Posts by Mike

  • Attributes of a good friend- look up Ashley Taube

    Attributes of a good friend- look up Ashley Taube

    attributes of a good friend they feel like home they are honest with you they remind you of your power they support you in your healing they have a revitalizing presence they hold a vision of your success they support you in new adventures they lift you up with joy and laughter they bring out…

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  • It’s Your Birthday!

    It’s Your Birthday!

    04/05/2021 Today is Ashley’s Birthday. Rather, Monday was. Honestly I was too busy being present and “living” her day out to post this blog. Trying to figure out what to do for Ash’s big Four-Zero b-day has been hard.  Not for the simple fact that I can’t ask her what she wants… But I’ve become accustomed…

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  • #Goals

    #Goals

    This is a goals list I made for the Summer of 2005. I had to have written in the Spring of that same year. Thinking back to who I was back then I didn’t know much but I knew what I wanted. I put it down on paper. I told them to my closest friend…

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  • Twenty, twenty…

    Twenty, twenty…

    Today after work the boys and I went to the cemetery to visit Ashley’s grave. We talked to Ashley, said the Lord’s prayer, sat with her and enjoyed the break in the clouds. (Ashley has a way of requesting some nice weather whenever I visit, at least momentarily). As we were walking back to the…

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  • “If you want to change the world go home and love your family.”- Mother Teresa

    “If you want to change the world go home and love your family.”- Mother Teresa

    We have that sign in our home, and by looking at Etsy and Pinterest, so do many other people (yes, I Etsy) . It is a famous quote by Mother Teresa. Or so I thought. When you look it up you may find that she said this quote instead: “If you want to bring peace to…

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  • Snowcation

    Snowcation

    As you may have noticed, I haven’t blogged in a long while. I’ve been writing but haven’t had time to post a finished version of anything I have written. Timehop and Facebook memories kind of inspired me to write something this week. As I am reminded, ten years ago today we had a snow day…

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