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Learning the Chicken Dance at 88.

Posted on March 23, 2015 by

I remember learning the chicken dance as an adult at the first German wedding I attended. As I thought, “How ridiculous!, You want me to do WHAT!?!” Then you begin the dance with the hand beaks comes a smirk, the … Continue reading →

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On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…a tech free space.

Posted on December 30, 2014 by

I looked around the room to see five people all facing the middle of the room, the television showing a movie we were watching ‘together’. It should have been a great shared experience, but for the five people in the … Continue reading →

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On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…time.

Posted on December 29, 2014 by

The holidays bring such an onslaught of busy-ness that we often forget to spend time with the most important people in our lives, our families. In the hustle and bustle of the season, in the family politics, the office parties … Continue reading →

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On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me…entertainment.

Posted on December 28, 2014 by

Entertainment is a form of escape. It takes on different forms and most of them do not involve work. So, when someone is watching an awesome bowl game between two college teams with as much back story drama as ’50 … Continue reading →

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On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…freedom.

Posted on December 27, 2014 by

As our kids and I stood in the Lubbock airport and watch mommy go through security, I am struck by the difference that almost ten years of marriage makes. She is going to visit her family that is in need … Continue reading →

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On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…equity.

Posted on December 24, 2014 by

This is the fifth post in this series, let me recommend you first read ‘Twelve Debts of Christmas‘, ‘Family Holiday Ground Rules’, ‘1 Million Dollars’ and ‘A Mental Breakdown’. Okay, okay lets be honest this doesn’t really happen, right? Equity in time, spending, … Continue reading →

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On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me…family holiday ground rules.

Posted on December 19, 2014 by

The second debt of Christmas is to your immediate family. There are so many things that pull on you during the holidays and you have to develop family ground rules to deal with those issues. These are general rules on … Continue reading →

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