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    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Ezra,  Family

    Beauty in the Mess {Thanksgiving Edition ~ Part 2}

    / November 28, 2013 / 1 Comment

    God our Father We thank You For our many blessings Amen

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  • 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

    / May 16, 2013 / 8 Comments

    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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  • Ezra,  Finding "Home" in 2013,  Miscellaneous,  The Preschool Years

    One month home

    / May 15, 2013 / 4 Comments

    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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  • Family,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Miscellaneous

    Our last days in Kentucky

    / April 29, 2013 / 2 Comments

    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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  • Christmas,  Family,  Fatherhood,  Military and Veteran Life

    A Christmas Song for Military Wives: The Best Gift of All

    / December 24, 2012 / 8 Comments

    The best Christmas gift of all is having my veteran husband home for Christmas - this post includes a Christmas song for military wives!

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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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