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These are my people and will always be my people.2023-02-27T16:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/02/09/momgarry-mom-ross/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bikes.jpgbikesyour two toughest customers ever - always be closing2015-08-18T00:28:55+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/08/16/eventually-it-breaks/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/af0sf2os5s5gatqrkzvp_silhoutte.jpgAf0sF2OS5S5gatqrKzVP_SilhoutteNo matter how hard you try to keep life unbroken, eventually, it breaks.2015-08-16T19:22:55+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/08/12/300-lb-back-squat/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gym-details-2.jpgGym Details-2Ever been stuck under a heavy back squat? photo: Adam Bow2015-08-14T03:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/07/20/draw-in-a-new-balloon/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-1433838552652-f9a46b332c40.jpgphoto-1433838552652-f9a46b332c40Draw in your own balloonhttps://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderHe didn't like the ending, so he changed the story.2015-07-20T03:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/07/13/fire-is-temporary-beauty-is-permanent/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-1429277158984-614d155e0017.jpgphoto-1429277158984-614d155e0017I've always fancied myself a sky with clouds, but I've had to learn to live with and grow in the heat.2015-07-13T03:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/06/16/there-arent-any-awards-for-people-like-us/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-1428954376791-d9ae785dfb2d.jpgphoto-1428954376791-d9ae785dfb2dI'm still competitive. I will still hit you with a ball in tennis. But things have changed.2015-06-16T15:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/05/29/take-three-steps-back/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11063741_10155567612905177_3058694460753271483_n.jpg11063741_10155567612905177_3058694460753271483_nA few steps back can give you better perspective.2015-05-30T23:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/05/21/light-doesnt-stop/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_88681.jpgIMG_8868[1]2015-05-28T04:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/05/06/you-dont-need-piano-in-the-nfl/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/photo-1417716226287-2f8cd2e80274.jpgphoto-1417716226287-2f8cd2e80274I have a day named after me in my hometown. September 19th, I think. Priscilla Pacheco Day.2015-05-11T15:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/04/27/my-writing-mama/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/damselpage1.jpgdamselpage1https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/damselpage2.jpgdamselpage22015-04-28T05:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/04/08/momentum-is-shifty-follow-it/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/huddlega.jpeghuddlegaMomentum can shift in a time out. I love me some huddle (photo: georgiadogs.com - these are my people).2015-04-08T17:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/03/21/actually-im-pretty-cool-or-whatever/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-1421986527537-888d998adb741.jpgphoto-1421986527537-888d998adb74Baby, you're a firework. Who cares if you are cool or not.2015-03-21T14:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/03/19/you-already-know/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/unsplash_5244808e6b835_1.jpgunsplash_5244808e6b835_1You already know.2015-03-19T00:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/03/12/doesnt-keep-me-from-playing/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/d5e1ad1d.jpgd5e1ad1dSnap a pic and get back down the hill. Life is in the valley.2015-08-02T14:39:59+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/03/05/candy-land/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/n13rilittasbbuyyszgq_p9020914-54.jpgN13RIliTTASBbuYyszgq_P9020914-54It's not always as hard as we make it.2015-03-05T14:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/03/03/dumping-weight/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-02-28-023.jpg2015-02-28 023Lift weight. Dump weight. Keep moving.2015-03-03T16:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/03/02/how-to-build-a-life-in-twenty-steps/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-1421284621639-884f4129b61d.jpgphoto-1421284621639-884f4129b61dI miss the ocean. Everyday. But my life is so rich and full here in the desert.2015-03-02T03:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/02/24/the-fat-lady-doesnt-sing/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mibczcvxqdahamzsnq26_12082014-img_3526.jpgMIbCzcvxQdahamZSNQ26_12082014-IMG_3526I'm just going to keep moving if that's cool with you guys.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-1416400453940-65c69d70ad91.jpgphoto-1416400453940-65c69d70ad91Eagles are not worried about goals or setback. They were born to soar.2015-02-25T01:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/02/13/8-things-i-miss-about-playing-volleyball-in-the-80s/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/e10-pm-1981-volleyball.jpge10 PM 1981 volleyballI don't know who these people are, but God love 'em2015-03-05T16:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/02/10/the-trouble-with-creatives/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fields.jpgfieldsIt just looks like a big haul of hay until I get my hands on it.2015-02-13T23:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/01/25/no-you-hang-up/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-21.jpgphoto (21)2015-01-25T16:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/01/24/everything-counts-in-large-amounts/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-20.jpgphoto (20)When I'm not shipping, I'm taking my kids on mine tours with a guide named Mongo.2015-01-24T15:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/01/15/winning/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/winning_ajv.jpgwinning_AJVOriginally posted August 14, 2013 by The Triune. Photo Credit: Susan Sigmon 2015-01-19T04:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/01/14/happen-stanza/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-15.jpgphoto (15)Next to my wrinkly (ahem, wedding) dress.2015-01-14T02:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2015/01/08/dear-young-volley/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-14.jpgphoto (14)2015-03-14T05:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/12/19/you-already-are/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/photo-6.jpgphoto (6)One bite at a time, mostly.