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We Had Ourselves a Merry Little Christmas
I spent most of today on the couch enjoying the Christmas gift given to me by my oldest child – a head cold. In her defense, Emelie also gave me a beautiful abstract watercolor she painted, so…I...
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A Heart of Surrender
Hello, dear friends. I say “friends” because I truly believe if you continue to read post after post that you are, in many respects, my friends. Perhaps even brothers and sisters in Christ. I entrust...
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Tiny Bedroom with Multiple Closets? (Here’s How to Fix it!)
To say mine and Jeff’s bedroom is tiny is an understatement. It’s not tiny; it’s a closet. Literally. And there is a reason we live in a closet. When we were making plans of how to divvy up our tiny...
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The Beauty is in the Waiting
With the weekend came more rain, but I welcomed it because it solidified my decision to turn the lovely bolt of black and white ticking I bought last September into curtain panels for my bedroom. If...
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Today, while I folded laundry…
When we moved into this lake house, I made a decision to set aside my multitasking ways. Instead, I would focus on being intentional – being present – in whatever task I was doing at that moment....
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Currently Saving For: Beadboard Ceiling
I know, I know. I’m a day late. Actually, I’m an hour late because it was still Wednesday an hour ago. But hey, midweek posts are killer for me, especially if I have to edit photos and try not to get...
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When God answers your prayers while you intercede for others.
I plan to write two posts this week (an update on the lake house will follow on Wednesday) because I could not move forward without thanking each of you who commented or emailed following last week’s...
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What do you need to leave behind?
When I sat down to write this post, I thought I knew what I was writing. I was wrong. Which is fine, of course, except it is Sunday evening, and what I realize I need to write about is uncomfortable,...
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She can laugh at the days to come.
On Saturday, our town held its 41st Annual Fair on the Square. This year I went with my momma, who I knew would enjoy strolling up and down the streets looking at the various vendors’ booths as much as...
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Unquenchable
One of the things I most cherish about writing this weekly post is watching how it unfolds throughout the week. As soon as Monday’s post publishes, I begin asking the Lord for the following Monday’s...
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Is it time for your scheduled maintenance?
Jeff and I had a short, semi-loud fight Tuesday night. Over ink. For the printer. But of course, it wasn’t about that. It was about pride. Fights are usually about pride, aren’t they? I won’t go into...
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I could never…
Jeff and I married just a few weeks after he received his undergraduate degree. We knew his desired career required graduate work and licensing to get anywhere. So, the day after we married, we loaded...
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From the inside, out.
Tomorrow marks our one-year anniversary in our lake cabin. The more I think about this anniversary, the clearer I see that making our cabin into a home isn’t much different than any other faithsizing...
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Surviving is not the same as living.
I do not want to talk about this photo, but it’s important. Or at least, the experience that transpired moments after I took the photo. But it’s embarrassing – and worse, limiting. I’m not inclined to...
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Because God gave you two ears and one mouth, that’s why.
You want people to hear you. You have things you want to say – some are valuable and some, not so much. Maybe you want to talk about something unimportant but entertaining, like an incident that...
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How to Faithsize Your Life (Even If You Don’t Know What It Means)
It’s raining. It’s rained for days – weeks, even. You notice the rain more when you live in 960 square feet; mostly because you’re outside more. Much, much more. The back porch is my office. It stands...
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Everyone is a “Noob” at Something
Our family plans to do something new this year; we are planting a garden. Jeff has always wanted a garden. I like the idea of a garden. And the kids? They are along for the ride because that’s what...
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An ounce of prevention…
On December 27th some incredibly high winds and what some have identified as a “mini” tornado, blew through our neighborhood. Due to the drought we’ve endured over the past several years, many trees...
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Holier than Thou
I need a shirt that reads, “My house is holier than yours.” Now that the lake house is finally ours, I plan to introduce it more intimately to those interested; including all that we need to do, big...
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All I wanted to say and more.
It is official. We closed on our lake house. This 960 square foot cabin is all ours. My spirit soared as Jeff and I stepped out of the title office and into the first glorious sunshine for weeks. It...
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