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How My Year Went + What’s to Come
2024 has been a good year. It hasn’t been perfect, but I’d definitely call it good. I’ve learned so much, and have grown as a person. I’ve discovered that life is about growth. A lot of times, this growth happens spirally. I learn more about myself, and feel like I’m headed in a straight trajectory.…
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A November of Gratitude | Weekend Blessings
Hello dear reader, and welcome to the blog today. I hope your weekend was full of good things! Mine sure was. I ended up getting a lot of things accomplished, which felt wonderful. As a homemaker, it feels so good to check things off of my list. I started Saturday morning by cleaning out our…
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November Encouragement
Hello, dear friends. I hope you’ve had a wonderful day! Today has been so very sweet, because my youngest child turned FIVE. I can hardly believe it. We’ve been celebrating, and we fit in an orchestra practice, to boot. It’s been a busy, but good, day. November is simply flying by, and I’ve been thinking…
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No. 17: Notes from Home | A Sweet and Slow Saturday
Ah, we’ve reached the weekend. It feels so beautiful and lovely, and I can’t wait to see what it has in store for us. I just know it’s going to be good! While I wasn’t planning to type a post for the blog today, I felt the urge to. Writing is therapeutic to me. I…
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A Rainy July and a New Habit
Hey friends, and happy Thursday. I hope you have an amazing day ahead of you. It has been raining over here, which is wonderful. After almost a month of very high temperatures, the heat has finally broken. When it’s not raining, I’ve spent a lot of time outside. I’m starting to get my homeschool plans…
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No. 15: Notes from Home | Changes in May
This week has been so wet. Not only has it been wet, but severe storms have rolled through. On Thursday night, we were up pretty late as we were notified of tornado warnings in our area. We kept a close eye on the cells, which were just south of us. Then around 6 am, we…
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No. 9: Notes from Home | An April Morning
A beautiful, slightly warm morning greeted me today. I slipped outside to eat a bowl of cereal on the porch as birds sang around me. Friends, the songbirds are out full force right now. We’ve added a bird feeder to one of our windows with suction cups, and we have loved watching the female cardinal…
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No. 8: Notes from Home | My Creek Dreams are Coming True
What a morning it’s been. My children and I spent time outdoors and going through schoolwork. The kitchen got wiped down, and I’m preparing to boil a big batch of eggs. But through it all, I’ve been absolutely elated. As some of you may know, we moved three times from 2017-2020. It was exhausting. We…
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