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Home Tour: Front Entryway

February 29, 2016
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So, I did some rearranging in the "front room" and thought I'd share some photos here.  Ya know, in case any of you like seeing home details like I do.  Keep in mind, I have no fancy camera and do not claim to be an expert in any of this.  Just sharing a bit of the Old Yellow Farmhouse. On the other side...

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On Inviting People In - Reluctantly

February 20, 2016
I am a reluctant entertainer. I always like the idea of being hospitable. Inviting people over. Hosting people in our home. When we moved to The Old Yellow Farmhouse I had grand expectations of how we would use our home to welcome people in. But I always had - and still have - a handful of excuses that prevent me from inviting people...

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Coming Clean

February 16, 2016
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I survived! The other day, my husband went out of town for work. Normally when he's gone overnight, by default I just go stay at my parents' house. This time though I decided I should try to stay home and try to manage life (and Catherine) by myself.  Or sort of by myself. Day One:  morning we went to a friend's house for...

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Instagram, Gilmore Girls, and Nursery Duty

February 15, 2016
You guys.  I STILL do not have a smart phone. But now I have an Instagram. It's so crazy that I just wrote that. Seriously, for my first IG (how us cool 30-something year olds abbreviate Instagram) post, I arranged this great cup of coffee in my Magnolia Farms (Magnolia Market?  You know that whole Chip and JoJo Fixer Upper company) mug on...

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Finding my Identity in the Sea of Labels

February 12, 2016
So, this is really recent and still pretty raw, but there's a message behind it that I believe is worth sharing. Remember that work-from-home job that I picked up just a few months ago? Yah. I recently made the really hard decision to leave that job. There were great things about that job and even greater potential. But I really felt God telling...

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Scaling Back - When You Can't Do It All

February 08, 2016
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I had this horrible realization last night: Valentine's Week had totally snuck up on me!  I needed to A) buy supplies to make Valentines with Catherine for her preschool party this week AND B) solidify my idea for a teachers' gift, buy supplies, create, and deliver 64 Valentines gifts to the elementary school I serve. I was already going to bed WAY too...

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Life in a Mini-Van

The Wonder of the Wait

February 04, 2016
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There's a spot on this road to pre-school that is FULL of countless, amazing, beautiful flowers in the spring. But it's winter. I drive past it half a dozen times each week. And I see it. The emptiness, the barrenness of the garden. And it looks just like any other yard covered in dead, brown leaves. But I remember the harvest. I long...

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