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Visit Bookstores

I have always loved bookstores— especially the small, independent bookshops in little nooks and crannies. The ones made with brick and mortar on downtown streets with glass window fronts with pleasant displays of books and more books that beg you to visit. The sound of a bell's chime 🔔 when you enter the door 🚪… Continue reading Visit Bookstores

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Read to Children

Some of my fondest childhood memories are those snuggled up to my mother while she read bedtime stories to my brother and me. The simplicity and sanctitude of those memories are like tiny perfect pearls all strung together in a perfect circle of life. Now that I am a mother, I carry on this nighttime… Continue reading Read to Children

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Thank You, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Ten years ago, I left a cozy boho, beach life in Wilmington, North Carolina and moved two hours west to Fayetteville, North Carolina. I was newly engaged to marry my Green Beret beau— bordering on life as a soon-to-be Army wife. As most native North Carolinians, I had some bias and underestimated visions of what… Continue reading Thank You, Fayetteville, North Carolina

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New Year’s Eve Past

It dawned on me earlier that 30 plus years ago on this very day, I was spending the night with my grandparents— who were affectionately known as MaMa and PaPa. My parents thought they deserved some time to themselves on New Year's Eve. Mom would drive us to our grandparents home a hop, skip and… Continue reading New Year’s Eve Past