Author Archive
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Aug 09, 2011
3 CommentsHome Again
Hello, friends. It’s been a while. Did you miss us? We’ve been traveling the world over (or so it seems) this week. Last Wednesday, Chris, Mackenzie, and I flew out to Colorado Springs to celebrate my brother-in-law David’s marriage to his sweetheart. We were so thrilled to be a part of welcoming Heidi into the...
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Aug 01, 2011
3 CommentsHappy Ten Months
Mackenzie is ten months old today. TEN MONTHS. Ten months of this smile. Ten months of this face. Ten months of telling her she’s beautiful. Ten months of learning and growing...
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Jul 31, 2011
No Comments{Giveaway} Summer Reading Week 3
This week’s book giveaway is Poke the Box by Seth Godin. I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin’s work. He’s a self-contained innovation engine, and Poke the Box is essentially his manifesto. It is the product of months of blog posts about the changing economy and struggling marketplace, recognize the few who are thriving, and...
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Jul 30, 2011
No CommentsMr. Harry
Mr. Harry is our sweet neighbor who lives across the street. He has lived on our street since 1956, and though he must be nearly sixty years older than Chris and me, he has impacted us profoundly. He is spry, quick witted, sweet, Heaven-minded, and a constant reminder of what is true and valuable in...
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Jul 29, 2011
1 CommentThirty in Thirty
My twin sister Lea reminded me today that we will be THIRTY in just thirty days. Can I be honest? I have no idea how that is possible. I should be turning twenty instead of thirty. But no, the calendar is true. And it has kind of been getting to me. Just a little bit....
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Jul 23, 2011
No Comments{Giveaway} Summer Reading Week 2
I’m not sure why, but we somehow ended up with two copies of this book. I remember buying the first one before we brought our oldest dog Annie home. The Art of Raising a Puppy is hands down the best puppy training book I have found. If you would like to win this copy, tell...
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Jul 21, 2011
No CommentsBook Giveaway Winner
We’ve been sleep-training Mackenzie this week. I have so much to share about that and other things, buy my nerves feel frayed and my thoughts are jumbled. (She is so worth it.) BUT, I wanted to quickly share these pictures with you and announce the book giveaway winner. Random.org selected commenter #2, so congrats to...
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Jul 18, 2011
No Comments(Still) Teething
We’re making progress! Mackenzie’s top left central incisor came in last week, and her top right central incisor came through today. (And without tears today, which is so much better than last week.) Yay! I loved this little shirt on Mackenzie, so I tried to get some cute pictures of her in it today. In...
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Jul 16, 2011
3 Comments{Giveaway} Summer Reading
I have far too many books. So many good ones, but too many. It’s time to thin out my collection a bit to the ones I truly love. So, instead of taking the rest of them to Goodwill, I thought I’d give them away here, one book, one week at a time. This week’s giveaway...
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Jul 14, 2011
2 CommentsChanges
Long before Mackenzie was born, I started planning for changes in my work life to accommodate a baby. And as self-centered as that may sound, that is really how I looked at it. My Life + Baby. But there is so much you can’t know and don’t know until you’re in the middle of it...
