Monthly Archives: October 2013

Is it broken?

Earlier this month Hayden fell on his right arm and bruised it near the elbow.  It bruised but wasn’t much to speak of.  A few days later he fell off a skateboard onto the same spot. And he did this … Continue reading

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Got Milk?

Once Parker was able to lift a gallon of milk we trained him to bring his cup and the gallon of milk to us if he got thirsty.  Then, before giving him his milk cup, he has to put the … Continue reading

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Nana and Papa come to Texas.

Back in August my parents came to visit us for a week.  It did wonders for my soul to have them here.  We did a lot of resting, as you can see in this first picture. One night, however, we … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Part 5.)

And so we have arrived at the final part in the series documenting my struggles with 2013.  I’m glad you have read along.  The words I wrote in this particular post were all written last week and they were actually … Continue reading

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What we will miss: 14 – My fields.

Originally posted on thehamricks:
I don’t really like running in cities.  I don’t like having to stop at lights or crossing streets. I prefer paths where I only meet other runners or people out walking their dogs.  I can get…

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Leaving home to go home. (Part 4.)

In today’s installment I want to share a few keys to my healing process.  I’m thankful that there are so many different resources available and want to share them here for others to utilize. Keys are quite helpful.  If I … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Part 3)

If we had to compare this series about depression/blues to walking down a mountain into valley and then back up to another mountaintop, then we are now at the point where we’ve hit the bottom and are finally getting to … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Part 2)

Welcome to the series where I bare it all, exposing the tender spots on my heart regarding our most recent moves. Monday, in the introduction to the series, I shared why I’ve had such a hard time getting these words … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Part 1)

As I mentioned yesterday, most of what I wrote in the “Leaving home to go home” series was written over a month ago.  I’ve healed quite a bit since I wrote this and it’s taken me a few weeks to … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Series intro.)

Home.  I have to say, I love being home.  To define that, I mean my house, where my stuff is and where my family lives.  For a military family, the location of home changes frequently.  We haven’t moved as many as … Continue reading

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