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EmBRACE
I see beauty in routine, in structure, and because of that I tend to develop and maintain patterns throughout my day. It’s comfortable. It’s safe. It’s soothing to my soul. Every morning I follow the...
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We are faithsizing.
In my last post, I wrote that changes are coming, and at the time, we were not entirely sure what it would entail; now we do. We are listing our home–the home we love and have enjoyed personalizing for...
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Let the journey begin.
We are not a family with much clutter. It isn’t that we’re always spic and span–that’s just for photos. We probably have less clutter than most families, not because we’re unnaturally neat; it’s...
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Saturday Morning Ramblings
This morning I woke up and made my bed before I even brushed my teeth. Why this new routine when I so obviously like my current one, you ask? Drum roll, please…thank you very much–because our house is...
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A lot can happen in 4 days!
Our cup runneth over, people! Our house was listed on Friday night around 6:00 pm and we accepted an offer yesterday (Tuesday) at 6:00 pm. That is FOUR DAYS; what a blessing! If all goes as expected,...
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The Heart of the Matter
I’ve received a few private emails pointing me toward this place or that on the web–places that ridicule our family’s decision to faithsize by selling our home and moving into a 960 square foot home....
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The Lay of the land…umm…house.
I am not OCD, but some may challenge that fact after revealing my graph paper lake house and furniture layout. Let me assure you, however, that my level of preparedness is from experience, not...
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Kenny’s “Clean Sweep”
The day we returned home from our mini-vacation, Kenny began the arduous process of disassembling about 45 or so (You think I’m joking, but I’m sooooo not.) LEGO creations. From his smaller scope...
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Meredith’s “Clean Sweep”
We closed on the house on the afternoon of September 8th, and now we are unpacking and adjusting to our new digs. While I failed to update throughout the prep and moving process, the next few posts...
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Unstaged
There are a few things I plan to write about pertaining to the process of our faithsizing move. For now, and to give you an insider’s view of our living space, I’m posting a few unstaged iPhone photos...
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I know WHO goes before me…
Four weeks. We have lived in the lake house for four weeks, and daily we choose to drink in the beauty around us. Thursday evening on our way home, as we crossed the dam on the west side of the lake,...
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Ready? Set? READ!
Meredith is styling my hair for church tonight, and I’m struggling to write whilst not falling asleep. Yes, “whilst.” I blame the vocabulary shift on my newest addiction, “Lark Rise to Candleford.” I’m...
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Lighting Up
To say we have settled into our new home is an understatement. The kids’ favorite description of the lake house is cozy, and I am in complete agreement, especially now that we’ve decorated for...
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Closure
What does it mean to gain closure? I’ve heard the word used primarily for two different scenarios, but in both situations it involves a death. For the first, and perhaps less serious scenario, one...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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