Tag: Daily Life
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Two Photos and a Lifetime in Between
Mother’s Day is around the corner. My mom has always treasured this little grouping of photos that sits nestled in the edges of her dresser mirror: I was probably 15 months old, happily exploring flowers at my grandparent’s garden. The little girl on the carousel is my mom. I recently asked her why the photos…
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Around Here: April 2014
I didn’t think that life could actually get fuller. And then it did. April has flown by and I’m trying to catch my breath and replace moments of overwhelm with confident faith that everything that needs to get done will. This month I have been: … finishing projects. … planning surprises. … reading this article:…
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Lately… March 2014
Quiet on the blog lately… a sneak peak at what’s going on behind the scenes: …watching this sweet girl GROW. …crafting like crazy for a special celebration. Can’t wait to reveal more! …enjoying the first couple days of SPRING weather (hello, 60 degrees!) …turning 30 in 2 short weeks! …finishing outstanding kitchen projects (tile, crown…
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One Little Word: January and February
Loving the process of making my word visible this year by participating in Ali Edward’s One Little Word Class. Here’s a peak at January: One of the writing prompts included finding a quote reflective of your word. I had a hard time choosing just one so I created a full page of “Light” quotes. In…
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Wishing you a delicious day filled with love! *Photo Credit: Tiffany Henning of TH Photography & Design
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Valentine Party Ideas: Pinks and Drinks Invitation
As you might have seen in my Instagram feed, we are decorated for Valentine’s Day! Each February, I look forward to pulling out treasured Valentine’s I’ve received from family and friends over the years. I came across an invitation I sent out nearly 4 years ago and couldn’t resist sharing it with you. The inspiration…
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Charting Progress
Our Parents as Teachers Coordinator stopped by this past week to check on Olivia’s progress and administer her 12 month ASQ Screening. As I expected, Olivia passed with flying colors and even obtained perfect scores in the gross and fine motor skills categories. Part of my homework from this session including filling out Year 1…
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January 2014
The sun is shining today… but, my oh my…. what a winter we have had. More snow that I can ever remember has graced our Midwestern city. The official report from the airport recorded over 10 inches in one day! I’ll never forget opening our back door up to a wall of snow! Our month…
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Navigating Slowly
Looking for the bright spots this week… I’ve been horribly sick (again). Despite feeling horrendous and having quite possibly the worst sore throat of my life, these tulips still managed to put a smile on my face. Looks like 2014 can only go up from here!
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Lately… Summer 2013
Row 1: In late July, James’ parents visited and we tackled cleaning up our yard. We weeded like crazy! (I don’t think our yard has had any attention since Olivia’s early arrival.) The garden bed along the side of the house was completely overgrown. Due to the unseasonably cool summer temps, Olivia was able to…