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Love Your Selfie?
The Today Show has been doing this project called “Love Your Selfie.” From what I gather, they are encouraging America to embrace their looks and individuality by taking a picture of themselves and...
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When Mom Was Murdered (or so they thought…)
When I was a very little girl, my two siblings and I moved to a tiny Midwestern town to begin a “new” life with our recently divorced, single mother. It was a lovely town, a safe town – wholesome, one...
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The Perfect Match: What To Look For in a Future Spouse
I’ve been reflecting recently on all of the things I was once looking for in a spouse. I can recall specific times in my teen years when finding that “right” person felt like the most urgent need of...
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A Quick Announcement: Upcoming Children’s Book Reviews
Sometime last year I was contacted and invited to join a group of bloggers who would review children’s books for Zonderkidz. Under the condition that I provide an honest review on my blog, I am now...
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The Girls Who Throw Invisible Punches
This group of girls could not have been more than 11 years old. They were somewhere in the middle of “I’m just a kid, let’s play Barbies” and “I know everything, so don’t tell me what to do.” When...
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Book Review: Whatever You Grow Up to Be
Zondervan provided me with a free copy of this book for reviewing purposes. Summary “Whatever You Grow Up to Be” by Karen Kingsbury is written from the perspective of a little boy’s mother speaking to...
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The Most Important Question
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. — Isaiah 53:5 It is Good Friday,...
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When the Struggle Blinds and Suffocates
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. —...
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Something to Make You Smile
Our little girl is in LOVE with the baby in the mirror. I caught a quick video last night to share a glimpse of her enthusiasm. I promise it will bring a smile to your face! Filed under: Baby
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Book Review: 101 Bible Stories from Creation to Revelation
Zondervan provided me with a free copy of this book for reviewing purposes. Summary This Bible story book contains 101 briefly summarized stories written in basic sentences that are accessible for...
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Amelia’s Birth: A Natural Childbirth Story (Part I)
This is part I of the long overdue story of the birth of my second child last September. To read the [much longer] story of the water birth of my son in 2011 and to learn more about my choice to give...
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Amelia’s Birth: A Natural Childbirth Story (Part II)
This is part II of the long overdue story of the birth of my second child last September. To read the part I follow this link! It was a Wednesday night. Five days earlier, I had been told I was already...
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An Alternative to Boxed Macaroni & Cheese
I confess: I am a wannabe crunchy mom, but I struggle to commit in the kitchen. I have read a zillion (slight exaggeration) articles and watched several documentaries on the value of eating whole foods...
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A Big Announcement
For several months, my husband and I have been prayerfully considering a new opportunity for our family and trying to discern God’s will for us. About a week ago, we made the final decision to move on...
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Closing a Chapter
This is it. We have arrived at the weekend in which we will finish packing up our belongings and load them onto a truck to travel on to our next home. I am not ready, but I am trusting this is God’s...
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Pale Legs and Priorities
One hot morning, about a month ago, I put on my swimming suit and ran through the sprinkler with my son. It was brief, and I didn’t at all feel like exposing my pale white legs and excess weight for...
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And so I fold…again.
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present...
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Secret Greatness
I had a friend in college with red hair and freckles who avoided the spotlight, rarely offered an opinion, had a serious, somewhat-obsessive crush on an American Idol contestant, and wouldn’t go...
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Please Join Me at a New Location
You can now find me blogging at Growing Up Perry! I have felt the pull to do this for about a year. I prayed about it. I sat on it. I sought advice. And finally, as it is with most feet dragging I do,...
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Adding A SEO Reseller Program Solution To Your Consulting Business Could...
Tech consultants have to juggle a lot of different elements to be successful online. Most of them work within the world of programming, design, graphics, and web technologies that have tangible...
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