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Currently walking around this house, there is a little girl wearing a onesie. For the uninitiated, a onesie is just that. An outfit that covers the entire body of the one wearing it. Last night I was gloriously woken once more from a sound sleep with the cry of a little girl, begging for me to take her to the bathroom. It was one of those scenes out of a scary movie where the woman jumps up from a laying position to a sitting position, and all but yelling out, "What?!" I would be that woman. I merely muttered a "okay I'm coming!" in my half awake state, still haven't fully sure I was even awake at that time. My precious little girl has had a problem with nighttime diarrhea and I have to wonder if as a momma, I shall ever sleep a full night's sleep again. This I pondered as I stood outside in the freezing cold weather after having stripped my snot of her clothes and allowed her to wander in complete and utter darkness as I stood watch ov...

So many of us get into relationships (personal, family, romantic, etc.) hoping that they will last forever when it's sad to say, but they don't. It's one of the hardest lessons that we, as adults, are forced to learn. It's rare when you find someone that lasts throughout your life, but most of the time, the people change and grow, and others end up not changing and growing with them. It's just human nature. There are people who come into your life to teach you a lesson and until you do, they will stay there in your life. Others come into your life to learn from and grow with, while still others come into your life to help you on your journey. Whichever type of person you encounter, there comes that time when you have to be able to let them go. When they've served your purpose and your lives need to be lived separately, it's a hard thing to face, as to whether or not you should  let them go.  We all face that time, we all know it will come. W...