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Christmas memories
Now that I have a child, I feel extra pressure at Christmastime to make it special for her. I’m pretty decent these days at relaxing and understanding that everything might not be picture perfect, but it will be good for …
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An Angel’s Prayer
When I read this poem from a friend last week, I knew I had to share it with you. Thankfully, she agreed to letting me post it here. Its message spoke to my heart. It reminded me of those in …
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Toffee chip cookies
As I told you on Monday, I am the bona fide Christmas cookie maker in my family. It’s been this way since I was in high school. While I really wasn’t into cooking back then, I did like to …
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Peace that passes understanding
I was reminded Monday that sometimes as a mom you just have to be strong for your child. You have to be the calm presence to assure them that all is well when they’re crying, even when you feel like …
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A few of my favorite things
Beyond raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Christmastime brings with it some of my favorite things.
I love sitting in the living in the dark of the morning with only the twinkling Christmas tree lights on to help me …
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Pizza subs
You might notice a slight pizza theme to the few recipes that I’ve posted thus far since the first one was for crescent roll pizzas. That’s because pizza stuff is a favorite around here — at least for my …
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Sometimes you just need to stop
I love my lists. I love being organized. I love crossing off items on to do lists when they are complete. I love routine. However, I also know when I need to stop and let the list just be. …
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Photo albums tell our story
Photo albums make me happy. I’ve been doing them since my husband and I got married way back in 1999. It was the dark ages before we even had a digital camera. We took photos and would print them at …
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10 weight loss lessons
I’m 2-1/2 months into my work on losing some weight and feeling better about myself. I figured I owed you an update. But, I feel sort of funny about it. As I told you back in September, this is …