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That Brave Leap

By NataliePosted on February 29, 2024February 29, 2024
  • Happiness

February 29, 2016. Leap Day. Here is what I remember: Sophia — a Monday, the first day I spent with her. Six months later she’d […]

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Ice & Open Water

By NataliePosted on February 25, 2024February 25, 2024
  • Happiness

Warm winter weekends that feel like spring and I am a little more myself again these past two days after weeks of spinning. Walks around […]

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Four Generations

By NataliePosted on February 23, 2024February 23, 2024
  • Happiness
  • Poetry

Four men in four generations Four bald heads and four big smiles Darling boy, you carry a big and beautiful legacy Within the little six […]

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One, Two, Three

By NataliePosted on February 22, 2024February 22, 2024
  • Happiness

Count the gratitude in threes: One – a friend goes home today. A too-long hospital stay. Here’s to looking at the water, and brighter horizons […]

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Kai

By NataliePosted on February 20, 2024February 20, 2024
  • Happiness

Back home after an exciting 24 hours in Madison welcoming my nephew, Kai. I got to hold him in my arms this morning. He is […]

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Nephew

By NataliePosted on February 19, 2024February 19, 2024
  • Happiness
  • Poetry

My baby brotherHas a babyHolds him skin-to-skinIn the pictureAnd my world fills up again Because there was everything that was wrongAnd then there is this:My […]

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Storyworth

By NataliePosted on February 16, 2024February 16, 2024
  • Happiness

Tonight, my dad and his best friend old stories over lasagna and old fashioneds and wine. I gifted my dad a Storyworth subscription for Christmas, […]

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Weekend Gratitude

By NataliePosted on February 11, 2024February 11, 2024
  • Happiness

With Love, Natalie

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Barbie Baby Shower

By NataliePosted on January 27, 2024January 27, 2024
  • Happiness

I was in my hometown for my sister-in-law’s baby shower today — I will be an aunt next month! I’m going to be a mess […]

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A Day of Connection

By NataliePosted on January 14, 2024January 14, 2024
  • Happiness

My day has been overflowing with connection. And I didn’t even have to leave my home. My friend Jenna and I did a coffee/Diet Coke […]

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