The sale was supposed to start at 8am. By 7:45, 1/3 of my stuff was gone. Just like that. No time to mourn. No time to reminisce. Just gone. And by 11:30, we were packing up a small load for Goodwill and headed to the local fall festival. It was nearly the perfect yard sale. [...]
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disclaimer: neither the weeping small child nor the wonderful knitted hat are for sale I found this {and many other wonderful pictures} the other day when I was preparing for the yard sale. And I feel a little like this today. Now I remember why I don’t like having yard sales—-it’s a lot of work [...]
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…….I’m trying to get back into my fitness routine. Summer stress and difficult goodbyes has put a bit of a damper on my running and bit of muffin top on my yoga pants. Nothing motivates me more than a fresh playlist on my iPod. Here’s what currently playing: 1. Long Way Home :: Nora Jones [...]
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Since starting this blog in May 2008, checking my email has been much more fun. Y’all leave me the sweetest messages and ask me the funniest questions. I love getting email from you and try my darn-well best to reply to each one—and then I get lost in the archives of your blogs to try [...]
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I received a comment on a post recently that said, “Your life looks almost perfect”. And I am so grateful that most of the time, it feels almost perfect—-except for when my heart is broken. Like today, when the tears would not stop flowing. And even as I type these words, I get that same [...]
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Cousins, sisters, brothers, and sparklers….art campteenagers, who love to have fun……..and eat everything in sight (I see you back there, Nicholas)smelly, adorable, water-loving, did I say SMELLY? dogsfireworks and cul-de-sac bonfiresfamily reunionsMr. SandmanShaving creams partieswith friendsor is it shaving cream fights?pool side tea partiesneighborhood block parties…(in July and it’s even cool enough to knit—I never [...]
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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...
