Joy in the Journey - The blog of Alison Treat, author of Historical Fiction

02 Sep What I’m Into: August 2016

Posted at 06:33h in camping, Emily Freeman, homeschooling, Shauna Niequist, summer, Tsh Oxenreider by Alison Treat 2 Comments

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And summer is gone. Just like that. I’m linking up with Leigh Kramer today to share what August looked like for the Treats.What we’ve been doing . . .We managed to pack a lot of fun into the last...

25 Aug Letting Go

Posted at 16:52h in gardening, reading, simplifying, summer, writing by Alison Treat 1 Comment

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The other day, I was in my garden tying up the tomato plants. This is something I shouldhave done in June. I looked around at the weeds and twisted vines and wished I had spent more time in the garden this summer. I get to...

11 Aug Today is the Day

Posted at 06:40h in Carpe Diem, parenting by Alison Treat 3 Comments

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I’ve spent so much of my life looking ahead. Pressing on to the bend in the road—the next goal, the next project. In some ways, that’s okay. It’s good to plan for the future and look forward to the life ahead of us. But for...

04 Aug What I’m Into: July 2016

Posted at 21:44h in Family, reading, What I'm Into, writing by Alison Treat 3 Comments

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Ya’ll, where did July even go? This was one crazy busy month for my family. Today I'm grateful for the opportunity to link up with Leigh Kramer for What I’m Into!Family and Friends . . .I think I spent at...

14 Jul The Struggle is Real

Posted at 14:29h in Anxiety, faith, JOY by Alison Treat 3 Comments

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I started off the month of June in the Emergency Room. A panic attack or acid reflux sent me to the ER in the middle of the night. I had to make sure I wasn’t having a heart attack. I wasn’t. But Todd and I lost...

06 Jul What I’m Into: June 2016

Posted at 06:46h in Uncategorized by Alison Treat 1 Comment

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We are very much in summer mode here in the Treat household. June 1st was the last day of school for Camilla and it seems pointless to try to continue Adrian’s schooling while she’s home. So we’re sleeping in...

23 Jun A Story from Haiti

Posted at 13:17h in Haiti, missions by Alison Treat 0 Comments

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We slipped out of the gate and quietly made our way down the street. Following Richard, our host. Two black boys walked with us. They’d been playing at Richard’s house, but I didn’t know their names.“We’re going to your neighborhood,” Richard said to them, in...

16 Jun Ode to my Smooth-Surface Electric Range

Posted at 21:50h in food, marriage by Alison Treat 1 Comment

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Yesterday marked 16 years since the love of my life popped the question. I just realized this a moment ago. I was thinking about the date because I wondered just how old our range is. It was a wedding gift from Todd’s parents, so it's nearing...

07 May What I’m Into: April 2016

Posted at 21:54h in Haiti, missions, reading, What I'm Into by Alison Treat 2 Comments

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Wow! I turn my back for a second and April is over? Just like that? What I’ve Been Doing . . . If we’re friends on Facebook or In Real Life, you already know that Todd and I joined a group from our church on a...

29 Mar Terror by Night

Posted at 16:11h in Anxiety, camping, faith, fear by Alison Treat 1 Comment

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Friendly Warning: This post contains sensitive material. It’s a complex emotion. Fear. We all have a relationship with it. Lately I’ve been pondering it. Wrestling with it. Analyzing it. Trying various methods of combatting it. And sometimes giving in to it. Fear can be good. Adrenaline helps you...

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02 Sep What I’m Into: August 2016

25 Aug Letting Go

11 Aug Today is the Day

04 Aug What I’m Into: July 2016

14 Jul The Struggle is Real

06 Jul What I’m Into: June 2016

23 Jun A Story from Haiti

16 Jun Ode to my Smooth-Surface Electric Range

07 May What I’m Into: April 2016

29 Mar Terror by Night

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