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  • Family,  Finding "Home" in 2013,  Messy Faith,  Travel

    Our Journey to “Home” ~ Part 2: God’s Direction

    / April 18, 2013 / 12 Comments

    This post is second in a series of posts describing how God has led my family to relocate from Kentucky to North Carolina as my husband is ending his military career. To read…

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  • Family,  Finding "Home" in 2013,  Military and Veteran Life,  Travel

    Our Journey to “Home” ~ Part 1: The Disappointments and Desperation

    / April 13, 2013 / 5 Comments

    I began this year knowing it would be full of transition and a lot of unknowns. My husband was coming to the very end of his military career and searching for the next…

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  • Finding "Home" in 2013,  Five Minute Fridays

    Here {Five Minute Friday}

    / April 12, 2013 / 7 Comments

    I'm here, in my new hometown. I have the keys to my new home on my key ring. I've checked my new mailbox twice. I'm here. I've been making excuses to visit my…

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  • Finding "Home" in 2013,  Miscellaneous

    20 things I’ve learned while preparing to move

    / April 5, 2013 / 16 Comments

    When we returned from our official find-a-job-and-a-place-to-live trip to North Carolina, we realized that we had literally 10 days to prepare ourselves, our belongings, and our current residence to move. These 10 days…

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  • Beauty in the Mess,  Birthdays,  Miscellaneous

    Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 02.28.13

    / February 28, 2013 / 4 Comments

    It's the last day of February, and I just got back from a week-long vacation. It's definitely time to start counting my blessings. Finding beauty in February of 2013!

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  • Recovering Perfectionist,  Travel

    One Tree Hill Filming Locations Self-Guided Tour

    / June 12, 2012 / 78 Comments

    Shortly before Russ deployed to Afghanistan (the second time), I decided that I wanted to find a TV show that had multiple seasons to watch while he was deployed. I had found during…

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    Beach Vacation 2010

    / June 5, 2010 / 0 Comments

    Over the past week we got to take our block leave (summer vacation). We drove down to where Russell’s mom lives in North Carolina and spent a few days there visiting with the…

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  • Christmas,  Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving

    / December 8, 2009 / 0 Comments

    I’m thankful for him… Russ and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We took a very short trip down to visit his family in North Carolina. We spent Thanksgiving Day with “the family” doing…

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