Divorce your old life and begin again
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Children are born with such a great capacity for love and acceptance. They are just pure little souls that feel what they feel and don't over-think it. Inherently I knew this is true, but it was beautiful to witness it Saturday afternoon. I had Mina and Zola with me while Alex took Allegra to a …
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The reality about divorce is that family begins to have a whole new meaning. This is our reality. Our reality is that our family structure shifted, healed, and expanded. It has take three years to get here, but perseverance, a good dash of hope and a lot of love for all the girls brought us to this …
The last month has been a flurry of activity and the days moved so fast that the memories blur one into the next. Spring Break, Easter, birthdays, dance performance rehearsals take precedence and Mina's bedroom look like a tornado landed. Mina's room was so bad that I would get physically …
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It has been about 2 weeks since I went back to Kickboxing. Reactions of my new exercise choice ranged from surprise to concern from friends and family. Surprise because it didn't seem to fit the image they had of me in their head; Concern because of my hip condition: Avascular Necrosis of the …
It's a rainy day here in Salt Lake City and I just got back from Costco. I waited for Alex and the girls inside the front entrance and had the opportunity to people watch. The shopping carts were wet and it is Costco's custom to wipe down the cart's handle for the incoming customer. Some people …