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For Your Weekend
Some of you have already gone back to school, others are gearing up for a new beginning this coming week. Here in Norfolk, we still have three weeks left of summer, so I’m clinging on to these lazy days, praying for endurance in the midst of our summer rhythm, and hoping to squeeze in a few more beach days despite…
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Summer Days
If you were to come to my front door during these summer days, this is what you would find. Welcome to snippets of our summer…. We began our summer with a trip to the mountains of North Carolina. It was a joy to reconnect with good friends, swim in the lake, eat way too much food…
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Reading Lately – May and June Edition
Did you know that there is a limit to the number of holds you can put on books at the library? Well, at ours there is, and I reached my limit a few weeks ago. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but my reading life has changed drastically since I started placing books on hold and picking them up as…
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Sometimes it’s Good to Break Your Own Rules
The past seven months have been filled with various kinds of challenges for our family. Much of it has pertained to health issues, but then that’s what happens when you have a lot of children. Germs keep multiplying and it sometimes takes more than a month to simply let one virus spread, pass, and then another one begins again. My…
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For Your Weekend: Thoughtful Reads
The last weekend of June, and it’s our first full weekend of summer. The cinnamon rolls are in the oven, Bradley’s parents are in town for one more day, and we’re hoping to head to the beach this morning to enjoy some play in the sand. It’s looking to be a great family day. I love to spend some extra…
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My Approach to Summer
As I think about summer I’ve found myself realizing that I identify with Olaf. You know, the snowman from Frozen. He sings about Summer as being his favorite thing, although he’s never experienced it. And so the other characters in the movie know that if he was ever to get a taste of summer, he’d be sorely disappointed: he, of…
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Brokenness: What I Learned the Day I went to Church with an Angry Spirit
Going to church has always been a part of my life. Growing up, we attended church on Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and then again on Wednesday night. It was just a part of life, and something that I loved. I suppose in my teen years, a large part of being at church was getting to see my friends. Youth group…
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For Your Weekend : Inspiring Reads
This morning we’re hosting a yard sale, and I can’t tell you how giddy it makes me feel that we will be clearing our closets of excess stuff. It also has made me a bit disgusted over how much excess there is. Weeding out is healthy and necessary and my house will breathe a little easier tonight, I think. …
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What I Learned : May 2016
After a long weekend, which somehow officially marks the beginning of summer, it’s suddenly going to be June tomorrow. My girls still have four weeks of school, so our summer hasn’t arrived, but we’re counting down the days and looking forward to time at the beach, lazy mornings, front porch dinners and reading for days. Once again, I’m linking…
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For Your Weekend : Encouraging Reads
It’s a long weekend for many of us, and if you’re like me, days off like this always have me hoping for a few extra minutes to read. I have several books I’m working through right now, but I still find writing on the internet to be encouraging as well. Here are some posts I’ve gathered that I hope will…
