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Thankful (12/12)

Happy Thankful Thursday! Is anyone else super busy this Christmas season!? This week I found myself exhausted, and in my exhaustion I complained and felt frustrated. But then today, I actually stopped and turned my frustration to thankfulness…well, most of the...

Learning to Slow Down

This weekend, I slammed my finger in the door (blood blister—yuck!), hit my head in the closet, hit my cheek bone on the bookcase, and took a HARD fall on the cement while running Aslan—you know, the slow motion fall where in the middle of it, you know it’s going to...

Our Little Bundle of Joy

Growing up, I remember the classic Christmas stories: Home Alone, White Christmas (our family fave), The Santa Clause, & National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. I vividly remember watching Miracle on 34th Street and falling in love with the puppy under the...

Thankful

In the busyness of last week, I totally forgot about our thankful lists on Thursdays! So this week let’s do 20 things we’re thankful for. Can’t wait to read your lists! December 2-8th 1. How thoughtful my husband is 2.  My mama’s life- we...

Living in the Busyness of Life

Massive notes. Highlighters. Library hours (and I hated the library). Study groups. Flash Cards. The memory game with my flash cards. No time to sleep. Late nights. Coffee. Studying in the shower (that’s right…laminated my notes). More coffee. And lots of prayer. Ah,...

Beware of New Knives!

A few weeks ago, I was in the kitchen busily making up some Pioneer Woman Spaghetti Sauce for that night. My small group girls were coming over for dinner, and I was so excited to make something homemade. Cutting up the onion and green peppers, I told Jeff, “Wow, this...