Tag: Exhale
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Melissa
In the spring of 2016, my current apartment lease was ending and I needed a place to live for a few months before Josh and I got married. I casually mentioned the situation to Melissa, a friend from church. She was nearly a decade older than me and a mother to three young boys, so […]
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The mulberry tree
“Raisins! Raisins!” My boys point upward towards a towering tree in our backyard, convinced it is producing raisins. We’ve been playing under its generous shade all week, and I haven’t noticed the purple jewels of fruit until now. I pluck one and feel its velvety softness between my fingers. A thin stream of violet juice […]
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The beauty of unexpected things
A soccer ball in the laundry basket. Thomas the Tank Engine on the dish drying rack. An astronaut action figure in the front yard flower bed. These unexpected sights never fail to act as exclamation marks in my day, making me shake my head and smile. I mean, have you ever gone to water your […]
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Woman enjoys kid-free date night without crippling anxiety
Winston-Salem mom of two, Megan Hogg, was spotted at local restaurant Mozelle’s on Saturday evening with her husband. Shockingly, there was nary a toddler or Cheerio in sight. Perhaps it was the sauvignon blanc, or the natural high that comes from finally using a gift card from last Christmas, but Megan appeared uncharacteristically relaxed and […]
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Where you are
The first thing we learned about E was that he loved to dance. Buckled in his carseat during rush hour traffic, in line for a Frosty at Wendy’s, on the concrete by the side of the pool, in a busy air-conditioned mall—it didn’t matter. Wherever he was, music and dancing were sure to follow. For […]
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Love & toast
I’m sitting cross-legged on our spit-up stained comforter, nursing CJ as morning overcomes night once again. Josh pops his head into the room. “I’m heading out with Kyeler to pick up breakfast,” he tells me. “What would you like?” I am exhausted, irritable, and looking for any excuse to be rude to anyone on this […]
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Nameless
The minute my baby bump began showing I started fielding a singular question posed by friends, family, and grocery store cashiers alike: “Have you decided on a name?” When we found out we were having a boy at my 18-week anatomy scan (I could have sworn it was a girl and almost fell off the […]
A Continual Feast 