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Author Archives: SarahBocco

Shades of Grey

They entered my life stealthily with no fanfare and no invitation. They took up residence without me even noticing; in fact it was my husband that told me of their existence. I now have grey hair. There are not many, but I know once a few take up residence it is just a matter of (…) MORE »

Are We Done?

First, I need to apologize to all my friends that have heard this a million times already. I am sorry, but not that sorry because I value your opinion, but I do realize this question can only be answered by my husband and me. How do you know when you are done? Even the question (…) MORE »

Hoping to Adjust

Each week I watch my son through the two-way mirror at his gymnastics class. I watch him smile, have fun and try and get other people to smile. I watch him and hope… I hope the teacher doesn’t label him. I hope she sees his gentle soul. I hope she sees he is trying his (…) MORE »

Gone But Not Forgotten

I don’t know why I hung onto them, but I have. Really they are just a couple sheets of paper that can easily be put into a box or tucked in the pages of a book to be forgotten, but I didn’t forget. While I don’t think about them everyday, I never did throw them (…) MORE »

Distractions

Just a few more days until the New Year begins and I have been thinking about what, if any, resolutions I will attempt to take on. I want it to be realistic and meaningful and something that can be done in small steps with room for error and forgiveness. Over the summer, the Mormon Church (…) MORE »

Setting the Bar Low

Holiday time again! I can tell it is holiday time because starting on Halloween we are bombarded at the stores with Christmas décor and music, and I hear the constant drone of “I want Santa to bring me that…” whenever a toy commercial comes on or a catalog arrives in the mail. This year I (…) MORE »

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