Month: April 2024
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😊5 Cubisms to Make You Smile
Hello, tender friends! Happy Monday? Ok, I remember not loving Mondays when I was working full-time, so I wanted to share some delightful things that Cub has said, or Cubisms, that make me smile. Here they are: And who could possibly say no to this face? 2. Cub asked, “Mommy, which season was it when…
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Why I’m Embracing Rage
Hello, tender friends! For most of my life, I’ve sublimated anger, ashamed of it. I sublimated it so successfully that it wasn’t until I was 20-something that I acknowledged it. I felt like I was observing an alien that day. “I’m so angry,” I choked out, surprising myself. I had no idea how violently the…
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Release to Heal
Hello, tender friends! Breath work and bodily movement can heal you. When I first read about somatic movement releasing suppressed emotions as a path to healing, I was cautiously optimistic. Then I read about a somatic breathing exercise and tried it. I basically expanded my upper chest as much as I could while inhaling and…
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A Wife and Motherhood Mantra
Hello, tender friends! A little known fact that may surprise you: I am, shall we say, occasionally spicy of temperament. This isn’t entirely unproductive. I occasionally channel my rage into completing tasks with astonishing rapidity. I can mow our lawn as fast as Anthony if I get angry enough and take it out on the…
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Mint Bread
Hello, tender friends! The garden herbs are growing and we’re swimming in mint! I’m holding up a mint leaf in the picture, thinking that there’s only so much mint tea one family can possibly drink. So I got wild and made a mint bread! (We’re loving the VA weather, but I did mention to Anthony…
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I Miss Home
Hello, tender friends! Waves of homesickness occasionally envelop me even though I haven’t lived home for well over a decade. I’ve left the name of my hometown/state blank so that you can insert the name of wherever you consider home and see if anything resonates with you. Oh, and here’s a little photo gem from…
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Let’s Talk About Sweat, Baby
Let’s talk about you and me Let’s talk about all the bad things and the good things That may be Let’s talk about sweat Oh hello there, tender friends! I know, I know those aren’t exactly the song lyrics from that Salt-N-Pepa classic from 1990. But the song fits, so I’m using it since the…
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You Are a Diamond
Hello tender friend! It arrived in the mail! After Cubby went to bed, I kicked back on the couch with my favorite blanket and a cup of lemon balm tea and read the whole thing! (Just a reminder that nothing on here is monetized and I only endorse things as I feel led. I will…
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Mercy in the Curse
Hello tender friends, and happy belated Easter! I neglected to take a picture at church yesterday, so here’s a picture of Cubby and me from a few weeks ago. I made that necklace on one of my crafting adventures making noni. Oh, and here are some quick photos of Boo Boo having a grand old…
tea and tenderness 