Ah, life. You have a funny way of wreaking havoc on well-laid plans. Sometimes my little color-coded life spreadsheet gets put into a little snowglobe and shaken around by a toddler. … then, maybe dropped on the floor and eaten by the dog. You get the picture. I think the snowball shaking started when my laptop’s hard drive crashed. Oh, and then it booted up one more time (thank goodness for Christmas miracles), so that I could copy...

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Sweet friends, there are so many things I would love to share with you that don’t quite fit into a blog post. However, I have found a way! I am creating a new (free) monthly email newsletter! The monthly email newsletter will include great features such as: ~ Featured Devotionals ~ FREE Printable of the month ~ Book of the month ~ Recipe of the month ~ Pampered Chef / Mary & Martha discounts ~ Featured blogger of the month (YOU?!) ~...

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How do I even start to describe the joy that has filled my heart this past weekend. I was blessed to win a ticket to the Allume Christian blogging conference in Greenville, SC. I purposely went without any goals of growing my blog readership or increasing website traffic. When I met people there, I intentionally avoided “networking” and didn’t even pass out any business cards. So, basically, I did everything the experts tell...

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I have to admit, turning 35 today has been a little bit more “milestone” than I would have imagined. Instead of getting wrapped up in the “oh, I feel so old… blah, blah”, I am going to share the top 35 things about turning 35! 1. I turned 35! That in itself is a beautiful thing — so thankful I woke up to another day! 2. I get to share life with my beautiful family: 3. When I sneeze, I don’t pee on...

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There were many days that I thought my minivan had eaten my personality. Months, in fact. Possibly years. When laundry was my only “hobby” and my pink-sparkle loving personality was replaced by beige-practicality, my soul felt thirsty. The restlessness that gripped my heart was evident. My husband had even noticed I seemed different, like anger was simmering below the surface. I denied every word he said, but deep down I wondered if...

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I don’t know about you, but I had a hard time getting motivated to get up this morning. My bed was so comfy, and the day was so… well, “not Friday“… so I just wanted to hide under the covers. Do you ever have days like that? I just needed a little kick in the pants to get moving. The one thing that is guaranteed to get me out of bed is a hug from one of my sweet boys. I love to see their sweet faces first thing in...

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