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/photo-5.jpgphoto (5)Humble little guy, isn't he? And yet, he possesses the beauty of a thousand colors inside.2014-12-19T18:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/11/27/paper-hearts/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo.jpgphotoratchet roses and a wrinkled table cloth...but paper hearts, so I'm good.2014-11-28T04:34:14+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/11/24/objects-in-mirror/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dressed.jpgdressedPowerful isn't a workout, it's a state of mind.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bodies.jpgbodiesDifferent, but strong in our own right...no comparisons here: Photo Credit: Trisha Madrid Photography2014-11-24T15:52:05+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/05/08/mama-bird/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mama-bird.jpgmama birdMama Mourning Dove2014-11-19T00:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/04/04/aint-nobody-got-time/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/timeobjects.jpgtimeobjectsIs time closer than it appears? Or is it fast fleeting?2014-11-19T00:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/01/25/1131/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fish.jpgfishI am afraid of losing those I love, even our pet fish.2014-11-19T00:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/01/30/dream-a-little-dream/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/huddle.jpghuddlewhere is my other sock!?2014-11-19T00:05:56+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/09/02/the-one-vs-the-99/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3426.jpgIMG_34262014-11-19T00:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/01/21/sometimes-its-so-hard-to-be/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo.jpgphoto2014-11-18T23:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/03/21/pardon-my-dust-work-in-progress/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/catfeet.jpgcatfeetThese ARE my combat bootshttps://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/boots.jpgbootsThis is all the other serious, real-life Christians - the warriors.2014-11-18T23:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/02/21/i-miss-daddy/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/roots.jpgrootsIt can get messy with the tangle of emotions, but pushing them underground doesn't make them go away, it only helps them take root and grab on.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wheelie.jpgwheelieHow could you NOT miss Daddy? He's way cooler than me.2014-11-18T23:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/05/01/tiny-treasures/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/makeup.jpgmakeupTaking time to notice a tiny treasurehttps://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/seetheart.jpgseetheartlook for them, tiny treasures are everywhere2014-11-18T23:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/07/10/peacocks-and-graffiti/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/peacock2.jpgpeacock2Beautiful, humble, majestic ~ created.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/graffiti.jpggraffitiHow much paint on a wall will it take for us to notice one another? - Castle Hill, Austin, TX2016-07-10T14:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/06/04/you-got-this/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_2437.jpgIMG_2437setback happen. take a good look, dust yourself off and get back in the game.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bridge.jpgbridgeI was a sobbing mess.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jumpserve.jpgjumpserveBeating our high school rival #glorydays2014-11-18T23:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/05/08/grading-grace/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/abrahamlincoln.jpgabrahamlincolnGod celebrates our diversity, not our perfection. He is also okay with my doodling in church.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/housetreeperson.jpghousetreeperson2015-01-27T17:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/10/09/power-in-our-pain-meet-shannon/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc00813-1.jpgDSC00813 (1)Maybe the beauty of life is the winding road that leads us not to perfection, but to grace. https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/unnamed-1.jpgunnamed (1)https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/unnamed.jpgunnamedLife goes in circles, reach out. Listen to one another. Seek to understand.2014-11-18T23:37:56+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/04/14/do-good-things/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/buttsmehre.jpgbuttsmehre1 Cor 9:25 -27 - it's a different kind of training these dayshttps://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/formerlife.jpgformerlifeA version of my former selfie2014-11-18T23:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/08/10/waiting-for-light/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-2.jpgphoto 2stuffed demon #2 - everything is awesome.