marriage
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back to school thoughts
Our first day of school at the Wood Academy is now history and changes are underway. A lot of new changes are underway. SOMEONE’S GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. It’s not Thomas. It’s not Mae. It’s not Kate. It’s ME! And I’m not going back as a student, but as the teacher! Full-time! Over the past year, Continue reading
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the alone zone
A few weeks ago, our three children stayed in Tennessee for a week of Camp Nana & Granddaddy. Ryan and I were home here in Georgia. He had to work during the day and in the evenings we planned to eat out and celebrate as many “date nights” as we could feasibly squeeze in. Continue reading
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4 things every military marriage needs
{This post originally appeared on my friend, Dave’s website, back in June. You can visit his Patheos site here.} ***** We all know that marriage is a wonderful blessing, but it takes work to make it a successful and flourishing relationship. Some would argue that military marriages take extra effort to succeed due to the 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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mission ready marriage- available NOW
There are three things you need to know about Mission Ready Marriage. YOU CAN BUY IT You may download it for Kindle or order a paperback copy from Amazon by clicking here. Mission Ready Marriage is also available from other online retailers like Barnes and Noble and iBooks. The digital price is $5.99 and the print Continue reading
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the state of our garden: week 007
The time is finally here that we have been able to partake in the bounty of our garden! Yay!!! This is week seven, counting forward from week zero when Ryan put plants into the ground. [For the record the above photo is a stock image from Canva. We didn’t plant radishes!] Anyway, about two weeks Continue reading
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what I learned in may
Today I’m linking up with Emily P. Freeman at Chatting at the Sky to share what we learned in May. Here’s what Emily has to say about the practice: “At the end of every month, we have a regular practice here of looking back before moving forward. While some of the deeper, more in-process things I may keep Continue reading
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mission ready marriage: the process
Within an hour after giving birth to two of my three babies, I vomited. I don’t know if it was a release of emotions, nerves, or physical exhaustion. Perhaps it was a reaction to medication. Or maybe that’s just my body’s response to childbirth. Unforgettably, passing off your newly swaddled baby to Daddy or a Continue reading
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fussy mommy
If you’re like me, there’s a period of about two weeks every May that just about does you in. It’s the perfect storm of all of your school year commitments and obligations culminating into a period of several days. That storm was brewing for me last week. We finished our homeschool co-op, had the final Continue reading
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identity
Earlier this week I had to go to the DEERS office on post to relinquish my soon-to-expire military ID card. I brought along a second form of photo identification, my power of attorney and a hopeful attitude that the whole process would be quick and painless. (Two words rarely associated with any office on a Continue reading
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