My life has become a dichotomy of old house, new house. At the new house: The girls and I have been making tissue flowers and sugar and salt scrubs for Mother’s Day. The ladies in my extended family are coming over for high tea on Saturday. And I’m making this frangelico cake (I [...]
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I’m sitting on my new deck watching the geese and egrets fly by and the lake water ripple, drinking a wonderful cup of coffee as I type this. I still haven’t shaken the feeling that I’m on vacation—in Hilton Head—with no definite endpoint for my return ‘home’. The only downside to living your [...]
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I’ve been keeping things from you and I apologize profusely. But I knew you’d be jealous. I have a dumpster. There, I said it. I rented one for the move and I’ve never been happier with a rented item. I’m giddy about it. And to celebrate my sheer joy, my friends Kelly and Denise [...]
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You might find this strange, or just strangely amusing, but although I haven’t yet unpacked my socks or all of my pantry items or my underwear drawer for that matter, I don’t waste anytime hanging my wall decor. It makes me feel like it’s home and gets a lot of stuff off the floor. I [...]
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This could be a tiny exaggeration but this may be the first time I’ve sat down in two weeks. I fear my eyes are permanently blood-shot and my hands ache so bad that I’m threatening to make a doctor’s appointment. And not with myself. All in all, the move went very well. [...]
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I’ve missed you. I’ve missed my blog. And I’ve dearly missed my computer. I’m just poking my head into blog world briefly to say hello and to tell you that my life is like a snow globe that has been turned upside down. Except instead of raining snow, it’s raining boxes. I miss my quiet [...]
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We did a traditional processional into church yesterday waving our palm branches and singing “All Glory, Laud, and Honor”. It was such a beautiful way to begin Holy Week. The little girls paid close attention to communion yesterday in anticipation of their first communion on Easter. These palm fronds (leftover from our Palm Sunday [...]
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I know it’s somewhat necessary when you’re moving but I really don’t enjoy packing up my stuff. Books should be on book shelves. I’ve got three or four large baskets of books already that I’m sure I can’t live without until the move is done. When exactly do I think I’ll have time [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
