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Hate is a Sin

Ilinap · May 24, 2012 ·

  I've been taking a little jog down Memory Lane. It's really the only jogging I do. I wrote this post in March 2008 and was astonished how it rings ever more true today. Our world is full of goodness, grace, and generosity. I know it is. I see it and experience it from … [Read more...] about Hate is a Sin

Tags: America, equality, love, politics, values

KateDiCamillo is my hero. – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · May 23, 2012 ·

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Too Early. Too Soon. Too Fast.

Ilinap · May 22, 2012 ·

When Bird was a toddler he would sleep smack in the center of his bed with his left cheek smushed into the pillow, his knees tucked under him, and his booty up in the air. He did this as an infant as soon as he could maneuver in the sleep sack. He has always been a good sleeper, … [Read more...] about Too Early. Too Soon. Too Fast.

Tags: Bird, children, family, love, motherhood

Stir It Up – Student Loan Interest Hikes and Same Sex Marriage

Ilinap · May 20, 2012 ·

  Shockingly, I have some things to say about two very different issues - one that affects me personally right where it hurts and one that affects me as a citizen and human being. Republicans voted to double student loan interest rates. Ouch. That's the one that hurts … [Read more...] about Stir It Up – Student Loan Interest Hikes and Same Sex Marriage

Tags: America, children, community, education, equality, love, North Carolina, politics, values

Donna Summer Disco Queen – 5:00 Fridays

Ilinap · May 18, 2012 ·

I never realized how R-rated all the song lyrics my friend Katie and I used to sing while swinging on the old metal swing set in the backyard back in the day. We'd toss our heads back and kick up our feet trying to make the post of the swing set pop out of the ground while … [Read more...] about Donna Summer Disco Queen – 5:00 Fridays

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, cocktail, fun, happy hour, music, party

I long to be here again. – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · May 16, 2012 ·

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Tags: travel, vacation, wordless Wednesday

Mother’s Day Cheer – 5:00 Fridays

Ilinap · May 11, 2012 ·

I could use this time and space to wax poetically about how motherhood as brightened my world and added an eternal lilt in my step. I could go on about how I adore my sons and want to wrap them in my motherly shawl to squeeze what's left of their cherubic little boy bodies. I … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Cheer – 5:00 Fridays

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, fun, happy hour, motherhood, party

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