I scoured the tiny town looking for an oasis in the desert—Dollar General.  On the road for work, I needed a couple of essentials I had left home without, and I was hopeful I could find what I needed.  I pulled into the parking lot and my eyes caught the bright flash of their neon pink and orange shirts.  Two tiny sisters probably about two and three years old who darted off the sidewalk before their mom could catch them. …

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I stood looking in the mirror as I exhaled in frustration.  “Seriously, what’s it going to take?  I mean, I was watching what I ate and running, and still nothing!” With all the love and kindness he could muster, sweet husband looked at me and said, “But Babe, you did that for about a week.” As I rolled my eyes as far back in my head as they would go, I thought, How rude!  How mean!  How… right.  Don’t you…

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