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Tonight I read from one of my favorite bloggers "Angie - Audrey Caroline".  I have been following her blog since Morgan was born because her daughter was due the same day as Morgan, but was born a week earlier and lived only 2 hours.  

Tonight she wrote a blog (check it out) about things that you just want to close your eyes (blink them) as to capture life in your photographic memory forever.  I loved how she wrote it and I thought, that's what I want to share tonight.  Posting that picture of Hunter when he was six months old, I closed my eyes just remembering him at that age, his smell, his sounds and touch.  

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I love the pictures I have captured of Morgan, one with her tongue out and one I didn't post where she was blowing huge bubbles.  Loving her voice when we lay next to each other in bed just talking to one another.  Smelling her up when I smother her with kisses.  Watching her little eyes exploring the world around her.  Watching her hair turn to blonde from brown.  Squeezing her chunky thighs and loving how squishy they are.  Looking at her hands just reaching out and wrapping around my fingers.

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My friend Val just moved back here from WI (my old roommate) with her 4 year old daughter (my god-daughter).  We were looking through her photo albums of all the things she and I have experienced together, now seeing we have children of our own and just how time fly's by when you are moving too fast to enjoy it.

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Two years ago this month I met my husband, 1 year ago this month we conceived our little girl. Now this week, this month (July), we will hand over our relationship to God, and ask for guidance and insight on how to grow and mature our marriage (a new marriage) into a loving and respectful marriage. Reconcile with counseling, with baby-steps and with hope!!! 

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My friend Susan, she has been given her fair share amount of hard times, but right now and for the last year she has watched her mom slowly shrink in size and struggle with her fight of cancer.  Just a year ago her mom was here with us healthy as could be taking us to see the circus.  

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Just 13 weeks ago I was in the hospital bringing new life into the world for the 2nd time.

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Just a couple of months ago, my son was a first grader with no braces.  Now he has braces, looks years older to me and is a second grader.....I have a 2nd grader?  

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21 years ago (age 9), I was sitting in a red wagon in my backyard alone (Dallas TX).  I remember feeling the breeze on my skin and listening to the silence around me as I prayed to God, and I was born again.

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This week I have yelled at God instead of Praying, for I have been so angry, but still when I lay down at night, although I have probably disappointed HIM and hurt his feelings..... he still loves me more than anyone that walks this earth.  

  

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When I first moved here I knew no one but my sons father.  Today (11 years later).... I have one huge group of friends and support system any girl could ever want.  I am so blessed with the beautiful friends God has put in my life.  Girls that I will walk with until the end of time.

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Just 12 years ago I was a young teenage girl, living life single and free.  I took home two cute little orange kitties ..... and still today those beautiful, loving gentle lions are with me today.  I love them so much and I see angles behind their eyes.  

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There is a song by Kenny Chesney "Don't Blink"..... it talks about how life will pass you by so fast, don't blink or you just might miss something.  I love that song. However sometimes I think we need to 'BLINK' so we can capture those moments forever....

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I remember one time laying in bed, it was in the middle of the night and Hunter is next to me.  He had to be about 2 or 3 years old at the time.  When all of the sudden he sat up in the dark, felt around for me with his hands, found my face with his hands and half asleep just leaned over and kissed me on my forehead.  

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From time to time when I would take back roads, I would let Hunter sneak up and sit in the front seat. The rule though that we had to call it 'mommy and son date' and we had to hold hands.  He loved it!!!  I can still still my little man sitting next to me with the world to face ahead of him, simply enjoy a simple moment as riding in the front seat holding my hand.  (TEARS ARE FLOWING NOW)

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One time I was going through another season in life.  It was around Christmas time and I was crying to a friend. I went to the bathroom to get myself some tissue.  Hunter came into the bathroom with me and out of no where he started to sing to me "Santa Clause is coming to town"  (you better not watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, for Santa Clause is coming to town)  My friend Amy just loved that story and so for Christmas that year she gave me a picture of me and Hunter sitting in Santa's lap, with the lyrics to that song in a frame.  

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I have heard this phrase a few times and forgive me if I say it wrong or mess it up.... but it goes something like "life isn't about how many breaths you take, but the things in life that take your breath away". Did I get it right?

Yea....thus my new blog name THEY TAKE MY BREATH AWAY!!!!!  My kids truly are 'the wind beneath my wings' and they simply 'take my breath away' every day.

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