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Waiting on God: Reflecting on Some of the Seasons in My Life
There certainly have been times in my life when I found that if I asked something of God, it happened almost immediately. I can recall being in high school (and just starting to feel drawn to God) and...
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Waiting on God and Praying for a Child
The other day I started sharing about different times when the Lord has made me wait on him before he answered my prayers. I went through a few of the biggies and what God taught me through each of...
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Reminder: One More Week to Submit Your Guest Posts!
I wanted to post a reminder that I'll be accepting guest posts for one more week. Please make sure to get any submissions to me by Friday, February 8, so that I can prepare them to post while I'm on my...
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What My Husband Has Been Reading: The Idolatry of God (A Book Review)
I've mentioned before that one of the things that has always drawn me to my husband is a shared love for reading. So, I wanted to take a moment and let my husband share his thoughts on a book he...
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A Cleaning Schedule for People Who Hate to Clean
We all have our strengths and weaknesses when it comes to anything, even homemaking. Mine? Well, I enjoy making a lot of everyday stuff from scratch (from salsa to salad dressing. But housecleaning is...
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The Practical Preparations for Bringing Home A Baby
As the days tick by, we’re inching closer and closer to my daughter’s due date, with less than two weeks to go until then. We are now officially in full-term territory; essentially, she could come any...
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Sponsored Post: Publix Grocery Sale and Sweepstakes
As we're preparing for our little girl's arrival, one of the things I fully expect will fill our bellies upon her arrival is lots of yummy Italian dishes; pasta, pesto, my spaghetti casserole, bread...
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Building a Library for Our Daughter
I can remember growing up and having books always around me. I remember my mom sitting on the couch, reading her own novel, which encouraged me to dig out a book—whether it was of nursery rhymes or a...
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"She Did What She Could"
Happy Valentine's Day! We are inching closer and closer to our little girl's due date; now counting down in days. Nine days left, to be exact. (Although our practice will let me go up to two weeks...
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(Finally!) Introducing the Baby's Nursery
It's been months since I first started working on the baby's nursery for our little girl. I started off by sharing some of my brainstorming and idea boards for decorating the nursery, including the...
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A Crafting Fail: What Happened When I Tried Painting The Nursery Curtains
I think it’s no surprise to anyone who reads my blog that I love crafts. I’ve documented recovering my kitchen chairs, turning a media console into a mirrored cabinet, hemming my jeans, even baking my...
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Looking Back at My 9th Month of Pregnancy
Well, we have made it: Today is my due date, after nine months of pregnancy and preparation to meet our little girl. I’m still not sure when exactly she is going to arrive, but this will be the last...
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A Collection of My Pregnancy Photos
Still no sign of baby, but I thought it'd be fun to do a little retrospective of my pregnancy photos, side-by-side to see how much this little lady has grown over the past few months! (read my...
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Learning to Use Sign Language with Our Baby: A Book Review
I mentioned a few months ago that one of the things my husband and I are looking forward to doing with our daughter is using sign language, since children often are able to sign before they can speak....
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And Still We Wait...
It’s now eight days past my due date, and we’re still waiting to meet this little girl, snug and squirmy in my womb, who has stolen our hearts and affection for months now. But still, we wait. It’s...
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Baby Is On the Way!
So it appears I might have spoken too soon, as I am officially now in labor! I am so excited to be able to type that: Our baby is coming! I can barely believe it myself. Now that I'm officially in...
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A Lesson on Waiting / GUEST POST
A GUEST POST BY IRADIS FROM LIVE FAITHFULLYFirst, a huge congratulations to Carmen & her husband on the birth of their daughter. It makes me so excited for meeting our baby in May. My name is...
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Selfish Expectations in Marriage / GUEST POST
A GUEST POST BY JORDY OF JORDY LIZ BLOGS Last Christmas, I had my heart set on diamond stud earrings. I rarely even wear earrings but I thought if they were special, nice studs, I would get a lot of...
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Scared and Sacred and Getting Over Ourselves / GUEST POST
A GUEST POST BY MELISSA OF ON BRUISED KNEES I was reminded today that scared and sacred are almost the same word…and often the same experience. I asked my genius-girl, “Did you hate today?” “No.” “Was...
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Sponsored Post: Stock Up on Grocery Essentials At Publix During Their...
It seems like the sales for stocking up on grocery essentials are never ending! Last month, Publix was running its Italian-themed sales event; and now they're hosting a "Running Out?...
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