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What Really Matters
What really matters is when all of your babies come home, they each know exactly where the key to get into the house is located. This can...

Michelle Walsh
Dec 22, 20232 min read
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Today's Sermon
Today’s sermon is the rush of the furnace roaring to life after having its own slumber. Today’s sermon is the banging in my bathroom as...

Michelle Walsh
Dec 14, 20231 min read
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The Gap
I went to the mall today to make a return of ill fitting bras. Everyone who enters these consumer soul sucking brick and mortar buildings...

Michelle Walsh
Dec 2, 20232 min read
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Mismatched Pajamas
I texted a friend yesterday, "If you're around today, maybe I can grab a hug. I need one." Within 15 minutes she was in her car. Luckily,...

Michelle Walsh
Nov 27, 20231 min read
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Dance Moves
Call me a slow learner, but this just hit me… If Whatever you call the Thing (God, Creator, Source) is LOVE, (I apologize in advance for...

Michelle Walsh
Nov 7, 20232 min read
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Dear Failure...
Dear Failure, I have started a campaign by going door to door asking for signatures in an effort to have you renamed. My petition clearly...

Michelle Walsh
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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The D Land
I don’t “do” surprises and I don’t “do” crowds. So obviously, something hijacked my body when I decided to surprise my kid by taking her...

Michelle Walsh
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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The Corner Nook
I had an epiphany today: I remembered as a little girl I had my very own art table in our family room and I absolutely loved creating!...

Michelle Walsh
Sep 24, 20231 min read
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Monkey Mind
For the first time in my entire life, I am on a personal retreat as neither participant or facilitator. Just me. And my monkey mind on...

Michelle Walsh
Sep 8, 20232 min read
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Blink of an Eye
In the most awkward fashion, I embraced a dad named Chris in the liquor aisle of Costco yesterday. Many years had passed since our...

Michelle Walsh
Sep 1, 20232 min read
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Thank You.
* Disclaimer: Although I generally attempt to be positive in my writing, I try to be relatable. This is one of those blogs. Honest and...

Michelle Walsh
Aug 18, 20231 min read
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Inked
Wednesday morning I got my starter tattoo. I have had a desire to do this brave and stupid thing for about 10 years. I even made a FB...

Michelle Walsh
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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Home-Base
For the first time since August of 2021, all 5 of my chicks will be in one place. It will be for less than 24 hours, but all my babies...

Michelle Walsh
Jul 3, 20231 min read
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The Wedding Ring
I knew it needed to be done. I procrastinated. I pretended it was fine. Until a tiny diamond chip from my nana’s wedding band, which I...

Michelle Walsh
Jun 16, 20231 min read
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Dear Kids...
Happy Pride Month! This word ambrosia is dedicated to Abigail, Isabella, Emma, Cosette, Charlotte Grace, and to all the babies (big ones...

Michelle Walsh
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Julia Roberts
You know how you have that one thing that you’re super self-conscious about? Without going into all the gory details, let's just say I...

Michelle Walsh
May 24, 20232 min read
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In the Name of...
A piece inspired by the poem by Padraig O'Tauma: taught to me during Wild Writing by Laurie Wagner In the name of sinking into four inch...

Michelle Walsh
May 16, 20231 min read
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The Church Ladies
My mantra going into any retreat experience is simple: get the heck out of the way and let the Holy Spirit do the heavy lifting. I am a...

Michelle Walsh
Apr 24, 20232 min read
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First Apartment
We drove 6 and ½ hours to visit something for the very first time - my kid’s apartment in Tustin, California. It’s okay if you are not...

Michelle Walsh
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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Viva la France
See this? See how Emma leans into her younger sister with a mixed sense of relief and coming home? See how her older sister towers over...

Michelle Walsh
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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