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You might as well fly
Posted On September 12, 2017

Today I am doing something I haven't done since I became a mom. I am flying... for business. Flying... alone. I am speaking for a small group of professionals tomorrow. …

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For better or for worse
September 5, 2017

For better or for worse. We were 23 and 25. Better or worse? What could that cover? Losing a job. Being annoyed by one not loading the dishwasher appropriately... or …


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The days that saved my life (volume 2)
August 31, 2017

Yesterday I spoke. I shared my story of babies, and breast cancer. I shared my story of babies, and breast cancer and healing. I shared my story of babies, and …


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The cradle will fall
August 29, 2017

I remember the day we found it. It was in 2008 when nurseries were widely pink, blue, or yellow. At least that's what seemed to be the norm. There was …


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But really. Thank you.
August 24, 2017

September 7, 2008, the Mr and I logged on to the world wide web. The interwebs. The information super highway. And even though the baby had started growing on the (Ashli) Brehm …


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Yes, they’re fake (and other questions I answer before you can ask them)
August 23, 2017

"So yeah. These are fake. Just in case you're wondering."How's that for a conversation starter? Or an intro to someone new? Because well, that's one of the many go-to statements …


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Chasing Totality
August 22, 2017

Yesterday. August 21, 2017. Millions of people stopped.Millions of people stopped and looked up.Looked up from phones.From phones.From phones.From phones.In 2017, that's profound.Millions of people stopped. Dropped what they were …


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And then I wore white
August 19, 2017

Two years ago. August 31, 2015. Hilton Downtown Omaha. Me. In a black dress. Holding onto some of my people. I'd had my first mammogram in that dress. At 33 years …


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That small town feel
August 7, 2017

I have written, over and over and over throughout the past {almost} 9 years about being a small town girl. I've shared about my small town heart. About the way …


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It’s different this year 
August 3, 2017

It started in Des Moines. It was then, 8 adults, 1 infant. And a fancy seafood restaurant. With a tired infant.  The next year, we traveled to Colorado. 8 adults. 3 …