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An end begets a beginning.

An end begets a beginning.

Another year is coming to a close, which reminds me that endings beget new beginnings. A comforting thought as the swiftness of the passage of time becomes more and more evident to me. My baby is...

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a truth about change.

a truth about change.

I remember nearly 6 years ago when I was transitioning my second born from his crib in the nursery, to a toddler bed in his big sister's room. Not only did I need him out of the nursery so that I...

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easy homemade pomegranate jelly

easy homemade pomegranate jelly

When I was a child, my maternal grandmother was my only living grandparent. The others had passed long before I was even born, so she filled that spot for all of them. To be honest, she wasn’t...

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simple sourdough bagels

simple sourdough bagels

One of my favorite things to eat is a chewy bagel with fluffy cream cheese on top. Many moons ago, when I lived in southern California while attending UC Irvine, on weekends that I didn't come home,...

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tips for a more sustainable wardrobe

tips for a more sustainable wardrobe

Tis the season for dressing up and heading out to holiday parties, special date nights, dinners with family, or maybe something a bit more casual like watching Elf with a pile of children on the...

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natural remedies for sick little ones

natural remedies for sick little ones

Last night as I lay awake with a feverish baby on my chest, I began to think of all the ways I would support his natural immune function come morning. And as I prayed over his body that lay skin to...

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ignoring distractions

ignoring distractions

Yesterday I got to go live on Instagram with someone I greatly admire and find endlessly inspiring and encouraging, Bob Goff. I first read his books flying home from a workshop a few years ago and...

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necessary moral conscious or false guilt?

necessary moral conscious or false guilt?

Ever since we decided to move, I’ve had this kind of sinking feeling in my stomach that I’m letting people down. I’m super close with my family, and we have lived next door to my dad for the past 7...

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