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<\/a>Thus began our whirlwind summer…unpacking,\u00a0various college orientations, church camp, preparations for our oldest to go on a mission trip,\u00a0buying\u00a0sprees for college supplies, trips to see friends, purchasing a new car, finding new doctors, and all the other fun that goes with moving.\u00a0\u00a0 And in the midst of it all, I was trying<\/em><\/strong> to\u00a0prepare my heart for sending three more kids off to college.\u00a0 (One of our sons is staying home and going to school locally.)<\/p>\nIt\u00a0should<\/em> <\/strong>be easy.<\/p>\n Which brings me to\u00a0the present.\u00a0 I have written and rewritten several posts that were to be the launching point of my new life.\u00a0(Not that I put any<\/em> kind of pressure on myself!) \u00a0The problem is, I don’t like any of them.\u00a0 They fall flat.\u00a0 They’re lifeless.\u00a0 They’re lacking passion.<\/p>\n Part of it may be that I’m out of practice.\u00a0 There is something to be said about practicing your craft so that it flows more easily.<\/p>\n Everyone who has gone before me has said that it will just take time.\u00a0 I trust their words and know that life will again\u00a0regain it’s color and richness.\u00a0 It’s just getting through the middle part….<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This past June, my youngest four kids graduated from high school.\u00a0 Within days,\u00a0all of us\u00a0were packing up and moving to a new city. Thus began our whirlwind summer…unpacking,\u00a0various college orientations, church camp, preparations for our oldest to go on a … Continue reading <\/a>So now that everyone\u00a0has moved and we are all trying to get used to our new normals, I’m supposed to be diving into my ‘new season of\u00a0 life’<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0(Can you see me doing air quotes with a snarky smile?) \u00a0Part of which\u00a0 includes a new beginning for my blog; a\u00a0commitment to writing daily and posting more regularly, which should be easy considering it’s been nine months from my last posting!<\/p>\n<\/a>But mostly, I think it’s because right now my heart is divided and living in several locations across Texas, making writing from the heart very difficult.\u00a0 Everything has lost some of its liveliness and spark.<\/p>\n