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40 Years and A Look Forward
Today I turn 40. Thats four decades of life now complete, and over half my life lived as an adult. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I wrote this post for my 30th birthday, yet a lot has happened since then. I have written a number of birthday posts in the intervening decade and…
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Happy Birthday to Me: 39 Things that Happened This Year
Today is my 39th birthday. It also is the two year anniversary of when we adopted our twins. It’s a doubly special day around here! Normally I like to do a annual summary of the year around New Years, but as I’m behind on blogging, I decided my birthday was a good time to reflect…
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These are a few of my favorite things
This week, I turned 34. It’s hard to believe how quickly the years are starting to go by. One of the challenges I find in life is to not get bogged down by negativity. I’ve been talking with a couple of friends recently about recapturing joy and focusing on the simple things in life. I’ve…
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Birthday Post: 32 Things I'm Thankful for this Year
For the past couple of years, I’ve started a tradition where I write a post near and around my birthday. It started when I turned 30, with my 30 Life Lessons, then last year I focused on 31 Proverbs, or nuggets of wisdom. This year, I wanted to take some time and focus on 32…
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Wisdom to Live By – 31 Proverbs for 31 Years
31! Starting to look my age? Last year I did a blog post for my 30th birthday with 30 life lessons that I’d learned through life thus far. This year, for 31, I wanted to share a collection of wise sayings, or proverbs, that I’ve been studying. Proverbs are like little nuggets of wisdom, and…
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The Big 3-0: Life Lessons From Three Decades on Earth
I guess this is what 30 looks like! Today, I turn 30. It doesn’t really seem possible; the past 8-10 years have simply flown by. I remember when 30 seemed old; I don’t feel old now — not to mention I still get regularly mistaken for a teenager! It probably helps that Tom (and…
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