30 Nov Building a Fine House
It began over thirty years ago. Or did it begin before that? Did God have the two of us in mind for one another when He laid the foundations of the earth? He knew what was coming, so He knew we would be together....
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05 Sep What I’m Into: August 2017
Posted at 14:39h
in food, love, marriage, reading, running, summer, vacations, What I'm Into
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Oh my goodness, friends. August was rough. On a personal level, August was a very good month. I wrote a TON and had some wonderful times with my family. But my nation faced some very difficult times this month. From riots in Charlottesville, to Hurricane...
11 May Here’s to You and Here’s to Me
Enough time has been spent, or wasted, Wishing things were different for those Who make mistake After mistake Ad infinitum. Prayers for them are not in vain. Forgiveness and redemption are not out of reach, but I want to write an ode To all the men and women who Stay the course, One day,...
16 Jun Ode to my Smooth-Surface Electric Range
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...
19 May Rainy Day Ramblings
Posted at 18:26h
in Adrian, Blueprints, Camilla, Family, friends, gardening, marriage, simplifying, single-tasking, slowing down, vacations
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Ah! The hour or so after naptime and before dinner--not exactly my favorite time of day unless I remember to savor it. The boy usually needs a good long snuggle after he wakes from his nap. If I'm in the middle of making dinner, this...
25 Jan The Art of “Single-Tasking”
Last night I read this post and it stuck with me. I've been thinking about it all day . . . and it led to a conversation which prompted me to make a decision. A really big decision for me.I always talk about wanting to simplify. I...
07 Dec Second Sunday (Weekend?) of Advent
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Todd and I managed to escape our beloved children to celebrate our anniversary with one quick night at our favorite Bed and Breakfast, Bischwind. It's beautiful, to say the least, and we had a great time going out to dinner, snuggling up to a fire...
02 Dec Ten years down . . .
It seems like so long ago, yet at the same time it's hard to believe that ten years ago right now, I was standing at the altar, pledging my life to my beloved. I don't have time to write much today; at least not the...
30 Nov “Marriage is relentless” and other thoughts
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in Bible Study, marriage, Milestones, patriocentricity, quiverfull, Todd and Alison
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I know, we look young, right? We were babies!When we were new to this whole marriage thing . . . wait a minute, I have a feeling that some of my readers may think we are still new to it. Okay, so when we were...