All I wanted was some cornbread. Just some sweet, crumble in your mouth cornbread. And that meant I needed to make some chili. Of course I could have just made the cornbread all by itself. But cornbread needed its partner. I found myself craving comfort food with the return of the rain – the continuous …
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Early this morning, my son watched in the bathroom mirror as I swept a wash of light taupe on my eyelids. Mama? he asked, Why do you have to wear makeup? I paused. A little longer than I normally do to answer his questions. Well, I don’t have to. But I like to, I attempted …
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It may be January, but it feels like March. The whole country is warm and the weather map glows of yellow and orange. There are hardly any areas of frigid blue. And not a rain cloud in sight. While that means that our snow skis are standing sad and neglected in the garage, next to …
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I hate when my husband gives me presents. I do. Why? Because he’s so darned good at it, and I, frankly, just don’t feel like I am. When it comes to selecting thoughtful gifts, he always seems to discover the perfect finds. Granted, I’m pretty easy to shop for; anything kitchen related works, and goodness …
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An unexpected visitor arrived on Monday morning. He must have arrived in the dark of night, undetected by all of us, even the dog. The only clue we had to his presence was a book left on the kitchen table. My children stumbled down to breakfast and their sleepy eyes grew wide. Mommy! An elf! …
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Running errands the other day, I pushed my shopping cart from one end of the store to the other. I warily passed the display of Christmas trees and cringed as I heard the holiday music caroling from the shelves of CDs. I may be the biggest lover of all things Christmas, but with Thanksgiving still …
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