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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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  • Start Here!
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    • Blog’s Mission Statement
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    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
  • Marriage
    • Our Love Story
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    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
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    • Our final military deployment homecoming: finally together forever!
    • Homecoming 2009
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    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
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    Livin’ the dream…

    / September 12, 2012 / 3 Comments

    0615 wakeup. Stumble to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee (which I thankfully had all set out the night before…just had to push a button.) Read a Psalm and half of…

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  • Birthdays,  Family,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life

    How to give your gamer husband an epic birthday

    / September 12, 2012 / 25 Comments

    I recently this post about “The Best Advice I Ever Received About Being Married.” The nutshell version of her post is that as wives, one of the best things that we can do…

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    Birthdays,  Ezra

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY EZRA! (Ezra’s First Birthday Party)

    / September 7, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Ezra turns TWO today!!!! The date on the calendar is just mere confirmation of what the last week has obviously shown me…drastic changes are happening in this little life! Almost overnight it’s as…

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    Postpartum Depression: The Darker Side of Motherhood

    / September 4, 2012 / 27 Comments

    My baby is going to be two years old in three days. Memories of his birth and babyhood flood my mind…a lot of good memories. But others are darker. Scarier. And the truth is…

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  • Ezra,  The Preschool Years

    What I Did This Summer ~ August 2012

    / September 4, 2012 / 2 Comments

    August was another fun month. It was even more fun than June and July because my daddy was home a lot more. I like Daddy. And his sunglasses. One day mommy let me…

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  • Family,  Travel

    Illinois Trip ~ Days 3 and 4… Day in the city and the ride home

    / September 3, 2012 / 0 Comments

    On Saturday, our last day with family in Illinois, we took a trip downtown Chicago. We went with plans and intentions to visit certain places but, thanks to it being a holiday weekend…

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  • Marriage,  Travel

    Copperstone Inn Rockton Illinois: Our Lovely & Restful Getaway!

    / September 3, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Can you imagine a place more serene and beautiful than this? When I found the Copperstone Inn in Rockton Illinois online I sure couldn’t! Visit their website here!  This post is about our stay at…

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  • Family,  Travel

    Illinois Trip ~ Day 1

    / August 30, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Our little family is taking a little end-of-summer, recovering-from-the-Army’s-summer-demands vacation. We have a lot of amazing things planned and hopefully will all return a bit refreshed! But, it’s been a bumpy start. I’ve…

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  The Preschool Years

    What toddlers learn from taking walks with their parents

    / August 29, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Walking with a toddler provides a learning experience filled with endless discovery!

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood

    “Mommy and Me” ~ The Bigger Picture

    / August 1, 2012 / 2 Comments

    Two weeks ago, I learned about a local opportunity for a “Mommy and Me Bootcamp” at the lake, an exercise program designed with busy moms in mind that involves exercising with your children.…

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