Handmade Hobbies
So just a little bit of bragging here. I wanted to post some more pictures of the boys button up shirts I did for Easter. I have done these for Baby Vardo and am enjoying being able to make my boys their dress shirts now. I figured out one change
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Happy Easter! Christ the Lord is risen today. Alelujah! This spring has felt busy and hectic, and our Easter celebration itself was partly a reflection of this, with two location changes due first to weather and then to illness. Despite the never-ending rain, we carried on our normal tradition
Healthy Living
I have recently started to try to make some changes in the way we eat in our house. Both John and I have started to read labels more, and we are dismayed to find how many of the things we normally buy contain ingredients we'd rather not eat.
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Spring is here and I am busy. Where once there were bare branches, the trees are now sporting lots of baby leaves, which grow bigger overnight. The weeds are trying to claim the yard for their own. Dogwoods are in full bloom. Warm air is the norm now rather than
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Today, my grandpa went to be with his Lord. I've never lost a grandparent before, and even though I knew it was coming sometime soon, I hadn't really thought about how it would affect me. Grandpa has been fighting prostrate cancer for several years now. For
Healthy Living
The other day John was talking about the possibility of joining us for lunch on a regular basis. "We'll save grocery money," he said. "Because we won't have to buy two sets of lunch stuff, one for my office and one for home.
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I don't know if it's the weather, or something else, but I am bubbling over with happiness and just have to share a bit of it. It's great that when I remember little moments like these, I forget all the difficult parts of my
Emma's Story
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to be a mother lately. This year in my Mothering Matters group I've been convicted many times of my shortcomings, and encouraged to try some new things in my parenting. This month in particular has been a
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This week we got to experience record-breaking snow here in Northwest Arkansas. We don't usually get a lot of snow, for us 3 inches is a lot and if it stays more than a day on the ground, then that is considered an added bonus. So you
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One thing I actually love about Arkansas, though it might drive some people crazy, is how unpredictable the weather is. You see, I don't really like winter. I don't last long in the cold, and would prefer to wear shorts and bare feet than warm coats
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Today Elise and Seth had their routine yearly checkup with the doctor. Here are the results for those that are interested: Elise - She now weighs 45 lbs and is 3 ft, 10 3/4 in tall. This puts her in the 5th percentile for both height and weight. That'
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I've been wanting to update for awhile now, as I know my last post was a little discouraging. Things have been going much better since then, I just have been so busy it is hard to find time to sit down and write. I have started trying to