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“He thinks only of what he wants and he does not ask himself whether he ought to want it.” -Bernard Of Clairvaux There is rich beauty in our mundane, normal, ordinarily insignificant lives. I recently received a call from a friend who had worked ever so diligently toward a huge goal. She entered her name…
Feeding The Ducks
Matt had a late meeting last night, which meant I was looking for something special to get to do with the kids. We had a late afternoon snack, packed up our bird seed and went to the lake in search of some ducks. We went to the boat dock and although it was pretty with…
a picture of a life well lived: dear john
Dear John, As we unloaded the car and packed our arms full with pool toys, towels, bags, sunscreen, and snacks and walked up toward the gate we noticed you. You were sitting alone in the hot tub with no one else on the property. Our kids ran past you and my husband offered our normal…
When Life Hurts
A small town church, filled with families…with Bibles in hand, voices raised in unison, praying corporately in pews, in worship together on a calm, quiet, routine Sunday morning… A holy setting absolutely shattered as a barrage of bullets rang out. Shots and screams filled the solemn sanctuary. The calm and peace replaced with chaos, shock…
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I have never before received a subscription box, but I must say it was SUCH a fun surprise! Who doesn’t love opening gifts in the mail?!?! This is the Pop Sugar Must Have Box has been voted the #1 subscription box and I can see why as it was filled with all sorts of little…
when plans go wrong
We drove to Pasadena this morning to see the flower floats from the Rose Bowl parade. When we got there we saw the lines were so long and we were short on time. My mom was with us and she had a flight to catch. As the clock kept clicking down & the line stopped…