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This is how we survived the summer
At the beginning of the summer, I wrote a blog post about Summer Survival. In that post, I talked about the pull of the romanticized notion of letting kids be bored during the…
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What I learned in July 2015
1. Never try to see fireworks that happen after a baseball game. Especially when you have small children, because it will be just your luck that the ballgame will go to 11 innings…
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How we’ve made it through seven years of marriage
If there’s one and only one thing that I’ve learned in seven years of marriage, it’s that marriage is anything but tidy. Having a successful marriage takes more than easy, trite advice that…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.25.15
I’m beginning to love February about as much as I love January…which isn’t all that much. In the last week and a half, we have had one holiday, three snow days, and three…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 09.27.14
I really have no words for how difficult the last few weeks have been for our family. Our son’s behavior has led to both a suspension and expulsion from his private preschool (although…
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Camping and Calm Baby {a little update and about my weekend}
The rain patters on the tin roof. I’m wrapped up in a quilt in an Adirondack chair, my second cup of coffee at my feet. The morning air is cool but pleasant. The…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ A Christmas Edition
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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Beauty in the Mess {Thanksgiving Edition ~ Part 2}
God our Father We thank You For our many blessings Amen
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.18.13
...somehow, I see beauty woven through the days and start feeling better
