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Joy

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I'm trying to remember the last time I woke up and was excited about the day. There used to be a lot of these - Christmas, my birthday, vacation, end of school, there were a number of days that you could hardly wait to happen. Now, I struggle to wake up and it takes even longer to realize what day it is, and then all I can do is go through my mental calendar of all the things I have to do and I hate to say it, but none of them bring me joy. Joy Oh my gosh, I am so sick of people writing about joy. Joy When did I lose the joy in my life? I doubt I could pinpoint the day. Was it a specific day or a sequence of events? Is this what everyone feels? Joy I see people blog about it, write about it, make signs about it, and the whole time I want to call their bluff and see if they think that saying it out loud enough or writing it often enough will make them feel it. Or do they feel it and I am the outlier? I'm not sure if joy and fun are related but trying to r...
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The why

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So far I have had two blogs published. The first was all about adopting my second daughter and I called it, A Sister for Grace. I am so glad I captured those early days of adapting and adjusting and helping my daughter, understand and accept love and having a family. It helps me recall so many details that otherwise would have been lost. As my daughters got older, I realized posting only about their lives was an invasion into their privacy. They were going through the struggles that all teens do and did not need me broadcasting it into the universe. I decided I should shift the focus to me, as a mom, but also as a daughter, as the source of my posts. The reason the two roles, mom and daughter, were both intertwined as my parents live next door. This blog was called, My Sandwich Life, as I was living between two generations, trying to juggle the needs of both, while maintaining some type of life for myself. When life started getting too complicated, the posts dropped off and finally...
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