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Category Archives: In This Together

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

How to Love a Foster Parent

April 7, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

If you’re reading this, chances are you are either a foster parent or you know a foster parent. Many of the people in a foster parent’s life want to show […]

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In This Together

Sweating, Gasping, and Teaching Life Lessons

April 1, 2015by Leah Senona 2 Comments

I worked out in front of my girls today. I didn’t want to exercise at all. It was after 5:00 pm, I was tired, the house was warm, the girls […]

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In This Together, Looking In/Looking Out

Not Just Another Mommy Blog (I Hope)

March 30, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

I’ve been fighting the transition for weeks. The first whisper of it came mid-March and I ignored it. I avoided writing in this space because for me writing is an […]

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In This Together, Looking In/Looking Out, Writing Life

Leah & Brian’s After School Special: Parents Are People, Too

March 4, 2015by Leah Senona 4 Comments

Brian and I are tired. Beyond the normal responsibilities of adulthood and parenting, we’ve been taxed by the additional duties of working through grief and trying to adopt our girls. Add in […]

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In This Together, Looking In/Looking Out, The Tough Stuff

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

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

Parenting With Cookies

February 22, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

Shortly after the girls arrived, we discovered they’d never eaten any Girl Scout cookies. I remember us both recoiling in mock horror and telling them we’d make sure they tried […]

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In This Together

Fun at Double Blessing Farm

February 21, 2015by Leah Senona Leave a comment

If every person in the world had friends like my friends Rachel and John, every person in the world would be a happier, better person. We took a trip to […]

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