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Jan 05, 2011
1 CommentThis Kind of Day
I started writing this post on Wednesday, when it had been this kind of day. I never finished writing it because one tough day turned into that kind of week. Rainy and cold and all of the other things that go along with January. Plus, Chris was out of town for two, and things are...
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Jan 02, 2011
3 CommentsStill Going
I am proud to report that we are still going strong with our cloth diapering. We have revised and simplified our approach, and we are really pleased with how it is going. We started out with six all-in-ones, lots of prefolds with covers, and six one-size pocket diapers with inserts. After a few weeks and...
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Jan 01, 2011
No Comments31 Days of Giving
It’s that time of year when the official “giving season” has ended and we all check our bank balances, tighten our belts, and put away our pocketbooks. The problem with end-of-year giving is that needs are still present in January, and coats are needed in February just as much as they are needed at Christmastime....
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Dec 31, 2010
No CommentsDecade
I’ve heard a lot of people say that 2010 was their best AND worst year. It’s December 31, and I’ve been thinking about that a lot. It was a big year for me. We moved to Nashville, I finished my degree, we moved again, I had a baby. We were geographically close to Chris’s family...
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Dec 26, 2010
1 CommentMerry Christmas!
From our family to yours, Merry Christmas! We wish you a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year! May your hearts be filled with wonder… And the power of Christ’s...
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Dec 22, 2010
No CommentsEditing My Life
Today I ran across a blog post by a photographer acquaintance of mine of her living room all dressed up and decorated for the holidays, and I felt a nasty, sneaky, sickening feeling creep into my heart. “I want that living room!” I thought. And the life that goes with it, too, please. A perfectly...
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Dec 18, 2010
No CommentsIt Only Takes One Thing
It only takes one thing. One moment of courage to turn a regular person into a hero. One act of kindness to transform a day. One act of goodwill to change a perception. —– The other day I needed to take a package to the post office for Chris. It was raining and cold, and...
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Dec 18, 2010
4 CommentsThe Vintage Pearl
I’ve had this post saved as a draft for over two months, and not for any particularly good reason. Now that the Christmas season is here and everyone is shopping for gifts, I thought I would go ahead and post it. Last spring I won a Twig and Thistle giveaway for a $50 gift certificate...
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Dec 14, 2010
No CommentsAhh-Goo (and Other Sayings)
I had the most amazing conversation with Mackenzie tonight. It was her dinnertime, and she was over-tired from our three-hour outing to meet Chris for dinner and run errands before tomorrow’s ice storm. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to eat or play, so we started talking about our Christmas shopping. She’s been ahh-ing and...
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Dec 13, 2010
No CommentsHaystacks
It has been snowing big fluffy snowflakes off and on here in Nashville for the last two days. Schools were closed today and will be closed again tomorrow. Something about this kind of weather brings back memories of winters past and draws me toward the comforts of my childhood. Several years ago now, my mother...
