Book Review of The Hill by Leif Lathrop

Needed to do something different for about 1,000 reasons this week, so here’s an entirely off topic book review of The Hill by Leif Lathrop. It truly is

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Easy Kale Recipe for People Who Don’t Like Kale

Jump to recipeFile this under entirely off topic. I planned to write about a new cancer test this week. However, no thanks to medical drama (both human and

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Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Stress Buster

I originally found this homemade hot fudge sauce recipe from a quick online search, but it wasn’t turning out quite right. I asked for help inside a great

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Your Earlobes Aren’t Worried – A Tip From the Anxiety Trenches

I promise the silly title is worth it. You see, I’m increasingly amped up about a number of real-life things, but I recently developed a new coping mechanism

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The Rains Came

It started raining 7 days ago, and for the most part hasn’t stopped. On Lilly’s mountain we are safe and in no imminent danger. Please send your best

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3 Things You’ll Need in a Hospice Situation

In our quest to be helpful to YOU as we tell the crazy stories of our lives, here is some real-world advice you might need some day.

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Lyrics for My Life – Mumford & Sons

I buy very little music, but I’ve found “Babel,” the recent album from Mumford & Sons, to be an apt soundtrack for my life. While the full context

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Mostly Wordless Wednesday: Bird’s Nest in Empty Skull

Years and years ago, Tom bought a bunch of old skulls from a local farm sale. He thought they were neat and proceeded to put them around our

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Book Review: A Violet Season

Summer reading recommendation! A Violet Season by Kathy Leonard Czepiel is a fantastic read. Set in the Hudson River Valley in upstate New York in the late 1800s,

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2012 – The Year the Month of May Went Missing

More than likely we won’t remember much about May 2012 except for grief and heartache. The finer details? The day-to-day moments? Lost in an exhausted and emotional fog.

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