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Being Reminded Of Life’s Other Half

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Being Reminded Of Life’s Other Half

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Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe at jenniferwolfe.net.
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Last weekend we remembered and rejoiced the life of a young man who died in an avalanche last winter. His tragic passing rattled any sense of security I was feeling about my own children on the mountain, out doing what they love and the possibility… There, under the spectacular azure sky painted with swirling clouds, […]

In Our Most Ordinary Days

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In Our Most Ordinary Days

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In our most ordinary days we have moments of happiness, moments of comfort and enjoyment, moments of seeing something that pleased us, something that touched us, moments of contacting the tenderness of our hearts. We can take joy in that. I find that it’s essential during the day to actually note when I feel happiness […]

The Only Thing You Shouldn’t Miss-According To Oprah & Me

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The Only Thing You Shouldn’t Miss-According To Oprah & Me

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The other night I sat at our dining room table, across from my daughter and her forever friend, A. It was late, and everyone else in the house had long since gone to sleep. As tired as I was, I couldn’t pull myself away from the moment – the chance to look across at them, […]

The Reasons Why I Didn’t Write A Book Last Summer

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The Reasons Why I Didn’t Write A Book Last Summer

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“What I want most this summer is simply to spend time with the ones I love. To have more days just like this one. Enough presence of mind to pay attention. And enough presence of heart to make gratitude my song, acceptance my refrain.” – Katrina Kenison I didn’t write a book last summer. In […]

Leaving Her At College The Second Year

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Leaving Her At College The Second Year

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I’d been driving in the dark for only about five minutes when I realized I never took her picture in front of her new house. Or in her new bedroom. Or her kitchen. Or her yard. And I started to cry as I watched the lights of Salt Lake City fade in my rear view […]