Less and More in 2014

    Several years ago I decided to eschew resolutions lists for Less and More lists.  I’m not sure why I did it, but I like it.  You can see the former years’ lists here: 2011, 2012,  and an interesting thing – last year I remember being exhausted with self-evaluation […]

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A Christmas Letter for Champs and Chumps

Dear friends & family,   December is such an important month to me.  It stands like the last station on a railway line, offering a platform from which to view the tracks that got you there.  Now, as I attempt to articulate the journey of 2013, I keep coming back […]

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Peace for the Now

  Those who love Your Word have great peace; nothing causes them to stumble.  Psalm 119:165   I am believing this promise today.   I am believing this one tiny sentence is strong enough to hold the weight of my joy and sorrow, my today and my tomorrow, my family […]

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Word of the Week: Resolve

Oh, this is exactly the word my week needs!  The awesome, busy and always-sparkly Kristen Lunceford is letting us peer into her week-before-Christmas cacophony, and I’m so relieved to find it looks a lot like mine.  Enjoy this post and visit Kristen’s fantastic blog (details below):   Word of the […]

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Polar Express Hot Chocolate

  A few weeks ago, I was pinning some Thanksgiving ideas and ran into this ridiculous recipe for Polar Express Hot Chocolate, which the author assured me was “the best hot chocolate you’ve ever tasted.”    Well, challenge accepted.   I mean, I know my way around a cup of cocoa.  […]

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