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Some Big News: We're Moving Back to Ohio!
Prepare yourself. There are lots of changes coming, and I don't have much time to spare as they are coming at warp speed, so let me give you the narrative nitty-gritty: We are moving to Ohio. It's the...
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Dear Claire: 5 Month Update
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.) Dear Claire, We are in the midst of...
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The Story of How I Decided to Leave Everything I Knew and Move in Pursuit of...
I'm currently in the midst of relocating from Georgia to Ohio, so I thought it was a fitting time to look back at another time in my life where God moved me across the country: I was 24 and single, and...
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The Story of How I Decided to Leave Everything I Knew and Move in Pursuit of...
I'm currently in the midst of relocating from Georgia to Ohio, so I thought it was a fitting time to look back at another time in my life where God moved me across the country: I was 24 and single, and...
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The Story of How I Decided to Leave Everything I Knew and Move in Pursuit of...
I'm currently in the midst of relocating from Georgia to Ohio, so I thought it was a fitting time to look back at another time in my life where God moved me across the country: I was 24 and single, and...
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Goodbye Georgia, Hello Ohio
It's now been two weeks since we packed all our belongings into the back of a moving truck and drove eight hours from Georgia to Ohio. We've spent these past two weeks tying up loose ends with turning...
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The Promised Land of Parenting
As I trudge through parenthood, I have to remind myself not to get too focused on the minutiae of it all—things like sleeping through the night or whether my daughter’s getting enough age-appropriate...
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Living Arrangements and a New Car: Lots of Big Changes Lately!
The past couple of weeks have been a blur of packing, moving, settling in, and trying to smoothe out last-minute details from the relocation. But now I have the driver's license to prove it: I'm (once...
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Homemade Veggie Burger Recipe: Quick, Easy and Freezer-Friendly
,It's only been in the past month or so that I've had the energy and time to start getting creative in the kitchen again. (Although, notably, most of my culinary efforts of late have been whipping up...
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Grocery Stores and Getting Out of the House as a New Mom (Sponsored Post)
(obviously not Claire, but so cute!) Now that Claire is older (look for another update about the latest tomorrow!), able to go longer between naps (about two hours of awake time right now) and I've got...
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Dear Claire: 6-Month Update
(I've been writing monthly updates to my daughter, Claire, documenting all the changes that come with the passing weeks. You can catch up on past letters here.) Dear Claire, Well, dear, you are six...
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Celebrating the Morning (Sponsored Post)
Mornings are my favorite part of the day. You'll remember that even before Claire came (with her sometimes early wake-up calls!), I've been partial to this time of day when the sun streams through...
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Win Claire’s Newest Toy: Cora the Smart Cub
When Claire was just a month or two old, she was content to just lie still and marvel at the world around her—no toys necessary. I could lay her on the ground and go about my business: Making...
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I Am Brave (And So Are You)
I don’t often think of myself as a brave person: I prefer to go places and try new things with someone else (namely, my husband). I don’t love change. I don’t even like swimming. I’m happiest getting...
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Suggestions?: Five-Minute Blog Post Ideas
I recently read about the idea of taking five minutes—only five minutes—to create blog posts. And even though I often feel so strapped for time, I know I can always spare five minutes. So I thought...
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Updating My Style as a Mom and My Favorite Fashion Finds for Fall (Sponsored...
Becoming a mom has changed the way I view my style. It's all too easy to want to be in a T-shirt and sweats all day, as I spend my day stooping up and down, changing diapers, nursing, and cuddling my...
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God is At Work Here
One of my prayers of late has been that God would redeem those first months of Claire's life for me. The months when everything felt hard and awful and miserable. That he would take them and make...
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A Prayer for All the Mamas Out There
Through blogging and sharing about all the difficulty I had during Claire’s early months, I’ve heard from a lot of you who experienced those same struggles and tears. And encouragement that it does get...
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Come Together...
At my church, each week we recite the Apostle's Creed, which lists the core tenets of the Christian faith. We start off saying, "I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in...
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Shopping for Quality: A Review of My Husband's High-End Headphones
At heart, I’m a girl who loves a good deal. You’ll find me flipping through the clearance racks, popping into a thrift shop to see what’s in store, a grocery basket stocked with generics. But even I’ve...
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