By Cassie Livingston
In Meredith's Musings
Apr 29th, 2020
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by Meredith McKinnie This morning I hugged my girls. The ringing alarm clock hasn’t woken me in weeks. Instead, I am lulled out of slumber by the ray of ironic sunshine that peers through my window, or the gurgles of my 8-month-old daughter in the bassinet, or my two-year-old‘s voice coming through t...
By Cassie Livingston
In Meredith's Musings
Mar 26th, 2020
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WATERFALLS | article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE I reach into the tub and adjust the knobs, more hot than cold, knowing my water pressure and the timing better than anything else in my household. I remove my clothes, and place them in the laundry basket, slowly absorbing each step into the luxurious, thick ...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Mar 5th, 2020
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Clap for Her | article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Often, I find enlightenment in the bathroom stalls at school. Yes, graffiti is tacky, but I can’t help smiling when I see the words students have chosen to immortalize on the tiled walls. Over the summer, many of the bathrooms in my hall were painted, and s...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jan 28th, 2020
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Baby Mine article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE My second pregnancy experience in less than two years far exceeded the first. I’m not sure if it was simply knowing what to expect or not being plagued with crippling carpal tunnel, but the relatively minor inconveniences this time were welcome. We had a schedul...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Dec 30th, 2019
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Learning to not rush the moments that are worth savoring is the perfect self-care resolution for this new year. article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE With the new year, we all are forced to evaluate where we are, what we’ve accomplished, and what we plan to do in the upcoming year. Some of us make lists and [...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Nov 30th, 2019
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It’s important to take a well-deserved break from the fast pace of life and immerse yourself in the things that matter most. article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE I’ve been having this daydream for the last few months. Husband, me, the girls are all curled up on the couch, a big bowl of husband’s homemade pop...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Oct 31st, 2019
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Tell Me Something Sweet | By Meredith McKinnie He told me he loved me on a Saturday, three weeks to the day we’d met. We were standing in the short hallway of his 900 square foot apartment, under the faded fluorescent light beaming from the even tinier kitchen. I already knew it, but he said [&hellip...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Sep 30th, 2019
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Almond Eyes | By Meredith McKinnie We buried my 25-year-old niece a year ago this month.. An appropriately overcast day, the sun refused to shine on our grief. I say our grief, but mine was less than others. This now-adult niece of mine, I hadn’t seen her in almost a decade. Members of the family [&h...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Aug 30th, 2019
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By Meredith McKinnie Rejection. It’s always personal, even when it isn’t. I tell my students when they don’t get into a coveted program to “keep trying… think outside the prescribed box…reconsider your goal… redefine your purpose… make sure that it’s what you want.” I now realize how asinine it all s...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jul 29th, 2019
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By Meredith McKinnie My dearest Fable, you surprised us. Your father and I had discussed another child, but you insisted on coming earlier than we planned. And we’re planners. May you continue to surprise us, for life is best lived on the wings of spontaneity. You will inevitably grow up in your sist...
