Category Archives: beauty

Wherever you are, my love will find you….

Posted on January 2, 2016 by jenn

I wanted you more than you ever will know so I sent love to follow wherever you go. It’s high as you wish it. It’s quick as an elf. You’ll never outgrow it…it stretches itself! So climb any mountain… climb … Continue reading →

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Live in the Moment (by Casey)

Posted on April 7, 2013 by jenn

I knew that I wanted to marry Jenn within our first year of dating. I think she wanted the same thing, as we used to talk about what our wedding and marriage would be like. During these talks, she recommended … Continue reading →

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Beauty

Posted on September 17, 2012 by jenn

There aren’t enough words to capture the beauty we’ve seen over the past days. Mountain ranges that have brought tears to my eyes. Rock formations and structures that have taken my breath away. Countless times we have all exclaimed “are … Continue reading →

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Letter to a Brand New Baby Girl

Posted on July 23, 2012 by jenn

Dear New Baby Girl, In the grand scheme of all things, I haven’t known your parents that long. Only a few years really. A couple of years ago, I watched them dance at their wedding to a song that soon … Continue reading →

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When You Don’t Know What to Say…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by jenn

I have opened a new post so many times the past couple of days. My words feel forced, and empty. Writer’s block? Or toomanythoughtstoorganizeblock? I’m not sure. But I’m still here. Watching the trees become alive with vibrant green leaves. … Continue reading →

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Her Baby

Posted on April 1, 2012 by jenn

The music clicks on. I watch them begin to move to the soft melody. I flash to a picture I once saw of a chubby, blond-hair, blue-eyed little boy with a grin that clearly lit up any room like a … Continue reading →

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Red Shoes

Posted on March 25, 2012 by jenn

They made me feel powerful. Sometimes I would click them three times, and spin around. I would chant softly “There’s no place like home,” and be transformed into a world of make believe. Sometimes I would pretend I was a … Continue reading →

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