Category: Musings
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10 Years of Prayer
10 Years of Prayer The Valley Mom On: 10 Years of Prayer I bent over Bella’s crib yesterday to lift her out after her nap. As I gazed into her beautiful sleepy face I experienced a searing twinge. Not a nice twinge mind you, the kind that warms your heart and brings a tear to […]
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My Life is Like Ground Hog Day? I Love it Anyway 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007 Ground Hog Day? I Love it Anyway Being a stay at home mom is like the movie “Ground Hog” day with Bill Murray. You wake up to the same old people same old routine every day. You could change the routine, shake things up a little and brush your teeth AFTER […]
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Why God Made Moms
Thursday, July 12, 2007 Why God Made Moms My mother sent this too me via email not too long ago. It was on a particularly difficult morning and it made me smile when I received it. I had heard its contents once before, a few years ago at a teachers meeting in the old days […]
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Back to School (2007)
Thursday, July 26, 2007 Back to School Back to school, three simple words that carry so much anticipation for so many. Parents wait with bated breath as the calendar moves agonizingly slowly towards September. Children fantasize about stopping the flow of sand in the hourglass, making time stand still. There is an office supply store […]
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Happy Birthday to Me: What I Learned This Year (2007)
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Happy Birthday to Me: What I Learned This Year 1) Dreams do come true 2) Little girls ARE made of sugar and spice and everything nice 3) My husband is a fantastic Daddy 4) Babies do grow up and move away 5) God prepares you for #4 long before it happens 6) There are a lot of […]
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Google Mania 2007
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Google Mania Google me this….who is occupying the #8, #9 and #10 spots on page one of Google search for “Cynthia Peterson?” You guessed it …..MWAHHAHA! Out of 1,220,000, I landed on page 1! Three times! The first is from my Suite101 biography, the second highlights my new business site and […]
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Guilt, A Powerful Motivator
Sunday, May 6, 2007 Guilt: A Powerful Motivator Who knew teenagers could be so shiftless and lazy? I guess I should have since I distinctly recall having those very words flung my way when I was growing up. It happens quickly, this metamorphosis from loving, willing “I want to help Mama” child to “do I […]
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Coming Home 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Gram Gram Will be Home Soon I don’t know if everyone has been aware or not, but Kory and I have been flying solo for the past month. Our cheerleader and #1 backup parent, my mom, has been in Costa Rica for the past month. While day to day routines have […]
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The Diagnosis
Thursday, April 19, 2007 The Diagnosis You find yourself sitting across from a professional, who just spent 2 hours “evaluating” your child. Words are uttered, a diagnosis you prayed you would not hear. In your heart, you new this was possible, maybe even probable, but having a professional validate your deepest fears is an experience […]
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Goodbye Sweet Casey (2007)
Monday, March 12, 2007 Good Bye Sweet Casey Did you hear that sound last night; the horrific racket of a thousand plate glass windows shattering in unison? You didn’t? Are you sure? I swear it was so loud it could have been heard from the foamy coast of sunny Los Angeles to the towering Statue of Liberty […]
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