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Life Recently: Photos to End August
Hello all! We’ve had a busy week! We bought a car, are working on some other huge life stuff, and Little Man and I flew up to PA to...
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Life Recently: A Photo Story
I’m fascinated by documentary style photography. To me, it captures real life...the full story in a way that no other type of photography...
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Hump Day Encouragement
Do you ever feel overwhelmed and frightened by the enormity of something going on in your life, even if that something is good? Ya feel...
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Lessons from a Rough Night
The other night was rough. Like, breakdown, rip your hair out, give up kind of hard. Don’t ask me why, because I have yet to figure it...
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A Thanksgiving Reflection
Three years ago, I had definite plans for my life, but God had different ones (but that’s a long story for a different day. Maybe someday...
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On Poetic Words
When I was little – okay, maybe even through high-school – I snubbed my nose at poetry of essentially any type. I thought it was...
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Motherhood: The Good and the Hard
This week, I’ve felt so overwhelmed and inadequate as a mama. I’ve been shorter-tempered and easily angered. I’ve used tv as a...
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Does the struggle define me?
Sometimes, it may feel like phases of life or our struggles, pasts, failures and shortcomings define who we are. When we tell ourselves...
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Hair with Suave
I'm always up for trying new hair products. I like seeing how well they work with my hair and I ESPECIALLY like when they're affordable!...
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Motherhood and Rest
Let's talk a little about rest. Rest is so often neglected in life. School, work marriage, parenting, family time and other...