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CPQ September Newsletter (opens the original)
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When I was a younger mom, attending something called Mom Nights with our local homeschool group, we would have guest speakers at some of our events. During one such event, an older mom who had graduated all of her children gave a talk about how much she struggled when that season of her life was over. She shared how she had put so much of herself into it that she wrestled to find her footing after. She expressed her grief, and I remember walking away feeling as if I needed to make sure I didn’t
CPQ August Newsletter (opens the original)
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Last week, I sat down in the green chair in my room and began The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd.In a moment of passion following the existential experience of running my hands over the stacked covers of several alluring nature books at Barnes & Noble, I ended up with a copy of The Living Mountain in my bag and on my TBR shelf. The introduction itself, describing Nan’s outdoor habits—her deep love of the outdoors and especially for her natural, hometown landscape—is a masterclass in living the
CPQ July Newsletter (opens the original)
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A few nights ago, my oldest romped home at 11:30 pm after seeing Odyssey with her friend’s family. She maneuvered herself in between me and the tall dresser that serves as a nightstand at the side of our bed and started her narration. Except it wasn’t a narration, really. It was just a girl telling her mom (who kept alternating between bottling up all the goodness of the moment and trying desperately not to fall asleep) all about what a fun night she just had while throwing in some personal refl
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