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Lovely. And agree with Anne Lamott - “this is a wonderful kind of person to be.”

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Jun 17Liked by Shawn Smucker

This is beautiful. I love your descriptive writing, so inspiring!

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Thanks, Kym.

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Lovely in every way.

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Jun 14Liked by Shawn Smucker

I can smell the coconut sunscreen from here, feeling the bounce of your proud heart in each wave!

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Feeling this. It's so beautiful it hurts.

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Oh my gosh, this is so eloquent. You wrote the exact feelings of my heart whenever I see my grown children moving back into their world so confidently from what is still our world (hers and mine together). Thank you.

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Beautiful post Shawn. It reminded me of "Leaf by Niggle". Maybe somewhere, our sand castles live on even after they they wash away...

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But alas, even the best castle is only made of sand.

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Oooh! That got my heart 💛

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Beautiful! That Anne Lamott quote and John Irving 💛💛💛

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