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A symbolic anniversary gift (that keeps on giving)
"A rosebush is a much better picture of what marriage is really like. It has thorns. It is beautiful when it blooms, but it’s rather plain looking the rest of the year. It’s…
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Weaning: how I weaned my toddler from breastfeeding
“Nurse chair?” This phrase was my toddler’s special way of asking to nurse. He didn’t just ask to nurse…he always let me know exactly where he wanted to nurse. “Nurse chair?” or “Nurse…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.28.13
It's the last day of February, and I just got back from a week-long vacation. It's definitely time to start counting my blessings. Finding beauty in February of 2013!
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He knew that I needed them…
But I don't think that the message He was sending me was about socks so much. He was showing me, even now, before we are truly in need, that He's got our back.…
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Earning God’s love
For four years of marriage, I based how good of a wife I was on my performance. ...I stopped singing and shook my head at the irony, as I realized that this problem…
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Breathing out
Yesterday was my husband’s first day as a…civilian? I want to say civilian. But as we are still “employed” by the Army for another 2 1/2 months, and officially on leave, it’s not…
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26 things you probably didn’t know about me
In honor of my 26th birthday, I thought I would let you all get to know me a little better. These are listed it no particular order and are completely random. 1. I…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.11.13
Beauty: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit {Merriam Webster’s Dictionary}
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The importance of community in a Christian marriage
I wrote the following words about my husband and my marriage in a private message to two close friends of mine. “He has been getting on my nerves all day…” Around the New…
