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How to: Save Money!

April 24, 2013

Hey everybody! I posted this to my friend’s blog a few months ago and I thought I would share it today to change pace a bit! If you know me well in real life, you’ll know I’m pretty thrifty. I’m just sharing this a bit in hopes it might help someone who’s trying to save [...]

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Enough, already.

April 11, 2013

Just preparing you now, I’m sharing pretty raw emotions. I’m trying to work them out. I’m having a hard time remembering that God is more than enough when the truth is, I’ve had enough. I am almost 29 weeks pregnant. That means in plus or minus 11 weeks, a baby will be here. My baby. [...]

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A 3rd Birthday for Bluebelle!

April 9, 2013

With everything going on this year, B’s 3rd birthday was pretty much in the air. Originally, I was going to go do something in Oklahoma one weekend and then go to do something fun in Texas on her actual birthday. Then it moved to a belated birthday party/housewarming party when we moved into our new [...]

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Life Update #532

March 30, 2013

Just a quick update on what’s going on in our lives! 1 – I celebrated my birthday and it turned out quite wonderful. I got to spend it with friends and family and I got a new charm for my Pandora bracelet. I ate lots of delicious food and got to spend a day with [...]

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Dwelling. When I should have been sleeping.

March 22, 2013

I find myself awake at 4 am, hips screaming as I waddle to the bathroom to empty my bladder. I’ve fought the mental battle and lost, choosing immediate relief over long term sleep, because I know that my body will refuse to return to it’s original state. Such is the madness of this stage, perpetual [...]

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Growing up and standing up

March 21, 2013

I am wrapping up my last week in Texas. It’s considerably more mournful than I anticipated. I feel as though I am leaving a world behind. I am leaving friends, family, and opportunities behind. More importantly, I know that life will go on — so I feel as though I am being the one left [...]

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Is this my last pregnancy?

March 14, 2013

Since I was a little girl, I always imagined having three children. I think it came down to the fact that one of my childhood best friends was the youngest of three and I always loved how full his house was. Two never seemed like enough, and four seemed like too many. When I had [...]

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Chasing after peace

February 5, 2013

Sometimes I have to shut down my social media and close my eyes to escape it all. There’s so much drama. Pictures and videos of conspiracy theories and rants against the government, angry diatribes of slighted moments and the constant fear of losing something we never really had in the first place. It makes me [...]

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I have been called to serve my family. I mean, really.

January 30, 2013

(Photo courtesy of miss pupik on flickr) Do you ever feel under-appreciated? I’ll admit I do. I often feel like I run the same race every day. Maybe we all feel that way? I read recently that being a parent feels like you’ll never get an A+ again, and often I feel that way. I wash [...]

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Childhood memories of Don McLean

December 13, 2012

Don McLean always reminds me of my dad. When I was a child, I didn’t get to spend all the time I wanted with my dad. I don’t think many of us do, because so often our dads are the ones working as hard as they can to provide for us. My mom went through [...]