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The Decade Challenge

The Decade Challenge

I am not always one who likes to follow the “trends” in life. Not that I strive daily to go against the status quo, but I want to be careful to not get caught up cultural trends, which eventually fade. Then I read about the decade challenge. One day on Facebook, I saw all of…

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I look so forward to Thanksgiving every year. It’s one of those celebrations that just never gets old! Not only talking about what we are thankful for, but also just purely thinking about what I am thankful for and what God has so graciously blessed us with, keeps life in perspective, doesn’t it? So needless…

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Welcome winter! In November! We had our first snow day of the year, and it just so happened to be the day we needed to go to Ann Arbor for my TEE test. Thankfully it was all lake effect snow, so about 30 minutes in, it was all done. Mazy came with us, since she…

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First week of November, here in West Michigan, sure was a chilly one! One thing that is a natural result of having heart failure is poor circulation. Therefore, my hands, arms, legs, and feet get incredibly cold, quickly. Just ask my husband! Needless to say, a warmer coat was in store and thankfully it came…

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Mazy was counting down the days until Halloween! This is a girl who spends every day dressing up, pretending, imagining, and now she actually had an EXCUSE to dress up! Not that she should ever have to have an excuse to be a kid, but the idea of walking around in a costume all day,…