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thoughts on home buying, part 7503

thoughts on home buying, part 7503

As I was reading through all my posts from 2008 for my annual New Year’s Eve post, I was surprised at how many times I wrote about home buying. We have wrestled with this decision for quite a while now, and we continue to wrestle with it. We have moved twice since we started saying “This is the last time we move before we buy a place”. I’m getting a little tired of moving, let’s be honest! I like our…

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this made me cry

this made me cry

I saw this video on Aurelia Ann’s blog. It made me cry, and the singer really put into words what I’ve been feeling, since my miscarriage and just this past year in general. I know so many people, and many of my friends, are struggling with the same thing right now – even moreso than I am. It just hurts your heart. And for those of you who have kids, I hope you give them extra hugs tonight and thank…

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remembering

remembering

Today is October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I have been really sick with a cold today, so I don’t have the energy to write something in memory of my baby angel who is in heaven right now. But you can read my story here. Annie wrote a post on dates. I actually don’t remember what day I lost my baby. I just know it was the end of June. That’s okay with me – I’d rather not…

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something I have learned

something I have learned

Sometimes you think people are stuck up and don’t like you, and then when you get to know them they’re actually just really shy. And you find out they’re a great person, and want to be your friend too. I wonder why I didn’t learn that earlier.

when God closes a door…

when God closes a door…

On Monday was our big interview with Apartment Life. Today we got an email from the person we interviewed with, saying that at this point there aren’t any apartment communities available for us to move in October, and they didn’t know when one would be available. This was the closed door we were looking for. Because, to be honest, after the interview we both felt that we shouldn’t go through with this. The interview went okay; we talked to a…

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