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  • Rest & Refresh

    I don’t do enough of either. I need to. I should. But I don’t. I can be lazy and indulgent at times and convince myself that it is “rest” but alas it is not. I’m learning the difference. It’s been quiet around here….the blog….not my real life that is. I’ve been out-of-town and then upon…

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  • Election Day…Why I care so much!

    A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.” (www.ourrepubliconline.com)   By 7:30 am our family was showered, dressed and out the door to cast our ballot in the 2016 Presidential Election!…

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  • What Ifs

    I play the “What If” game too much. You know the game….the one you play in your head too. Don’t deny it, we all do it. Some of us more than others, but we’re all guilty members of this not so wonderful club. When life gets stressful, I start playing. I don’t mean to. I…

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  • The art of a run

    I’m not a lover of running. Let’s be clear here. I have friends who run dozens of miles at a time and love it…..I don’t. I feel like a thudding elephant when I run. With that said, I must confess I have fallen in love with the art of running. A year and a half…

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  • When “me” becomes “we”

    I have this gratitude calendar I’ve been keeping all year. It was something impressed on my heart last Christmas to do, and every day for the last year I have been reading one piece of Scripture and writing down the “gifts” of that day. {Side note here…if you haven’t read Ann Voskamp’s “1000 Gifts” you…

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  • 5.1 K

    No, that’s not some new race distance. Although I have a 10K race coming up I need to begin training for! 5,100. That is the number of pins on my Pinterest board tonight. As I was clearing notifications and pinning outfits for my next Stitch Fix I noticed how many pins were on my profile,…

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  • The {work} of waiting

    The weather turned cool this morning. For this Florida girl it was a glorious delight to open the door on the way out of the house and feel the greeting of the cool breeze. I hadn’t realized how hot and weary my soul felt until the crisp morning jolted me. In January of this year…

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  • Help Please!

    Hello lovelies! Sorry for my lack of posts, I have been busy working of teachings for our church’s marriage getaway, submitting articles for Lifeway, and another project. I am in need of your opinions please! If you would be so kind as to fill out the survey form for me please I would greatly appreciate…

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  • Living {and loving} what’s in front of us

    I’m still here loves. Don’t worry I didn’t forget about you!!! I’ve been writing, and writing, and writing, and a ton of editing. So much writing and no time to write on the actual blog. But don’t worry, I have a surprise coming for you soon. 🙂 My days have been busy, anyone else? God’s…

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  • Love Compels

    For Christ’s love compels us, 2 Corinthians 5:14   Four months ago my husband and I were walking through one of the sweetest seasons of our marriage. I hate to brag ladies, but I was on cloud nine! Seriously, I didn’t know if marriage could get any sweeter. It was as if we were reaping…

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