Top 7 = 2 grants in, Judah wins 2 matches, etc. blog top 7 Jan 30, 2023

This week’s Top 7 includes a long run, a project milestone (for Beth), and two unexpected (but awesome) grants.

 

Fitness = Long, Sunday morning run

I absolutely DO enjoy quick...

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Top 7 = month late birthday date + more top 7 Jan 23, 2023

The highlight reel for last week features a month late birthday date, a date night that we snuck in between all the sports, and a few other observations about some of our projects that are winding...

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Top 7 = your greatest legacy is people, not projects top 7 Jan 16, 2023

We’re a few weeks into the new year…

This week, I settled (finally) into the groove for the new year. The first thing I did was create the “perfect month” and then then...

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Top 7 = proof copy of project, week 1 of #75Hard-ish... blog top 7 Jan 09, 2023

The end of the first full week of 2023 means I’m entering my second week of 75 Hard. I write about it in the “fitness” section below.

It also means a few other things have...

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Top7 = Celebrating 53 in HSV blog top 7 Jan 02, 2023

The first Top 7 of 2023 finds me in Huntsville. The pic above, left to right, features Frank (brother-in-law), Mandy (my little sis), me & Beth, and my Mom and Dad. 

Back in 2019, my...

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Top 7 = The only thing that would have made Christmas better is... a bacon sweatshirt blog top 7 Dec 26, 2022

“The only thing that would make it better is if it was a sweatshirt,” Salter said.

He was referring to, of course, his bacon t-shirt— the perfect complement to his bacon socks.

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Top 7 = Christmas prep, wrestling, and a quick trip to work in HSV blog top 7 Dec 19, 2022

This week’s Top 7 includes the Christmas prep, wrestling, and a quick trip to work in HSV… 

(By the way, the new planner arrived this week. I’ll post a paperback version...

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Top 7 = early birthday, two mystery boxes, and a weddingā€¦ top 7 Dec 12, 2022

This week’s Top 7 features an early birthday, two mystery boxes, and a wedding…

… and a few more things.

  

If you’re just now dropping in, each week I look back...

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Top 7 = One of the signs the boys are becoming men top 7 Dec 05, 2022

The Top 7, part of my weekly routine.

I sit down at some point each weekend, ideally on a Sunday afternoon, while planning the week ahead and doing my weekly review of the week behind, and make a...

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Top 7 = Thankful top 7 Nov 28, 2022

Here’s my Top 7 from last week…


Fitness = Thanksgiving run

One of my favorite things to do on holidays… is go for a long, easy run.

I don’t know why— it’s...

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Top 7 = Lessons learned from showing up, doing your best top 7 Nov 21, 2022

Hard to believe we’re this far into 2022…

… 2020 seemed to slow. Then, 2021 felt like we were all playing “catch up.”

And now, well… here we are, nearing the...

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Top 7 = Choose someone who smiles like that when you lean in... top 7 Nov 14, 2022

This week, as I reflect on the Top 7 from last week, I’m reminded of the journey of the past few years. Life now looks nothing like I anticipated it might— just 5 years ago.

Yet...

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