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Top 10 Books of 2021
All year I have completed LOTS of 10 Good Things Lists, especially my weekly 10 Good Things posts I write every Sunday on Instagram. At the conclusion of 2021, I’m writing a series of blog posts on some of the best things that got me through this year. The first list that is up is Continue reading
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My Last Photograph
Excerpted from my personal journal on Friday, April 2, 2021 Dear Dad, Today is Friday (Good Friday actually) and I find myself with more time than usual for today’s entry. I keep going back to this photo of you, Dad. It’s the last picture I took of you on December 29, 2020. We were all Continue reading
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February Things I Learned + Books I Read
Again, I’m keeping with a theme here for 2021. When I track and reflect on certain aspects of life I tend to feel more invested in myself and my growth. One of my most favorite ways to do that (and years I have witnessed the biggest growth) is through the process of documenting what I Continue reading
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February Wood Family Adventures
One of the things I have done over the years that has added immense value to me is to regularly document our family life. The benefits include: a succinct way to organize photos and memories, a digital scrapbook/record book of daily life that will be archived in a way that brings our entire family joy Continue reading
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A Year With Dolly: February
For most of my life, I have looked up to the southeast Tennessee ICON, Dolly Rebecca Parton. My parents had the iconic 8-track duet between Dolly and Kenny, “Islands in the Stream.” To this day, I feel a certain way when I hear that song. As I grew up we would spent every Christmas in Continue reading
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January Things I Learned + Books I Read
Again, I’m keeping with a theme here for 2021. When I track and reflect on certain aspects of life I tend to feel more invested in myself and my growth. One of my most favorite ways to do that (and years I have witnessed the biggest growth) is through the process of documenting what I Continue reading
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January Wood Family Adventures
One of the things I have done over the years that has added immense value to me is to regularly document our family life. The benefits include: a succinct way to organize photos and memories, a digital scrapbook/record book of daily life that will be archived in a way that brings our entire family joy Continue reading
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A Year With Dolly: January
For most of my life, I have looked up to the southeast Tennessee ICON, Dolly Rebecca Parton. My parents had the iconic 8-track duet between Dolly and Kenny, “Islands in the Stream.” To this day, I feel a certain way when I hear that song. As I grew up we would spent every Christmas in Continue reading
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Top 10 Purchases that Defined 2020
All year I have completed hundreds of 10 Good Things Lists. At the conclusion of 2020, I’m writing a series of blog posts on some of the best things that got me through this year. This list is dedicated to the top ten items I would say made the biggest impact on me during 2020. Continue reading
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Christmas Letter 2020
I’ve been writing these year end reflections for over a decade now but the last few have also served as a digital Christmas card in years when I haven’t sent them at all or only sent a small stash to blood relatives. (Read previous letters here: 2017 || 2018 || 2019) The takeaway–if you don’t Continue reading
