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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess {Thanksgiving Edition ~ Part 1}

    / November 26, 2013 / 0 Comments

    Thursday is Thanksgiving and I can't think of a better time to "catch up" on sharing my many many blessings.

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  • Marriage

    In defense of the mundane date night

    / November 24, 2013 / 13 Comments

    You realize that are still feeling guilty and anxious because your date nights don't look like all of those posts on the Dating Divas.

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  • Allume 2013

    “…for the time would fail me to tell of…” {takeaways from #allume}

    / November 22, 2013 / 4 Comments

    There's so much more that I could say. But I've run out of time and words and I'm ready to move on. #allume

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  • Ezra

    Turbulence

    / November 22, 2013 / 8 Comments

    It was just a turbulent phase, and then he flew.

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  • Allume 2013,  Messy Faith

    They gave to me {takeaways from #allume}

    / November 20, 2013 / 4 Comments

    Allume is such a giving community. The people involved give - over and over and over.

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  • Allume 2013,  Family,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life,  Writing and blogging

    Choosing the one beside me

    / November 19, 2013 / 4 Comments

    How can I join hands with my sisters and shine in a brilliant army of stars when I'm not willing to join hands with the one standing beside me who should matter the…

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  • Allume 2013,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life

    How to keep loving when your marriage is running on empty

    / November 16, 2013 / 7 Comments

    As soon as Bianca uttered the words "the little oil that we have," I was overcome with a visual picture of what God was asking me to do - how He was going…

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  • Allume 2013

    They’re playing our song {takeaways from #allume}

    / November 15, 2013 / 6 Comments

    I wanted it to happen. A sign, a symbol, confirmation of God's love and grace - His voice saying, "Yes, my child, you are in the right place."

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  • Allume 2013,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life

    When your love for your spouse is depleted

    / November 14, 2013 / 16 Comments

    Love is a choice; but some days, I'm just too weary to make it.

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  • Allume 2013,  Finding "Home" in 2013,  Miscellaneous

    Guest post for Brightpeak Financial {takeaways from #Allume}

    / November 13, 2013 / 6 Comments

    I'd like to share how my husband and I have dealt with the drastic reduction in our income over the last year. Head over to Brightpeak to read "How to Make a 50%…

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