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  • Some Thoughts on Church

    This past Sunday, two soldiers from our chapel congregation were baptized. As a pastor’s wife, I’ve had a front row seat to many baptisms over the years. There has never, ever, been one single baptism where I’ve kept my composure or dry eyes. Seeing someone make the decision to outwardly express his/her decision to follow Continue reading

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  • Signing Day

    Exactly five years ago, Ryan took an oath and joined the United States Army. Around that same time that Ryan was signing away his life for God and country, I felt God nudging me to sign mine over to become my kids’ primary teacher. He was asking me to set aside my prejudices about homeschooling, Continue reading

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  • Adios 2015

    Since 2008, the first year I began blogging, I have almost always taken time to end each year reflecting on the previous months, experiences, and milestones. I’ll be honest, some years there has been a huge sense of relief that the year is over. Every year, I find that by taking a few moments to Continue reading

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  • book report: chapter 12

    I ended last year with some very specific goals for myself in 2015. One of those goals was to read more. Instead of waiting until the end of the year to make one gigantic list, I am going to post a monthly book report of what I’ve been reading. And instead of just listing the titles, I Continue reading

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  • back to work || December edition

    I want to take occasional opportunities over this school year to document some of the thoughts and feelings that are emerging as a back-to-work mom. There’s no telling just what I’ll cover here or what will come up. In case you missed it, I’ve returned to full-time teaching this school year under special and unique circumstances. I decided Continue reading

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  • Washington, D.C.

    Last week Ryan and I had the opportunity to travel to our nation’s capital in order for Ryan to receive a recognition at a special luncheon. He was awarded the 2015 Chaplain Maurice Witherspoon Award by the National Bible Society. I couldn’t be prouder of Ryan. Not only does he live at home what he Continue reading

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  • back to work || september edition

    In case you missed it, I’ve returned to full-time teaching this school year under special and unique circumstances. Last month I decided to start an informal little series about this return after a decade-long absence in the full-time work force. (You can read the August edition here.) Some of what I’m sharing is serious and Continue reading

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  • Lessons from Lorelai

    Earlier this year, I wrote a post about what we can learn about motherhood from one of my new favorites, Beverly Goldberg. I’m am nothing if not a lover of the iconic television mom! With the onset of the 2015 College Football Season, the three females in this house have lost nearly all weekend privileges Continue reading

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  • back to work || august edition

    I want to take occasional opportunities over this school year to document some of the thoughts and feelings that are emerging as a back-to-work mom. There’s no telling just what I’ll cover here or what will come up. Less than one month in, here are my discoveries and truths I’m telling myself. Maybe they’ll offer some Continue reading

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  • 5 Ways to Savor The Lull

    This article originally appeared here on the National Military Family Association’s blog. ***** Over the past few years, military life has afforded our family many changes and calamities. We have survived a deployment, a reintegration, and we moved across the country (again). We have closed up shop at one duty station and set up our lives Continue reading

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