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When David Becomes Dad
I don’t know if your home but five o’clock hits different in this house. It’s like the whole day shifts gears the second David walks back through that door. He doesn’t announce it. He doesn’t make a big deal out of it. He just steps into the house and the energy changes — the way it does when the person who holds everything together finally comes home. David barely gets his boots off before the dogs are climbing him like he’s the returning hero in a movie. C’s already talking to him about something — driving, work, a game, a plan, a question — and I’m standing there trying to…
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The Middle of the Day, Where Everything Happens at Once
I don’t know about in your home or with your family or friends but the middle of the day where everything and nothing happens at once. By the time noon rolls around, the morning has already taken a bite out of me, and the day hasn’t even shown its teeth yet. This is the part of the day where everything hits at once — the work, the house, the planning, the Easter prep, the “Mom, did you see this?” and the “We need to add this to the list,” and the “Did you check your email?” and the “What are we doing for dinner?” even though dinner is still hours…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
