Hannah Elisabeth, Mommyhood

Bookworm

This morning, after breakfast, I told Hannah to go sit in the living room and look at some books while I cleaned up the dishes.  Those of you moms out there are probably familiar with the ”it’s too quiet” feeling…  So, I poked my head around the corner to see what she was up to, and this is what I found… …

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Life

Home Sweet Home

Today is a big milestone for us… We have officially lived at the same address for one whole year – 365 days! I am sure some of you are out there saying, “Big deal, one year.”  But, those of you that have had to update your address books/palm pilots every year around this time might understand, and appreciate, the enormity of this …

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Hannah Elisabeth, Life, Traditions & Celebrations

The Cutest Pumpkin

Today we took a trip to Lombardi Ranch, otherwise known as The Pumpkin Patch.  Last year at this time we were in the process of packing/moving (again!), and all of our decorative items were packed up along with everything else we owned!  And, I was not about to purchase “live” decorations that would likely go bad somewhere along the way, or get “smushed” in …

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Thinking Biblically

Shades of Gray

Over the last few weeks, I have begun taking a Spiritual Care Training class at church.  This class lasts two semesters of 10 weeks each.  The ultimate goal of this training is to create a lay-counseling ministry within the church.  The last few weeks have been, and I’m sure will continue to be an interesting process for me.  But, it’s good …

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