Category: family life
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Celebrating Another Year
Today I celebrate another year of life. Today, at 11:58AM, I’ll be thirty-eight years old. And I don’t mind telling you my age because I’m happy about it! I’m quite possibly healthier than I’ve ever been: my abs may not be what they once were, but my asthma has been under control, my allergies haven’t…
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A Story of Gratitude
On June 1st of 2010, I began counting my “one-thousand gifts.” I have now been counting for a full year, posting every week, and I’ve counted beyond my original goal of 1000. I am by no means stopping the practice of counting my gifts, but I have firmly developed this habit thanks to the accountability…
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Practicing Gratitude {1121 – 1130}
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” ~Philippians 4:4 Or as the Message version says, “Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! …Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers…” In every situation, we can find reasons to…
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A Garden Update
I think it’s about time for a garden update! We’ve been working on tidying up flower beds and making a few new non-grass areas, but I just haven’t taken pictures of all of that yet. I’ll try to do that in the next week or two. After seeing the yellow and white roses in Ken’s…
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Staycation Ideas for YOUR city!
Yesterday I shared some ideas for family fun on a budget in the Atlanta area, but quite a lot of other bloggers shared ideas for what to do in other cities. Find your city and check out the fabulous ideas in this great big list of “staycation” ideas… New England Connecticut – Parenting Miracles Boston,…