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Category Archives: Everyday Extraordinary

Sulphur Springs Trail: Take One

April 28, 2016by Leah Senona 1 Comment

My Monday solo hike of the Sulphur Springs Trail at Paris Mountain State Park was my pacing hike. Sulphur Springs Trail is rated strenuous and makes a good stamina-building hike within […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, Healthy Living, The Great Outdoors

There May Be Tears: A Beginner Backpacker Begins

April 26, 2016by Leah Senona Leave a comment

I hiked alone for the first time yesterday. As part of my make-it-up-as-I-go-along-with-some-help-from-more-experienced-folks training regimen for my first backpacking trip in June, I’m hitting trails at least twice a week. Before […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, Healthy Living, The Great Outdoors

Good Living: A Matter of Focus and Perspective

April 29, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

A few weeks ago, I was talking with someone who struggles with distorting reality according to her feelings about a particular situation or person at any given time. When something […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, Looking In/Looking Out

Waking Up to Joy

April 15, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button. — Brené Brown My latest wake-up call was brought to me by my almost 13-year-old nephew […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, In This Together

Life After Death

February 28, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

Today would have been my dad’s 59th birthday. I went to the zoo this afternoon to celebrate the first of his birthdays without him. My dad didn’t particularly like zoos […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, In This Together, The Tough Stuff

Celebrating Firsts

February 27, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

Because our girls were a teen and tween when they came to us, we’ve missed many of their firsts. First tooth, first word, first step, first scraped knee and all-better […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, In This Together

Do It! Do It! Do It!

February 25, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

Throughout this month, there have been moments when I’ve felt too drained, either mentally or emotionally, to put my fingers to the keyboard and type out anything beyond gibberish. Right […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, Writing Life

Yet Another Snow Day…

February 24, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

This morning began with a family walk around the neighborhood since the girls had a snow day. Snow days meant next to nothing to us before we had kids, especially […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, In This Together

Cold Night, Icy Day

February 17, 2015by Leah Senona 1 Comment

Neighbor kids rang our doorbell last night to see if our girls could come out and play in the sleet and ice. My promise of hot chocolate when they returned […]

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Everyday Extraordinary

The Wonders of Rest

February 15, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

I’m cheating a bit with this post. What you’re reading today was written last night because I desperately needed to take a break from my computer. Since the goal was […]

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Everyday Extraordinary, Looking In/Looking Out

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