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Straight from our Home: Fostering Update #3
We did it. 10 weeks, 30 hours. Lots of paperwork for DSS and the State of North Carolina. And we did it all together. What a gift. When it comes to wrapping up what the last three months (and really, the last five years) have meant to us, I thought… Read ⇢
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From me to you: our Palm Springs itinerary
Honeymoon trips. I live and swear by our annual trips, and if you remember, I shared the secret to saving up for these yearly excursions last year. Now that we’re back home and it’s fresh in my mind, I figured I’d share our itinerary from this year’s trip with you!… Read ⇢
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Thoughts on marriage on our 9th wedding anniversary
The very first thing I said to Gabe on the morning of our anniversary this week? “At this time nine years ago you picked me up from my dorm for the last time.” Couple of hours later at 5:45PM? “Were we married yet nine years ago?” I love, I mean,… Read ⇢
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Unofficial Book Club: April Edition
I have to be honest. I couldn’t remember what I read, or if I even read, last month so had to turn to Goodreads for a refresher. Is that a good read on how busy last month was? Was I puny there, or what? That’s enough of that. Let’s get… Read ⇢
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Straight from our Home: Fostering Update #2
As of this week we’re officially six weeks deep into foster care classes. That’s six sessions, three hours per each one at the Watauga County DSS. Writing that down feels wild after months of waiting to even BEGIN classes. Now we’re pros at eating dinner on the go or prepping… Read ⇢
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An Easter message…
The world feels so chaotic right now. Earthquakes, high tariffs, celebrities in space, cars being burned to prove a point (I thought we were trying to save the earth, but that’s a topic for another day). Coincidentally, or maybe even more serendipitously, I joined a women’s Bible study earlier this… Read ⇢
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How to keep your friends close when they live far
When it comes to living in the 21st century, I can’t help but thank God for technology. Why? Because it keeps my relationships with my long-distance girlfriends right at my fingertips. My girlfriends are my lifeline when I’m out shopping and need a second opinion, when I need a word… Read ⇢
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Unofficial Book Club: March Edition
You GUYS. I did it. After months of putting it off, I finally finished The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club #3). I’d like to very quickly thank my incredible neighbor Celeste for lending me her copy that I, please forgive me again, held onto for months. I am eternally grateful… Read ⇢
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Not a meal planner? Here’s a list of our favorites for next week.
I am not creative in the kitchen. In fact, I love to tell people that Pinterest has saved our marriage on more than one occasion. Gabe has said that’s a bit extreme, but when you grew up on rice and beans, the easier you can whip out a meal, the… Read ⇢
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