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Challenging my "smile more" resolve
I keep waking up around 2AM, just to realize that the reason for my awakening is not painful contractions. This is typically followed by a wave of grumpiness. In attempts to stay positive, here's my list of perks for prolonged pregnancy: –Quality Time with Scotland: Having left my schedule open, because I feel less than…
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Having "the glow"- choosing to smile
Last week was rough. I was uncomfortable, my hands and feet (and whole body) would itch so badly at night that I couldn’t sleep. My nails were sore from the constant scratching. I was crabby and done being pregnant. Then I remembered that my new year’s resolution was to smile more. I wrote a post about…
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Christmas 2013
Tom had five days off this Christmas. The four days leading up to Christmas and Christmas day. Because we wanted to savor every minute of that time, we decide against traveling anywhere. Instead we enjoyed a cozy quiet Christmas at home. Because Scotter’s too young to know otherwise, and because we thought it would be…
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The Heart of the Home- making the Christmas magic
“The heart of her, that beat against my own The love of her, out-breathed in every tone The eyes of her, that saw my smallest grief The feet of her, that flew to my relief The hands of her, that mind and body fed The voice of her, that soothed and comforted The ears of…
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A collection of unconnected thoughts
After months of debate and diliberation (with myself) I finally decided to take advantage of the Black Friday/Cyper Week sales and buy an upright freezer. I hate spending money, especially lots of it on one thing and went back and forth with whether this was a wise choice. But in the spirit of provident living,…
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I love this!
Click to learn more about the story of Christmas. (I particularly love the nativity story, because of the presence of women. Christ’s life was surrounded with female disciples from the beginning to end, and I’m always inspired by these humble, devoted women who rose to seeming unsurmountable tasks!
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I'm just a toddler in the realm of the Eternities
Feeding pigeons, squirrels, and blue jays. Yesterday afternoon, I had one of the most lovely afternoons I’ve had in a long time. I went over to a woman’s home from my church who had mentioned she had some strawberry plants and gladiolus bulbs that I could have. I figured I would be there fifteen minutes,…
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If ye love me, feed my sheep.
My friend and mentor Rebecca Stay is serving a humanitarian mission with her husband in Europe for our church. She sends out updates from time to time on their goings and comings. Her e-mail last week really touched me. It’s so easy to look at the flaws of the church and religion in general. Many…
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I'd love your support
Just wanted to give a shout out to any Clevelanders. I’m giving part of the sermon at our church this Sunday. I’d love your support, if you can come. The meeting starts at 10:45. The chapel’s address is 32895 Cedar Rd. Hope to see you there!
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Enjoy Cleveland Week
We’re down to 16 days.With all the “to-do’s” behind us, besides packing. We’re left with one “free” week. To reward ourselves for our proactive diligence we’ve dedicated this week: Enjoy Cleveland Week! Reading time by the fire set the tone Saturday and Sunday night. Monday we were thrilled to wake up to an absolutely stunning…