Category: Random
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Reading the Bible in 90 Days :: pros & cons
3 months ago, I told you about a crazy goal I set out to complete before my 30th birthday – read the entire Bible in 90 days. I am incredibly happy to report back that I did, indeed, complete this goal the very day before I turned 30. Some of you mentioned an interest in starting this…
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Friday Faves :: a recap of our 8th anniversary trip
Last week, Jonathan & I celebrated our 8th anniversary. Before my pre-term labor, we had planned to go away for 2 days in celebration. But after my water broke, we put that plan – and a lot of other ones – out of our minds. When God surprised us by giving me 6 more weeks…
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8 years of “I do” + 4 things I’ve learned
8 years ago today – June 6 – marks a pivotal change in my life. It’s the day I first kissed Jonathan. And it’s the day we committed to be faithful to each other until death. Just writing out that last sentence is scary to me. Not because I don’t love my husband, but because…
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When God’s Word & Real Life Collide
What do you do when God’s Word and real life collide? Which one is loudest? Which one wins? If you saw this post on instagram, you probably noticed that there was a significant change going on in our family over the past couple weeks. I mean, other than the uncertainty of my pre-term labor. Twice a year,…
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when my water broke at 20 weeks pregnant (part 3)
this is part 3 of this story. part 1. || part 2. By late Sunday evening, both my contractions and amniotic fluid leaking had stopped (without intervention/medication). I started guzzling water like crazy because I figured it wouldn’t hurt and could help replace some of the fluid I had just lost. I was discharged late…
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when my water broke at 20 weeks pregnant (part 2)
this is part 2 of this story. you’ll find part 1 here. When we arrived at the hospital room, one of the first things the nurse did was to listen to baby girl’s heartbeat. To our delight, it was strong. She strapped a device on me to monitor contractions, though at this point they were…
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when my water broke at 20 weeks pregnant (part 1)
It all started on Sunday morning, May 1. But I think I need to start with the night before. On Saturday, my family drove a couple hours to meet up with family for the day. During the drive home, Jonathan and I were talking about a bunch of random things. I was telling him about…
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Reading the Bible in 90 Days
When I was approached with the goal of reading the Bible in 90 days and learned that the plan just happened to finish up on the day of my 30th, I decided to give it the good old college try. After all, it sounds like a great goal to accomplish before a milestone birthday, right?…