Ten of My Favorite Things
As 2017 draws to a close I find myself evaluating my year and planning for the next. As many others, I find myself wanting to incorporate new habits into my daily routines and use the fresh slate of a...
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It’s been a few years since I had a theme for my year that could be summed up in a word. Some of my past words were “Simplify”, “Less”, and “Strive”, but the last time I chose a word theme was 2012....
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Isn’t it nice that the fresh new year starts on a Monday? So much better than the alternative of not having a clean blank slate to start the week. It is COLD here. 18 degrees outside and feels like...
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Thank goodness it’s above freezing again! I don’t know how those of you in the North handle the cold. It was below freezing for about 5 days in a row here and THAT was ENOUGH of THAT! Today, it’s a...
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It’s blogging day! I know… it’s been a while. Life has been busy. My older two daughters were in productions at their schools for the past two weeks. They both did great jobs. I was a little more...
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Currently… 1. Listening To The Greatest Showman on repeat. We all love the soundtrack around here. It’s our go-to car music lately, and we play it loudly in the house during chore time. 2. Eating...
View ArticleCue the Tears
I have never been an overly-sentimental person. It was my husband who had wet eyes at our wedding and the births of our three children. I boo-hooed at only the third, because, extenuating...
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Currently… 1. Listening Knox and Jamie of The Popcast have a new podcast called The Bible Binge. I’m 100% on board. 2. Eating With the exception of one lovely evening with my dear cousin at a Mexican...
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It looks like Spring might finally be on its way. I am SO ready! Some of the plants in my flowerbed by my pool are coming back even though I thought they didn’t survive the freeze. I need to get in...
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So, I did a stupid thing. Despite knowing better, I’ve been sleeping in my contacts. I knew I probably shouldn’t, but it didn’t seem to be bothering my eyes, so I just kept at it. Also, my eyes are...
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Hey friends! Is it Spring where you are yet? We keep getting glimpses of it here. It teases us then goes back to biting cool winds. I’m over it. My children think me “extra” (see THIS post for the...
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I know it’s technically not Monday, but does that matter? I think not. We have been hit hard with the end-of-school “I’m over it”-s. Between tryouts for next year’s fine arts programs, state exams,...
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1. Listening to my middle daughter practice her clarinet. She told me the other day that she had to delete all her band songs off her phone because they make her sad when she listens to them now...
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I can’t believe I haven’t written anything on the blog since July. Gasp! I apparently even started a post, but never finished it. I’m a terrible blogger. I need to find some new inspiration! Here’s...
View ArticleDickens December
My brother has a strict policy that no Christmas decor can rear its head before Thanksgiving. I don’t share his sentiment, however, so my family pulled the Christmas trees down this week, and our...
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