Laura Purdie Salas

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Read + Ride Day at the Fair! [Slice of Life]

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Although I haven’t written about it much, my OLW of “clear” has been fairly present in my mind this year. I’ve been trying to be clear about my focus and intentions. Last week, at the Minnesota State Fair (the most attended state fair in the U.S.), I was so honored to have If You Were […]

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A Play-It-By-Ear Session with One Clear Message [Slice of Life]

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I have not checked in in a long time, which I started to see as a failure. But I have been being very clear about my absolute top priority during various months, and blogging has just not been it. It’s been traveling overseas during one month, and having our daughter who lives overseas visit home […]

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OLW update–CLEAR on What I Want [Slice of Life]

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[Head over to Two Writing Teachers for links to more Slice of Life posts!] During the past couple of months, I’ve worked on being verbally clear about what I want. I sometimes expect others to be mind readers, which is not fair. When my husband and I went to Iceland recently, I got better at […]

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Don’t Act Spooky, Jack [Slice of Life]

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My husband and older daughter were down in Atlanta visiting family last week, so it was just me and Jack in the townhouse. Lots of walks and treats (for both of us–hehe). Overall, it was fine, but there was one moment of high anxiety, and I rarely write about actual, physical fear. So… I had […]

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One Small Perk of a Dog Who Pees a Lot [Slice of Life]

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Our beagle has diabetes insipidus, which means he can’t process/store water and pees constantly. Since moving into a townhouse, I feel like I spend half my day on our doorstep, waiting for him to  pee. It’s a pain. But it’s also a daily peek at how the sesasons are moving by. Every morning, in the […]

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My One Little Word [Slice of Life]

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All week I’ve been thinking about my One Little Word, and everyone’s posts lasts week were inspiring–and a bit intimidating. A couple of mornings ago, I woke up knowing my word. CLEAR My life and to-do lists and home are overly full. They are full of wonderful stuff, but too much stuff for me to […]

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Saying Goodbye [Slice of Life]

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I can handle when something is over, but saying goodbye stinks. Last night, we drove Maddie to the airport to return to Scotland. (Here I am being brave at the airport.) We might see her this summer, or it might be the end of the year. Or…well, who knows? Her missionary life is erratic. I […]

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Making Room for All Writers [Slice of Life Tuesday]

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I haven’t been to yoga for almost a year, and Saturday morning, I went to an early practice. The studio was crowded, and people arriving just before the start time were looking discouraged. But those of us already in the room said, “Here…” and scooted our mats to make more room, and everyone fit. We […]

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Freighter Drama [Slice of Life Tuesday]

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For my birthday, my husband and I spent several days in Duluth, a harbor city at the southern edge of Lake Superior. We love Duluth, and one of our favorite things is watching ships come and go from the harbor–especially the 1,000-footers. There are 14 or so of them that travel the Great Lakes, hauling […]

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Words Live [Slice of Life Tuesday]

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A couple of weeks ago, I came home to a box on my doorstep from Lerner. I thought it might be my author copies of my next picture book, even though that’s still 5 months from publication. I ran into the kitchen and tore open the box. Nope. Not If You Were the Moon. Instead, […]

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