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    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
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    10 baby items I’m still using 10 years later

    / September 6, 2020 / 0 Comments

    As of tomorrow, I'll officially have a 10-year-old on my hands. Instead of giving you an emotional tribute to 10 years of motherhood, I thought I'd do something fun, as well as practical.…

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  • Christmas,  Special Needs Parenting

    Support Special Needs Families With Your Christmas Shopping

    / November 28, 2016 / 1 Comment

    Wouldn’t be great if your Christmas shopping not only blessed your friends and family but also went to support a special needs family? Look no further! You can support families with disabilities with…

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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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  • Miscellaneous,  Motherhood

    You know you’re a mom when… (Walmart edition)

    / September 15, 2012 / 1 Comment

    You know you are a mom when a trip to Walmart by yourself after the baby goes to sleep feels like a much-needed vacation. You are going for four things: a return, the…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care

    How “Junk Mail” Changed My Life

    / July 23, 2012 / 22 Comments

    When Russ deployed to Afghanistan (the second time), one of my goals for the deployment was to lose more of that stubborn baby weight. I blogged about my weight-loss journey and had made…

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