Category: Personal
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my untraditional + unexpected Christmas
Just mention the word “Christmas” and you’re bound to conjure up a slew of thoughts + images in people’s minds. It’s like that for everyone. Whether the thoughts are positive or negative, people usually have plans and hopes related to the Christmas season. I’m no different. Sometimes you think and plan through all your holiday plans…
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Our Christmas Picture 2015
Right before Thanksgiving, we packed up our things and headed for the hills to take a family picture. Of course, that sounds more glamorous than it actually was. In reality, we were attempting to go to the end of a trail and set up our tripod to snap a few pics. But even though I…
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every milestone = a miracle || the story of our PhD journey
Hey, guess what? As of today, my husband is halfway through the classes for his PhD program. The program is 3 years of classes + 1 year of dissertation writing. And today marks 1 1/2 years into the program. CUE THE CELEBRATION, PEOPLE. Because I realize that might not seem terribly impressive, but if you…
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coffee chat #2
This week I met with a friend to talk about homeschooling. She was a great blessing to my heart and I came away much more excited about the possibilities and blessings of homeschooling. In addition, she gave me a box full of books, games, and manipulatives which made both me + my kids quite ecstatic. It was a shot…
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My {very honest} review of StitchFix & a suggested alternative
Well, lookie there! This lovely StitchFix box was on my front porch Saturday when I came home from my half marathon. And even though I really wanted to rip open the box, I attempted to exercise restraint because I wanted to do a video of me opening it. That way, I figured you could share in…
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two. four. six.
We’re in birthday season over here. These cuties now claim title to the ages of 2, 4, and 6. My sweet Miles is 2 and we might be in denial. I vividly remember the feeling of complete joy when he finally emerged. He loves talking (possibly even more than his sister), eating chicken (good thing because…
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coffee chat
photo credit I thoroughly enjoyed Emily’s coffee chat last week. So much so that I decided to have my own coffee chat with you. Let’s pretend we’re at a nice coffee shop. Or better yet, at my house and cozy with a blanket. Make that 2 blankets. Let’s not get weird and share a blanket.…
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lately. // fall 2015 //
Sometimes I have so many things I want to write about that don’t fit under any normal post. Now is one of those times. And so I present to you 8 things that have been occupying my brain space lately: // 1 // Jonathan and I are training for this half marathon. I had the bright…
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vacation 2015 {AKA picture dump}
Last week, we vacated our place and exchanged it for the beach. It was completely due to the kindness of friends. And I kinda think God had something to do with it too. When we walked into our “home for the week” I kept pointing out special things to the kids: “See this awesome kitchen?…
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the video interview :: a marriage project
Earlier this week, I posted a picture on facebook {see it here} with this caption: “Last night, Jonathan and I did our yearly interview with each other. Complete with cheesy grins & weirdo sunburn lines. One of our favorite traditions!” This is something we started last year {see that picture here!} and loved so much we…
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sometimes love looks like bacon :: a tale of 2 breakfasts
Last week, Anna Grace and I went on a little grocery shopping and ice cream run. If you follow me on instagram, you probably saw the behind-the-scenes picture of our excursion. We hit up Publix for some fresh herbs and peanut butter, then popped over to the frozen food section. You see, last week Jonathan came home…
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an online shopping spree + thoughts on stuff
I received an extremely sad email this week from Twice, a favorite online consignment store. I mentioned them to you here when I dished out my secrets about getting awesome clothes for cheap prices. They’re merging with eBay or something like that (don’t ask me for technical details), but the end result is this: they’re shutting…