life – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Creating space. /post/2015/02/10/space/ /post/2015/02/10/space/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:15:00 +0000 http://b14208bd-d95b-4897-adf7-d009b1ecf6d8 Three stories from the past few days: —– ( 1 ) Over the weekend my (very generous) mother-in-law treated me and my sister-in-law to manicures and pedicures. Let me tell you, it was wonderful! I hadn’t had my nails done … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/02/10/space/feed/ 0 My heart has been happy these last few weeks. /post/2014/05/12/happenings/ /post/2014/05/12/happenings/#respond Mon, 12 May 2014 10:22:00 +0000 http://0f6b8a0e-f146-4b31-9866-df2db04bb561 Life is made up of so many little moments/events that I’m awful at recording (both online and in my ‘real’ journal) but I don’t want to forget. I keep realizing that time is passing by quickly and we’ve been busy … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2014/05/12/happenings/feed/ 0 It’s all in the numbers. /post/2014/04/02/numbers/ /post/2014/04/02/numbers/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 06:58:00 +0000 http://274cef0b-71ad-4e5b-b688-954eed0d8407 Something you may not know about me is that I’m a (closet) numbers nerd. Like, I’m completely interested in all things numbers and statistics and any and all articles that share numbers and statistics…. When I visit a new city, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2014/04/02/numbers/feed/ 0 When I grow up… /post/2013/10/15/professional/ /post/2013/10/15/professional/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:58:00 +0000 http://9d576b5e-6b3f-4bf4-8569-b9c0abfcf1ae As you know, I’ve been on the job hunt for quite some time. And unfortunately, I’m still quite unemployed and getting a little bit bored of this whole ‘job searching’ thing. I think I’m going through a quarter-life crisis (I’ve … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/10/15/professional/feed/ 0 When did my friends and I start talking about families and babies and marriage and adult things?! /post/2013/05/29/growing-up/ /post/2013/05/29/growing-up/#respond Wed, 29 May 2013 06:15:00 +0000 http://5b400296-1c1b-4df6-9e1b-86b535783468 I was talking to a girlfriend over the weekend and had one of those moments when I thought: How the heck did I get here?! I’m sure you know what I mean. It’s like, where has time gone?! It’s so … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/05/29/growing-up/feed/ 0 During weeks like this I wish I could eat my weight in brownies. Daily. /post/2013/05/23/bad-week/ /post/2013/05/23/bad-week/#respond Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:00 +0000 http://381b439b-6837-4a65-b44c-ae63e89e431e Confession: (OK, this isn’t really a confession, but it sounds more dramatic that way). This has been a pretty shit week. And the worst part is that it’s not over yet! Two more days.  I can do this. This is … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/05/23/bad-week/feed/ 0 How am I so busy but get nothing done? (This isn’t a trick question). /post/2013/04/22/how-am-i-so-busy-but-get-nothing-done-this-isnt-a-trick-question/ /post/2013/04/22/how-am-i-so-busy-but-get-nothing-done-this-isnt-a-trick-question/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:50:00 +0000 http://55845669-34fd-4e96-9b8a-a75afff92150 Lately the sermons at our church have been so timely with what I spend most of my day thinking about. Or perhaps I just hear the sermons differently because of what I’m thinking about sub-consciously when the pastor is speaking. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/04/22/how-am-i-so-busy-but-get-nothing-done-this-isnt-a-trick-question/feed/ 0 Receiving an unexpected gift in the mail is my very favorite thing. /post/2013/01/28/receiving-an-unexpected-gift-in-the-mail-is-my-very-favorite-thing/ /post/2013/01/28/receiving-an-unexpected-gift-in-the-mail-is-my-very-favorite-thing/#respond Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:17:00 +0000 http://745869dc-8531-42f2-bc9d-7381bec4112f I really love receiving gifts in the mail.  Actually, that would imply that I often receive gifts in the mail, which would be quite misleading.  By ‘gifts’ I mean that I love receiving packages in the mail that I’ve ordered … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/01/28/receiving-an-unexpected-gift-in-the-mail-is-my-very-favorite-thing/feed/ 0 She said it better than I ever could. Inspired. /post/2013/01/10/she-said-it-better-than-i-ever-could-inspired/ /post/2013/01/10/she-said-it-better-than-i-ever-could-inspired/#respond Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:58:00 +0000 http://41a5be11-7c1f-4ce4-a0c9-55758af5f0f6 Now is your time. Become, believe, try. Walk closely with people you love, and with other people who believe that God is very good and life is a grand adventure. Don’t spend time with people who make you feel like … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/01/10/she-said-it-better-than-i-ever-could-inspired/feed/ 0 Please don’t chase that baby stroller. /post/2012/11/27/please-dont-chase-that-baby-stroller/ /post/2012/11/27/please-dont-chase-that-baby-stroller/#respond Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:54:00 +0000 http://2bdc0fd8-cf89-44e1-b255-8e8a8084b6dd Isn’t it great when your dog is wonderfully well-behaved and doesn’t attack the runners/strollers/skateboarders/other dogs/anything-that-moves-faster-than-him? I wouldn’t know.  Our dog is an asshole. I’m fairly certain he thinks his entire life mission revolves around Eating Ensuring we are safe from … Continue reading →

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