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-1.jpgphoto 1stuffed demon #12016-08-03T04:55:47+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/08/22/my-therapist-retired/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-21.jpgphoto (2)Therapy is as much a crutch as a chalk bucket. If you need it, use it. Ain't no shame it in.2014-11-18T23:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/08/29/bullyproof/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bullyproof.jpgbullyproof2014-11-18T23:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/09/11/mommy-happens-ii-3/2014-11-18T23:29:20+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/11/10/theres-a-hero-in-this-picture/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/furious-7-18.jpgFurious 7-18photo credit: Adam Bow2014-11-18T23:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/10/20/do-you-love-this-sport/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-4.jpgphoto (4)You have to believe that you can before you actually can.2014-11-18T23:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/11/05/10-things-i-learned-about-life-by-playing-volleyball/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-9.jpgphoto (9)2021-06-23T18:10:42+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2014/11/15/first-rule-of-parenting-empathy-first/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-01-11-045.jpg2014-01-11 045They are little in a big world, we need to be there to catch them (photo cred: Jobrina Hofleit Photography)https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-4.jpgphoto (4)https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-3.pngphoto (3)2014-11-18T23:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2012/11/12/a-fistful-of-quarters/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/quarters.jpgquarters2014-11-16T13:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2012/06/11/or-the-time-when-i/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0419001729.jpg04190017292014-01-05T04:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2012/07/13/captains-log-star-date-day-nine/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/summer.jpgsummerRiding the "TI-fighters" in the cul de sac2014-01-05T04:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2012/07/26/what-ever-happened-to-the-barn-jacket/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/barn-jacket.jpgbarn jacketNot THE barn jacket, but you get the idea2014-01-05T04:55:18+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/01/31/beautiful-noise/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/image1.jpgimagecandle light is so beautiful2014-01-01T22:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/05/31/the-tyler-effect/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo.jpgphotoI wouldn't change a thing2014-01-01T22:15:09+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/06/15/provision/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dadshovel.jpgdadshovelcarrying the shovels to the beach is provisionhttps://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dadkite.jpgdadkiteRescuing a kite is provision2014-01-01T22:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/12/18/get-that-cake-outta-my-face/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo.jpgphotoWe have our few spots that we know will work with our food allergy requests.https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/supermom.jpgsupermom2013-12-18T20:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/12/12/here-comes-santa-claus/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/santa-grnma-grnpa.jpgSanta-Grnma-GrnpaWe rarely saw my Grandpa smile or laugh, but this night he was like a little kid on Christmas!2013-12-12T23:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/09/29/the-rainbow-connection/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-03-05-006.jpg2013-03-05 006teach them to grow and nurture2013-09-29T15:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/09/26/apples-dont-fall-far/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dad-hs-grad-picture-1959.jpgMy Dad in 1959My Dad in 19592013-09-26T12:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/08/10/look-at-the-birds/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/birdie.jpgbirdie2013-08-10T04:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2013/01/17/shhteppa-time/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/058.jpg058shhteppa time2013-01-17T03:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2012/06/22/the-best-dang-mommy-show-period/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo.jpgphotoWriting out the ticket for the sale of goods2012-10-02T14:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2012/07/24/joy-and-lots-of-chuck-and-friends-stickers/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/stickers.jpgstickersLittle sticky fingers2012-07-24T05:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2012/06/16/camp-grandpa/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/camp-grandpa.jpgcamp grandpaThe campers are ready to begin their day!https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_8370.jpgIMG_8370https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_7651.jpgIMG_76512012-06-16T15:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2011/03/24/limbo-38-weeks-2-days/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_3304.jpgIMG_3304https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_3561.jpgIMG_35612011-03-24T15:55:35+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2011/03/07/human-caffeine/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_79112.jpgIMG_7911https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_79111.jpgIMG_7911https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_7911.jpgIMG_79112011-03-07T17:16:05+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.com/2010/03/08/we-were-talking/https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_31782.jpgIMG_3178https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_31781.jpgIMG_3178https://spikedr.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_3178.jpgIMG_31782010-03-08T05:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://spikedr.comdaily1.02023-10-17T16:28:43+00:00