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Teacher Appreciation

September 26, 2017
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Hey friends, If you're following me on Instagram (and if you're not, you should), you may have seen me talk the other day on my InstaStory about getting to do little appreciation gifts for my daughter's teachers. I thought I'd share here too in a more permanent place because teacher appreciation gifts seem to be something people are often wanting ideas on. So,...

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For the Mamas with Back To School Blues

August 16, 2017
My only child started kindergarten this morning. These are the words I penned last night as thoughts poured out of my soul: Tonight as I showered and blow dried my hair at 1 AM and put night time moisturizer on a face with tears streaming down my cheeks, I was reminded of two things as I prepare to do the oh so difficult...

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Sometimes the Best Things Aren't Planned

July 20, 2017
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So, we moved! Remember the house we planned to buy last fall? And then were crushed when the owners decided they weren’t ready to sell? Our prayer all along was that if we were supposed to be in that house, that God would make it clear.  As long as He kept opening doors, we kept walking through them. And when that door was...

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Sunday Six

May 21, 2017
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1. I can't believe tomorrow is Catherine's last day of Pre-K.  I'm not ready for that reality.  Tonight we were writing thank you notes to her teachers. I let her decide what she wants me to write on her behalf, but I ask questions to help guide her.  The best part was when I asked her, "What's something nice you can say about...

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Too Messy?

April 14, 2017
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Recently I attended a ladies' small group about encouragement.  Since I believe that to be one of my gifts and strengths, it definitely caught my attention. For our closing session the other day, our leader Miss Kris opened her home up to us just like she had done for the five or so previous sessions.  We all brought food to share and ate...

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Holding on to a Whisper of Hope

January 27, 2017
For the last couple years I've faced some pretty traumatic health issues.  I saw a doctor who ran all the tests, and all the tests came back normal. I was literally told, "Just wait and see." This year I saw a new doctor and got a referral to a specialist, whom I saw this week. It was a very hard appointment for me. ...

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