marries a Boomer
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Saturday Confession: When a Gen X’er Marries a Boomer

Growing up I never put my Barbie dolls into the plot line that they were going to meet someone ten years older and get married. No, Ken was their age. They went to the same school, lived in the same area. I assumed that was how my life would be. Fast forward and I graduated…

Saturday Confession: No Substitute Will Do
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Saturday Confession: No Substitute Will Do

I dread this task more than anything. Lab work for our youngest. We’re a family full of hard draws and she’s a kid that needs consistent lab work. But, Layla. Layla is a tech that knows us and knows our daughter’s arms. How it works. What works best. And this week, Layla wasn’t there. I…