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January // A D V E N T U R E //
I don’t know about you, but I am nearly overwhelmed with all of the negativity, dissension, conflicting viewpoints, and division that seems to be threatening to overtake my heart and mind. This has been mounting for a while. With the current political climate AND the fact that 2017 promises to present our family with some Continue reading
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2016 Year in Review
Most years, I complete a sort of informal “annual report” for my life. I love to reflect upon the high and lows of the previous year. It helps me to digest some important lessons, put a finger on the pulse of my goals, and look ahead to the next year with anticipation and focus. 2015 Continue reading
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mid-year goal check in…
Today is Day 175 of 365 in 2015. By next week, next Wednesday to be exact, this year will literally be half over. In keeping with a theme of my year, I wanted to do a mid-year progress report with some goals I have set for myself. Well before this year started, I began thinking Continue reading
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teach them diligently [written correspondence]
Welcome to the sixth installment of my Teach Them Diligently series. If you’re new here and would like to see the other topics, click below. January [ironing] February [the oven] March [saving] April [safety] May [purging] One of my goals for this year is to continue teaching my children some skills to make them more independent Continue reading
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how can we live “in progress?”
When we signed the lease to rent our current home, there were several conditions that we agreed upon with the property manager. A few big changes were planned in the kitchen with the flooring as well as the counters. We loved this house immediately and figured a floor repair and counter replacement would be easy-peasy. Continue reading
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old table, new year
I hadn’t planned to take such a long break from writing here in this space, but after we crossed the threshold into the new year, I just didn’t have anything really to say. I mean, I had plenty to say, but I kept feeling an urging from the Holy Spirit to just be still, be Continue reading
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on putting my shoes under the bed
A few weeks ago, I wrote about looking ahead and goal-setting for 2015. I had three over-arching goals for the year. Here they are again: forming good habits and routines (self-care, family care, spiritual care & household duties) writing (like it’s my job) simplicity (less commitments, less stuff, etc.) I can keep those things at Continue reading
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martha wouldn’t cut the pie
I can be one of those people that wants things to be just so. I tend to get into Martha-mode faster than you can say, “A Good Thing.” Of course I’m talking about the perfection of entertaining and celebrating the holidays that is synonymous with Martha Stewart. But like much of the world has done, Continue reading
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