Julie Lyles Carr

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. John Steinbeck Looking back, she does question her sanity. But at the time, it seemed like it could be a fun adventure….
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May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. John 17:23 It’s spectacular when it happens. It is transcendent. And it only happens in moments of perfect unity. You see it sometimes in dance. You sometimes hear it in music. It is that…
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~Partly Cloudy Skies~ Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:59:00 +0000julielylescarr

I asked 5 of 8 to tell 6 of 8 I needed her to come speak with me back in my bedroom. He complied and ambled out to the kitchen table where she was sitting. “6,” he said, standing right next to her. No response from my little diva coloring quietly at the table. “6,” he said, a little more…
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I’d really like to write something pithy and witty today. I really would. But I’ve had a little household chore going for which I must purposely turn off my brain and simply execute the necessary steps to complete the chore. I speak, of course, of the fine art of scooping. As in, toddler poop scooping. Bath time can be going…
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