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“If you can dream it, you can do it.”

June 28, 2017 Keirsten Lyons

Birthdays were always kind of a big deal at our house. When the boys were growing up, more often than not we were in a new place, and so they were great opportunities to invite new neighbors and classmates, meet parents and make new friends. And besides, birthdays were just fun! I loved the boys’… Continue reading “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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Father’s Day Reflections

June 18, 2017June 18, 2017 Keirsten Lyons

It’s Father’s Day, and it's a day I haven’t reflected on for a really long time. Really reflected, I mean. Deeper than the childhood memories that surface of those fun and silly gifts we'd give, year after year.  Things dad must just love, right?  Like soap on a rope!  Or how about those ‘magic’ mugs… Continue reading Father’s Day Reflections

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His Truest Truths

June 2, 2017 Keirsten Lyons

Dear friends, Today I have the privilege of sharing a story about my dear friend Lucille.  You can read part of it below, and the rest on (in)courage, a daily devotional that's been a huge source of strength to me over the last few years. Though Lucille no longer physically holds my hand in hers,… Continue reading His Truest Truths

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Take time to remember…

May 29, 2017May 30, 2017 Keirsten Lyons

Sharing my husband's thoughtful, poignant words here today. Take time to remember…  “I, _____ , having been appointed [an officer] in the [Armed Forces], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to… Continue reading Take time to remember…

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what I find in the wanting

December 6, 2016April 23, 2017 Keirsten Lyons

My husband wants a Christmas tree. More than that, he wants the sparkling lights and shiny decorations, the Season’s songs and silver bells. He wants to open doors upon festive faces, find baking ready for sampling, and seal up envelopes with love and good wishes. He wants all of this, the planning and anticipation as… Continue reading what I find in the wanting

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dark enough

September 5, 2016May 18, 2017 Keirsten Lyons

My heart is so heavy today. The ache so deep and personal, yet the need to share it and hope that would somehow disperse it so inextricably linked. I’m hollowed out, and yet overflowing with grief. It makes no sense. These are the days when the heaving sobs come and they puddle me up on… Continue reading dark enough

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Stepping into the Starting

August 6, 2016April 23, 2017 Keirsten Lyons

Yesterday was tough. I spent time with two dear friends, back to back, both struggling in very different ways. My heart hurts so much for them. Their pain encircles my own, and I ache for where they are, where they’ve been, and what remains to go through. Their journeys are long and hard, brand-new and… Continue reading Stepping into the Starting

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I'm Keirsten, and Finding My 313 is where I sometimes write the hard stuff about why I write. But it’s also where I write the reminders of hope. And in a life punctuated by tragic loss, I most definitely need the reminders... There's a needed peace for me in the act of connecting the words, and as words become stories and begin to unfold, don’t they also intertwine? I'm ever searching out the spaces where stories intersect, where hope becomes a tangible to hold onto, and where hearts and hands connect.

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Illuminating Courage in the spring... A post9/11 Fallen Heroes Memorial, surrounded by abundant new life...
Another 3313! This time it was on the kit they used for my platelet donation. It was the first double I've been able to give in quite a while, and this was a great affirmation and big heart hug that day, especially since it's something Jake and I used to do together. Did you know? 70% of platelets collected in our area go to help cancer patients receiving treatment. With family and friends currently navigating their own way through diagnosis and treatment, I'll continue to donate as often as I can. It may not go directly to them, but it will help someone, and that's enough.
This was at the gas station last week. I just locked it down and let it fill and look where it stopped! It was like Jake jumping out to fill my tank again ...and in a big way, he did. ❤️
shades! made me laugh 😜
glory in light
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