deep breath…

unbelievably, we have GOOD NEWS.
which makes me cry for the 7th consecutive day in a row. :)
But happy tears this time.
We had our ultrasound as planned this morning and there was a heartbeat; a healthy bounding heart rate of 120!! whew. Last week on this very day it felt like [...]

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update

this will be brief because I’m tired. (and yes, I’m afraid some of you received this same update verbatim by way of email–like I said, soooo tired.) After this, I think I’m checking out of the blog world for a little while; and the phones may occasionally be off. We’re not depressed in [...]

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broken, but not forever

First, a big huge thank you to everyone for loving us in a thousand different ways. Yes, I may have let your calls go through to voicemail but I listened to every message, read every email/card, inhaled the sweet scent of every flower, ate every bit of chocolate, and felt completely covered by your [...]

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Why it matters.

When we walked into church this morning, there was this gigantic canvas that stood upright in the front of the room. In charcoal, Kristen had sketched a tall tree, a bare boned and stark black frame against the white. On my chair I picked up a transparent green leaf; on chairs all throughout [...]

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Happy St. Patty’s Day!!

Some Irish blood pumps through these veins so for those of you who celebrate by throwing back a pint, have one for me today. ;)
Cheers!
I got to swing by the hospice office this morning. oh, how I miss those ladies!! The more I meet with Jim, the more I wonder–though I haven’t [...]

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reading between the lines.

I have a pretty good idea of who drops in on the blog from time to time, and I’m pretty sure most of the world knows by now our crazy, happy news. It’s true, the Long’s are having a baby!!!!
When we found out last Friday we told ourselves that we would tell [...]

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happiest weekend ever, in the history of us.

So it’s been a good weekend.
Saturday, some snowflakes blanketed good ole Unicoi county again. It never stays long but I do love it when it’s falling from the sky. We pretty much hibernated all day Saturday and we loved every moment of it.
Sunday, after church we hopped in the [...]

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a little shameless love for Luke.

every now and then people need an extra dose of love…
so this, sweet luke, is for you.
Kyle and I just want you to know that we’re loving you.
We think you’re one of the kindest, funniest, wittiest, most selfless human beings on planet earth.
seriously.
so know that we’re praying; and we love you; and I’m [...]

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own what moves you.

you stretch imaginations and souls.
you touch ears and eyes and tongues
and set them free.
you offer life to carcasses
dusty with the soil of everyday life.
you are spirit.
you are here.
do the first miracle of all in my life–
help me to believe in you.
and set your mysterious strength loose
in my life. -story
A few weeks ago, I met [...]

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