I picture the Advent season as a time of serenity and holy expectation, but every year I get caught up in a totally different type of expectation — perfectly wrapped gifts, perfectly baked goodies, a perfectly decorated house….a good way to go perfectly crazy. One way I’m hoping to revive my holiday-weary heart is by […]
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November 18-25 is collection week for Operation Christmas Child, the annual event where families fill shoeboxes with toys to send to children in impoverished countries. Filling the shoebox was one of my favorite holiday activities as a child (somehow my public school got away with collecting boxes for a couple of years), and now I
Love. From the moment I enter 1907 Apparel, that’s what surrounds me. Maybe it’s the way owner Dawn Cornelius reaches down to my 2-year-old and shows him a place he can draw. Perhaps it’s the intriguing story displayed on the wall or the box for clothing donations to support an adopting family. Nestled among The
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I’m getting my hair cut later this week. I keep thinking I’ll just get a trim…..I like having long-ish hair so I can do all the trendy hairstyles like side braids and sock buns. But then I see my friend S, who has short, wavy hair that looks fabulous, and I think how easy short
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We thought we escaped unscathed from the severe storms of May, until our lawn guy corrected this misconception. We have a very deep, half-acre lot, and the back of the lot is a tangle of brush, shrubs, and trees. The planty chaos didn’t look any different when we observed it from our civilized fenced area,
I’ve joined Itty Bitty Becca’s Team for the March of Dimes March for Babies this year! I didn’t know much about the March of Dimes until my friend Nancy had her sweet baby Becca at only 28 weeks gestation. Since then, Nancy has been a tireless advocate of the work that March of Dimes does
Some friends sent me a Christmas card featuring this prayer. I don’t think I’ve ever read it before now, but I like it and wanted to share it with you. A Christmas Prayer By Robert Louis Stevenson Loving Father, Help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the
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During this bed rest journey, I am so grateful for the many resources available to help families experiencing high risk pregnancies. This is a hard road for many reasons; for me, finding support means finding sanity. I thought I would list a few of the resources I have found helpful and invite you to list
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-When growing tomatoes, I highly recommend pruning the plants throughout the summer rather than waiting until the end of the summer to do battle with monster tomato plants. Just, ya know, in case you were wondering. -I’m testing two more products as a BzzAgent. One is Got2B’s Smooth Operator hair smoothing serum. I have grown
So here in Nashville we’re supposed to be using as little water as possible. Originally the mayor asked us to cut usage 50%, but our reserves are now low enough that we need major conservation efforts. Sam Davidson wrote a great post on some good ways to cut back our water use, and I encourage
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