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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Christmas,  Ezra,  Family,  Military and Veteran Life,  Miscellaneous,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings,  Special Needs Parenting

    When the Christmas spirit is no longer broken and joy is less of a choice

    / December 18, 2016 / 1 Comment

    I sat down to work on our yearly Christmas e-mail this past Wednesday. Three hours later I was still typing and formatting. I got done and was completely overwhelmed and undone. December has…

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  • Christmas,  The Preschool Years,  Whitespace: one word for 2014

    Happy Little Bits of #Whitespace Christmas

    / December 17, 2014 / 0 Comments

    Having a whitespace (less stressed) Christmas sounded really good on a blog post, didn’t it? Ha-ha-ha.  In reality, I’ve been very very busy. However, not too stressed, so, there’s that. I have said no…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Christmas,  Family,  Messy Faith

    Beauty in the Mess ~ A Christmas Edition

    / January 7, 2014 / 5 Comments

    While this definitely wasn't the most perfect, intentional, awe-worthy Christmas, we were oh so blessed the entire month long.

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  • Christmas

    Our Very Merry Christmas Card! (would you sign it?)

    / December 25, 2012 / 16 Comments

    MERRY CHRISTMAS from my family to yours!! I hope that your day is so incredibly blessed with beauty and God’s love! So, I cannot claim genius for this idea, as I am totally…

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  • Christmas,  Messy Faith,  Personal and Spiritual Ramblings

    How Christmas has changed for me

    / December 11, 2012 / 12 Comments

    This is the seventh year that I am celebrating Christmas after NOT celebrating at all for four years. And this year, I celebrate the birth of Christ with all of my heart.

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  • Christmas,  Family

    Our Christmas Ornament Tradition {with Personalization Mall}

    / December 4, 2012 / 15 Comments

    Each year, we order personalized photo ornaments from Personalization Mall {personalizationmall.com} Read this post to find out why and see our ornaments from years past!

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  • Christmas,  Ezra,  Family

    Happy little bits of Christmas

    / November 25, 2012 / 11 Comments

    In case it wasn’t obvious, yesterday’s post was really difficult for me to write. I cried almost the whole time I was typing. But it was very pivotal… the determination to “choose joy”…

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  • Christmas,  Family,  Marriage,  Military and Veteran Life

    Choosing joy when the Christmas spirit is broken

    / November 24, 2012 / 35 Comments

    What can be done when the "Christmas Spirit" is broken? When even the simplest of holiday gatherings brings such stress that my husband cannot function as he should? How do I hold this…

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