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Downsizing
Garage sale. DONE. Donations to charity. DONE. Sell Mike’s car. DONE. Yes, you read that right. We just sold Mike’s car to his brother and sister in law, and his nephews in Wisconsin can’t wait for...
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Summer in the City Day #3: So, today started early for me. I went to Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series in Central Park because Sarah McLachlan and Norah Jones gave a free concert. The GMA...
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Fireworks
Mike wanted to go. But I didn’t. Nothing within me thought it would be a “fun” memory. Turns out, I was wrong. M&S, just before the Fireworks on the Hudson River. 2010. But first, I was...
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“We need a new budget,” Mike said as he reviewed our most recent receipts. We returned from our neighborhood exploration walk, having stopped for groceries to get us through the next few days and the...
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Mike was right. He didn’t think my car would make it out to Colorado and back, so we rented a car for our month-long journey to visit ministry partners and attend our national staff conference in Fort...
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For Rent
“Location, location, location.” It’s not hard to find an apartment in New York City; it’s hard to find the right one. We have our criteria listed, ranked and ordered, but a sweet apartment in a less...
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9/11, 10 Years Later
I didn’t know what to expect. The TV news relayed messages from the NYPD about a “credible threat” on the weekend of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Neither Mike nor I were in the US ten years ago on...
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Home!
Home. A sweet word. A word which conjures up images, emotions, smells, feels, sounds. It’s word which engages your senses and your memories. For many people, the word evokes a positive emotional...
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Christmas Cookies!
What would you do with more than eight dozen sugar cookies in the shapes of Christmas trees, snowmen, holly leaves, candy canes and Christmas stockings? Decorate them, of course! We pulled the...
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Surprise TV Appearance
Photo from www.RachaelRayShow.com Living in New York City provides opportunities for unexpected fun which you can’t get anywhere else. Take yesterday, for instance. A friend gave me tickets to see a...
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