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I Have Only One Resolution

December 30, 2018 / BY Laura Swallow
Wow, 2018 has really flown by for me. Anyone else? Looking back, it's hard to take in everything that happened. Lisanna turned 5 and Arrow turned 4 I finished up my 3rd year of teaching and started my 4th We hit the 2 year mark of living in Japan I turned 27 I found out I am pregnant and carried this baby for...

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Don't Get Me Wrong

December 28, 2018 / BY Laura Swallow
Sometimes it's hard to be a working parent. Don't get me wrong. I love my job. It isn't like I just happened into it, it was very intentional. I wanted a job that would mean something. I knew when I decided that I would one day have a family and someone would need to provide for that family. Whether it would be me...

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I'll Tell Them Again

December 19, 2018 / BY Laura Swallow
Time is a funny thing. It passes by too quickly and not at all. I pause for a second to take a breath and then notice that months have passed. I promise to love this man for my entire life and suddenly seven years of that life have slipped from my grasp. I hold my babies’ hands and teach them each day, only...

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