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Our First Girls’ Trip: A Weekend to Remember in Breckenridge, Colorado

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Some trips are years in the making, and when they finally happen, they’re everything you hoped they would be. Our first girls’ trip to Breckenridge, Colorado, was exactly that, a weekend filled with laughter, breathtaking mountain views, delicious food, meaningful conversations, and the kind of memories that remind you how important it is to make […]

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A Christmas Birthday Getaway in Arizona

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Christmas looked a little different for us this year, and honestly, it was exactly what we needed. We celebrated my husband’s 60th birthday with a festive desert escape at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa, trading snow and sweaters for cactuses and canyon views. We kicked things off on our first night with a stroll

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A 10-Year Anniversary I Never Asked For, Yet I’m Grateful For

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Ten years have passed since that snowy Thanksgiving Day when my teenage son’s screams echoed through hospital hallways and tore through my heart. A decade since the oxygen masks, the spinal fractures, the collapsed lung, the immobilization, the narcotics, the despair, and the quiet fear I carried that maybe I wouldn’t get to hear his

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Closing a Chapter

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In the year following my mother’s passing, I traveled to Puerto Rico to help my siblings settle her estate. Part of that process was preparing the home I grew up in to sell. To keep the property in the family, my sister agreed to purchase it. It was both emotionally and physically exhausting. The most

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Weekend Visit to Tampa, Florida

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On our way to Orlando for a conference, my husband and I decided to make a weekend stop in Tampa Bay to visit my stepson and his wife. Because our flight was delayed, we met up for a late-night drink at a local brewery. That first hug after being apart for so long always feels

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My Mother’s Passing-Saying GoodBy

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My mother passed away suddenly in May 2023, just two months before her 80th birthday. My siblings and I had been planning a celebration for her, imagining how much joy she would feel surrounded by the people who loved her most. Instead, we were left with profound sorrow, the kind that follows when someone you

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Wedding Trip to Puerto Rico

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My husband and I traveled to Puerto Rico in 2023 to attend my niece’s wedding. The ceremony took place beneath an elegant gazebo overlooking the Caribbean Sea, an unforgettable backdrop for such a beautiful moment. When the Maid of Honor and Best Man began walking down the aisle, followed by the couple’s parents, it was

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Caring for Elderly Parents from a Distance

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Caring for elderly parents from a distance can be deeply challenging. My mother currently lives in Puerto Rico while I’m in Colorado, and staying involved in her care requires more than phone calls or video chats. Since my father passed away twelve years ago, my 79-year-old mother has continued living in the home where I

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Death of Loved Ones

How to grow closer during Social Distancing-COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Coronavirus crisis has forced many of us to adjust to dramatic life changes and new family dynamics. To protect our loved ones and help prevent the spread of the virus, we’ve been asked to socially distance, even from the people we most want to be close to. Although we’ve found creative ways to stay

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