The Houston Astros took home their first ever World Series title last night, after a nail-biting, dramatic 7 game series against the Dodgers. I’ve been an Astros fan for as long as I can remember, and am so thrilled for this Team of Destiny and our whole city. This morning, I’ve been feeling nostalgic about…

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Is NaBloPoMo still a thing? I can’t find any information on it; I wonder if BlogHer dropped it. Well, in any case, a few weeks ago I committed to myself to write every day this month, like I did last year. So here goes… (I’m already hitting a wall less than 50 words in because…

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Dear Vice President Pence, Today, in a ridiculously transparent publicity stunt, you abruptly left an NFL game because some of the players participated in the #takeaknee protest. Of course, it’s absolutely your right to leave an event if something offends you, as much as it is the players’ right to protest what offends them. However,…

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The Senate is currently considering yet another ACA-repeal healthcare bill, a bill that would significantly harm millions of Americans. Every major medical association opposes this bill, including the American Medical Association because it violates their oath to “First Do No Harm”. The Medicaid directors from all 50 states have spoken against it. And yet, despite…

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Dear Grayson, Happy Birthday! I hope you realized today was your special day and felt extra loved today. Your siblings sang to you and hugged you this morning, and we sent. you to school with cookies for your teachers and classmates to celebrate. Food and treats are so central to birthdays, and it makes me…

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Here’s a little story from my afternoon… We were at our neighborhood playground with our neighbor friends. Since Grayson’s speech therapy was cancelled for today, I had driven home for a few minutes to get him off the school bus, then brought him back to the playground to let the kids play longer. I had…

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Five years ago today was possibly the worst day of my life. I was blindsided with the news that my not-quite two year old finally had a diagnosis, and it was terminal. For weeks (months? years?) after that day, all I could I focus on was Grayson is going to die. To me, the label…

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Dear Nolan, Happy Birthday to our baby, the caboose of our family. You are two. TWO! Honestly, I have no wistfulness about your babyhood slipping away or you being the last one; I’m excited for big kid stuff! You are a busy guy these days, with lots of budding interests. You love anything with wheels,…

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I watched you playing in the backyard today, giggling without a care as you soaked each other with the hose. Mercifully, you are oblivious to the turmoil and heaviness that hangs over our country today. At four and almost two years old, you are too young to comprehend the violent events that unfolded this month…

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