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My Destination is No Longer Set by the Way the Wind Blows 1

My Destination is No Longer Set by the Way the Wind Blows

2017-11-15
By: Live by Surprise
On: November 15, 2017
In: Divorce, Marriage
With: 5 Comments

I was struck today by a thought.  We’re still renovating (painting) the new condo. Hubs and I have been working fairly effectively together. I’m doing the middle of the walls and he’s doing the detail work. We turned on some music, poured out the paint, and just got it done.Continue Reading

Why I Should Never Have Had Children

2014-11-10
By: Live by Surprise
On: November 10, 2014
In: Motherhood, Parenting
With: 0 Comments

OK…so my title is a bit of a misnomer.  I have three beautiful children.  I deal with headaches from the father of two of them regularly.  But I would NEVER, EVER wish them away because I don’t want to deal with them.  All three of them are a spectacular gift.Continue Reading

Finding Light After Darkness

Finding Light After Darkness

2014-07-08
By: Live by Surprise
On: July 8, 2014
In: Divorce, Marriage
With: 0 Comments

I was out with a group of women the other day and got into a conversation about husbands – and how difficult it could be to work with someone.  One woman told a story of asking her husband to get a bottle for her while she was feeding their child.Continue Reading

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Doctor Who: The Forgotten
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Chronic Profit: Building Your Small Business While Managing Persistent Pain
Doctor Who: The Slitheen Excursion
The Other Emily
Tracing Your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums: A Guide for Family Historians
Memories of Tomorrow
The Mercy of Snakes
Red Rain
The Praying Mantis Bride
Photographing the Dead
In the Heart of the Fire
The Painted Girls
The Other Typist
The Woman Who Stole My Life
Great Shape Hunt, The
Zoe's First Book of Seasons
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey Issue #0


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