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As a blogger, something I pray for, is that other women and other readers will feel valued, understood, related to, and loved. I don’t always know how to accomplish this, but this is something I pray for. Yes, I even pray about blogging. It makes my heart drip with tears to think that there are…
Amidst all the craziness, I have managed to crochet this baby afghan! My friend Tracie and I decided to crochet them (she crocheted a pink one) for our two friends who are having babies (actually, one of them had their baby 7 weeks early, but is doing well!). If you crochet, here is the pattern. I had…
What do you say? This is something I have struggled with from the beginning. I struggle with questions. Why? Because I don’t even know the answer to half of them :)! I struggle with: Anything new? How are you? Is life good? What have you been up to? People I randomly run into (like those I…
I have found myself looking through picture after picture, trying to find the right ones that depict the vastness, beauty, camaraderie, and joy that this trip was, but trying to recreate a life-changing memory I’m finding, is next to impossible. Have you ever come back from a trip, trying to explain what you saw and…
What a wonderful week we had, especially with the gift of being able to celebrate Mother’s Day with Mazy in our lives. Dan spoiled me by giving me a gift certificate for a pedicure, made the BEST card WITH Mazy, and just doing all of these acts of service that meant so much. We spent…
Is Christmas past already? Hard to believe we are sitting on the other side of December 25! Dan and I were able to make it back to Michigan for Christmas! Friday night, after my basketball game, we drove through the night and made it to my parents at about 9:00am! We were so thankful we…