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Whew! There’s not much left of the day, but I showed up.

Sometimes showing up is just plain hard and takes all the effort in the world. It’s nothing short of a determined act of the will. Such is the case tonight.

Mark and I have just arrived in Chattanooga, TN, {my birthplace, by the way} for the weekend sans kids.

It’s been an exhausting week, and we’re both running on fumes. We’re hoping for a good night of rest, so we can enjoy tomorrow with a bike tour of the city and some yummy food {because the bike riding will cancel out all those calories, right?}.

Here’s to showing up, doing the hard stuff {and the fun stuff}, and keeping commitments…

Sleep well, folks, and happy weekend!