Author: Jamie
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Vintage style DIY recipe box
In my efforts to simplify, I realized my adorable little “Cook’s Book” recipe binder was taking up counter space but not getting much use. It did a fabulous job of helping me consolidate far too many cookbooks, but while it was perfect living on my cookbook stand, it wouldn’t fit on a regular shelf and…
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Inspiring books: a few recent favorites
Fiction is generally my genre of choice, so when I do venture into non-fiction, it has to be worth my while. Life is too short to read unhelpful or uninteresting books. These are a few inspiring books I’ve read in recent months, and I highly recommend them all. *Note: post contains affiliate links. The Best…
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Week-end: links & life {vol. 44}
“This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” ~Alan W. Watts We spent as much time as possible outside this week because the weather has been wonderful. One of those days…
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Invisible special needs in adoption
If you see my two youngest children at church, at the grocery store, or wherever else we may be, you’ll see cute kids who almost always remember to use good manners and are delighted to give you a hug, even if they just met you. Though they might interrupt our conversation 743 times, they will…
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My grandbaby Carter’s newborn photos!
Last week, on Carter’s two-week birthday, I came out of baby photographer retirement to do a little newborn session here at our house. Honestly, it was a crazy day all around but good, too. It was Labor Day; Ken was headed out of town; Brandon and Diane were moving (yes moving, with a two-week old!);…