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Time to Learn to Sew…Make a Stitch. Save Nine.

...ignoring it, pretending it didn't exist, thinking it wasn't as bad as I already knew it was, thinking it would fix itself, or just moving on to the next thing.
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There’s a Stranger in My House

This Wednesday topped my adventures with squirrels at my house. But let me tell you why I wasn't totally freaked out when I saw a squirrel's tail hanging from my dryer vent. One winter morning two years ago just after Christmas, I came out…
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Yesterday I Would Have Been Married 7 Whole Years

I didn't even think about it until I logged onto Facebook and saw my friend's anniversary pictures and remembered that she had gotten married the day after I did (the year before). What? I didn't think about it. Nope, it didn't cross my mind…
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It’s Not My Place to Judge. Only to Help.

A couple of days ago, I did something I've done maybe 100 times now.  I spoke at another school to another group of students, and it was just as fulfilling and exciting as my very first time. Wonderful Girls About 500 students, all girls,…
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She’s Here!

Kailey Mackenzie Owens is here!  If you missed the announcement that she was on the way, be sure to read my last blog post! She's a doll!         ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ I'm…
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Is This a Joke? Nope. It’s Just Life. So NOW What?

Personal story In 2010, I published my very personal story about how I got into a situation with a boy. He forced himself on me, a virgin. Nine months later I was a very single, very young, very ignorant mother. I share all the details…
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My 92 Year Old Grandma Shows the World that It’s Never Too Late

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMd5V8FUM8g 30,000 likes and counting. That's what the video of my grandmother getting her honorary high school diploma/certificate of attendance has gotten. For years, my grandmother known as GG by her…
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S.O. What! I’m Single

With another Valentine's Day upon us, we are bombarded with messages of love, and many people who are companionless, like me, tend to feel down. Well, at 34 years old I have only had a significant other for ONE Valentine's Day in my life.…
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Who Sees You?

Growing up, I had so many insecurities. First, I didn't have enough hair for ponytails so people called me a boy. Second, I had big teeth and sucked my thumb so people called me a rabbit. I was skinny so people called me to stick. And…