Category: Posts
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Growth
Little Man is finally starting to outgrow some of his clothing. It’s bittersweet, I’m torn. On the one hand, I’m emotionally attached to nearly every article of clothing in his possession. Each item was either a thoughtful gift from a loved one, or one we hand-selected while waiting to bring him home– when he was…
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Back, Back, Back to School
It’s that time of year again, though I’m not certain how it’s possible. I only just gave birth to each of them, but my precious baby girls are moving up a grade in a matter of weeks. Fourth and second grades, respectively. Como say what?! I easily recall my own 2nd grade year… We had moved…
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Cosplay {All Hallows Eve Edition}
With birthday season officially over in our household, I’ve set my sights squarely on Halloween. I know, I know… it isn’t even fall yet! I don’t care. Handsome Husband is not really a fan of this particular holiday (Which I speculate might have something to do with the scarring Halloween incident of 1983, wherein a full-grown man clad in…
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Gleanings From Interrupted
I would love to be a real-life missionary; to pack up family and relocate to some obscure, remote overseas locale. I would live off the land, rough it, and pour my heart out in service to the Lord. Handsome Husband and I once sold all our belongings, vacated our beautiful home, and began an arduous immigration process…
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Simple Pleasures
In no particular order: Weekends. Saturday, Sunday. Husband home. Nothing on the calendar. Hot coffee with freshly whipped cream. (It has been precisely twelve days since my last Starbucks… don’t I get a key-chain, or something?) Small town parades. Horses and marching bands. Meandering bike rides. Drive-in movie theaters. Fixing a salad in the backyard. A…
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Things That Make Me Go Hmmm
So much life has happened in the four months since we first laid eyes on our precious Little Man. Four months ago, yesterday. Though we carefully washed and tucked away the clothing he arrived in on that memorable day, we placed his well-worn shoes in his toy box. Every few weeks he unearths one or…
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Summer Lovin’
Living in Montana- where nine months of the year everything is tucked in snug under a thick blanket of snow– we make the most of our summers. Summer is a much anticipated season to relish, and we are blessed to have so many opportunities for adventure within a twenty minute radius of our suburban home. Even if we don’t…
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B-A-N-A-N-A-S
In China, everyone turns a year older during Chinese New Year, not on their actual birth date. But Little Man is two today. Twenty-four months ago another woman laboriously welcomed him into the world. I can only imagine the raw sting this anniversary brings her, each year. Of course she remembers. Surely she must ponder his health and whereabouts……
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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Jen Hatmaker’s recent revision of Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity is rocking my world, y’all. (And leaving me speaking like a Texan.) Honestly… just read it. Though I only have one copy to give away, the rest of you all can/should/must order your copy here for 20% off. TROPHIES FOR EVERYONE! Without further ado,…
