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Taco Soup & Grown Up Thoughts
I’m making taco soup for dinner tonight. In fact, it’s simmering on the stove top as I type. It’s a recipe I scribbled down from one of my dearest friends and I’m starting to learn why people enjoy cooking. This particular recipe meets two of my cooking favorites: 1) You can make it in 1 pot.…
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House Paint
A new coat of paint, a light fixture, and some new house numbers… It’s the little things.
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HAPPY 3 MONTH, EMMA JOSEPHINE!
Emma, dear, you are over 3 months old today. This past month has been chalked full of some pretty big firsts! You rolled over, from back to tummy and what we thought was a fluke has now become a fluid movement of grace. We were terrified the first time you practiced the move in your…
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The Dining Room
When we gutted our kitchen, I posted a side-by-side of the change here. At the time, we had painted the top portion of the dining room wall but we still had the wagon wheel light fixture hanging off-center in the room. The floor was laid but our dining room table was a small Ikea table that is…
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4th of July Weekend: Freedom & Friends
Our house is quiet. We have had a perfect weekend filled with friends. The weather was gorgeous. Sunny and warm but not too hot. Barely a cloud in the sky. Ideal for barbecuing and playing bags, for 5 dogs playing in the yard and friends gathered around sharing stories, snacks, drinks, and time. I could…
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Happy 2 Month, Emma Josephine!
Emma, dear, you are now over 2 months old. During this 2nd month of life, we have seen your personality shine. You have found a deep affection for mommy and impress her with your spit bubbles and smiles. You have the sweetest voice and you call to mom & dad with equal excitement and joy.…
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1,000 Gifts & Gratitude to God
In honor of my book club and One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp, I will be going through and updating this post until I reach 1,000 gifts appreciated in the here and now. 1,000 sure signs of the blessing and presence of God. Cool night breezes through parted windows. Bright, crisp vegetables made into Pico.…
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Emma Josephine: A Birth Story
The Introduction It would be safe to say that Emma’s birth story started on April 14th, 2 days after her due date of Saturday, April 12th: On the Monday after what should have been Miss Emma’s birthday, Freddy and I went in for our post-due-date checkup. We were in the middle of the non-stress test for baby…
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Happy 1 Month, Emma Josephine!
Emma, dear, you are 1 month old today. During your first month of life, you have captured our hearts more than we could have imagined. You have shown incredible strength, lifting your head the day you were born and continuing to do so every day after. We knew you’d be strong at 10.1 lbs and…
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