Family
Our family was established with our marriage in 2008. We added our son, Ezra, in 2010. These posts are our story.
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one of “those” mondays
mondays 6:14 wakeup coffee with milk because we are out of half-and-half. start a grocery and errand list there’s too much on the list. try to figure out how to fit it all…
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End of May Blessings {Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 5.31.13}
Pardon me for a moment while I make two posts in one day. And pardon me while I say a big PHEW!!! and exhale on this last day of May. Sheesh, May was…
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Ezra Dawson, Fallen Hero: Honoring our Son’s Namesake on Memorial Day
The amazing story of us establishing contact with the family of our son's namesake, a fallen soldier.
- Beauty in the Mess, Ezra, Family, Finding "Home" in 2013, Military and Veteran Life, The Preschool Years
Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 05.16.13
This transition out of the Army and move to North Carolina has been and will continue to be an adjustment in so many ways, but we are rich in God's grace and in…
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One month home
As of today, we have lived in our new home for exactly one month, and have been here in our new hometown just a few days beyond that. In so many ways our…
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The chaos of moving and settling in
The day that we moved into our new apartment was probably the most difficult and hectic day of the entire moving process. We had hoped that the movers would deliver our household goods…
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The days in between
We arrived in North Carolina six days before our household goods did. It was a long six days. It was nice because we weren’t having to spend money for a hotel – we…
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Saying goodbye and closing the door
Our movers were gone, along with our household goods. Our landlady had just pulled away after inspecting our home. Ezra was asleep on the living room floor. We made several trips in and…
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Our last days in Kentucky
Along with preparing to move to North Carolina in the space of 10 days, I was also trying to squeeze in last minute coffee dates, playdates, and appointments so I could spend some…
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How to be a better mom while being exhausted
If there was ever a morning that *I* needed the "how to be a better mom while being exhausted" post it was this morning. So I turned to my arsenal of tricks and…
