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The Unknown is a Gift: Our First Home
We’ve been talking a lot lately about our future. I guess I thought that by the time I hit my 30’s, life would be figured out and the course would be set. I’m glad I was wrong. This life of not knowing has been a gift. Living in different places, making new friends, dreaming about where me might end up…
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Snow Day in Georgia
We’ve lived in our home now for 3 years, as of this past Sunday, and Wednesday was the first time we experienced snow here! That’s what happens when you live in Georgia. The girls were so excited when they woke up in the morning and saw their little picnic table out back covered in snow. And by covered, I mean…
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Happy {belated} New Year
As I sit here, it’s almost the end of January, I’m typing my first blog post of 2014, and I have to tell you that this month has been one of restoration for my soul. I’m not really sure what caused it or why it happened, but God has been moving in my heart, bringing thankfulness, joy, and contentment. The…
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The Shepherds and the Lamb & Merry Christmas
In the darkness of a typical night, sitting on a hillside outside the town of Bethlehem, some unsuspecting shepherds received word of God’s redemptive entrance into the world. Shepherds were ordinary folk. They never donned royal robes or mingled with the leaders of the land. They smelled of earth and sheepskin, not oil and perfume. Simple people with simple jobs.…
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Our Weekend: The Beginning of Advent
Happy December! Happy Advent! I love this time of year, and I especially love it through the eyes of my children. We had a great Thanksgiving week; my husband was off from work the entire week, and we thoroughly enjoyed being at home and being together. All of us were sick with colds and such, but that just made staying…
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Begging my Heart to Praise, 30 Day Praise Challenge Week 4
One Sunday morning a few weeks ago, the Youth Pastor at our church gave a call to worship, like he does many Sundays. This particular day, I was sitting at the piano, helping with the music. We had just finished singing Matt Redman’s Ten Thousand Reasons, one of my favorite songs. {If you’ve never heard it or don’t know what…
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Sausage Stuffing Recipe, the Best Stuffing You’ll Ever Eat
Thanksgiving is less than a week away! I can’t even believe it! If you’re looking for some last minute recipes to add to your menu, you’ll definitely want to include this one. Just be sure to buy an extra pound of butter; you’ll need 3/4 of a pound for this recipe alone! Four years ago we spent Thanksgiving with my…
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Roots by the Stream Verse Print from Love & a Prayer
I have something exciting to share with you today! Right after I finished my 31 Days to Thrive series, a friend of mine announced on her blog that she had opened an Etsy shop. I clicked over to her store and saw some beautiful prints she had created of verses and quotes. I noticed that she also mentioned she would…
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30 Day Praise Challenge Week 3: A Continual Sacrifice
Praise can and should be a regular overflow of my life. It’s a decision, a choice to turn my thoughts outside of myself, my circumstances, my disappointments and to turn them to the Lord. It’s in the praising that I find joy. It’s in thankfulness and reflection that my heart can be quieted. It’s in Christ that I can stand…
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Uses for Leftover Halloween Candy
We’re now two weeks past Halloween and there’s still a lingering collection of candy in our pantry. Part of me wants to just throw it away so the temptation to indulge will be gone. Thankfully, my kids love the fruity sticky stuff and leave the chocolate goodies behind. Unfortunately, this means I end up eating said chocolate goodies. Yesterday, as…