tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73184554900656514222024-03-05T15:25:56.444-05:00The Land of LaLa * love, life & other fabulousnessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.comBlogger399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-5956675664881659902014-02-24T11:08:00.001-05:002014-02-24T11:08:16.435-05:00Oceans.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Monday y'all!</div>
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I am obsessed with this song. THIS message will carry you through your week lovely people!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-60929180638536658232014-02-20T10:47:00.002-05:002014-02-20T10:47:21.211-05:00Restless<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I posted a bit back about <a href="http://www.jennieallen.com/books/restless/">Restless</a> & IF: Gathering.</div>
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I am telling you. All of this is just getting more and more exciting!</div>
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For those of you seeking; as I am. There is now a daily devotional that was birthed out of IF. It has been so nice to have a place to go daily.</div>
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& now; there is a <a href="http://www.jennieallen.com/restless-live-project/">Restless online book club</a>! </div>
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For those of us that have a hard time being vulnerable in public; especially with other women that you think totally have their lives together (hand STRAIGHT UP in the air), and for those of us that can't get a sitter to actually go to a book club even if we wanted, for those of us that have never been to an actual book club, & for those of us that want to start a book club but are unsure if they REALLY want to commit…THIS is perfect!</div>
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<i>I keep hearing this common tension among women. It's funny because we are a generation that is so advantaged. We have more than our parents have … most of us have more schooling, bigger houses, we have every privilege, luxury even, and advantage. We've been given so much and we are so blessed, and yet I keep hearing over and over, "I'm restless. I don't know what it is, I don't know what more I could possibly want, what am I missing? How could I still feel at all dissatisfied with this happy beautiful life that I have been given?</i></div>
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<i>Jen Hatmaker - preface to Restless</i></div>
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"<i>As I stared at the ceiling, I saw scrape marks. Right after we had moved into our first house, Zac, my husband, scraped off the popcorn-textured ceiling. You'd think that would be something you'd never really notice, the ceiling, but it was something I stared at every afternoon. I stared as my newborn son slept. I had nowhere to be. Nothing to do.</i></div>
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<i>I would lie on my beige sofa and stare at the marks that had been left in, trying to make something perfect of it. And in the quiet, surrounded by everything I thought I'd ever wanted, I felt like everything I'd ever wanted was strangling me."</i></div>
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<i><a href="http://restless.../">Restless...</a></i></div>
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Man oh man, have I felt that! I still do somedays. Completely strangled. Why?? Well, pretty sure its because God has more out there for me! The beauty of this book is that it; along with a pretty amazing group of women that are taking this journey with me is that I am going to figure it out.</div>
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What if the things I; you loved to do collided with the plans God has laid out for us to do!?</div>
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Pretty sure He loves us that much people.</div>
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Pretty sure he loves us enough that if we choose to follow Him our lives our not going to be boring and miserable. He gave us passions for a reason. He gave us dreams for a reason!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-62320422172943971932014-02-14T10:33:00.000-05:002014-02-14T10:33:25.430-05:00HE loves us.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I am thankful for perfect love.</div>
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I am thankful that He was born to die for me so that I could be with Him forever and ever.</div>
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I am thankful that His love never disappoints.</div>
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I am thankful that I am truly free in His love.</div>
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Oh, how he loves us people.</div>
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How amazing!</div>
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Happy Valentines Day!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-87189131701345693202014-02-10T11:27:00.003-05:002014-02-10T21:02:35.494-05:00Oh, Monday...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You know how I know that God is moving? He gave one woman a vision 7-years ago and this weekend over 30,000 (I do not even know the final numbers, pretty sure they are well above 30k) woman gathered live in Austin, TX & locally in their homes, churches and workplaces to hear what God wanted Jennie to share.</div>
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Also, I know that the messages that our pastor, the book I am soaking up each night & the powerful messages that each of the woman at the conference this last weekend have COLLIDED!! These messages have collided and at moments I do feel like I have been in a physical car WRECK as my muscles are sore and my heart hurts, yet at the same time my heart and soul are overflowing with divine peace, excitement and urges for more of Jesus!</div>
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Folks; I did not want to go to this conference on Friday night. The week prior was rough. I screamed at my daughter daily, I was a horrible mommy and it had me down. I was tired & by 5PM Friday I wanted to get in my sweats and sit on the couch with a glass of wine. (lets be honest here) I prayed, I dragged myself to the church up the street & I prayed some more.</div>
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The only person that could carry me through this AMAZING 2-days with the amount of struggle that was going on in my head, in my heart, in my body is Jesus.</div>
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Now; what will I do with all of this on my heart? Yikes(!!); that is one heck of a mission for this Monday morning!</div>
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<i>Do you see what this means…all of these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running…and NEVER quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race that we are in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed…that exhilarating finish in and with God…he could put put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. THIS will shoot adrenaline into your souls!</i></div>
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This verse was a thread that ran through the weekend. I do love how God compared life to a race. He knew what life was like. He knew there were times that it would be easy, that there were times that we would feel out of breath, that there were times that we literally would think our lungs were on fire, that there were times that we would not feel our legs and times that we would HAVE to sit on the sidelines…</div>
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BUT if we keep our eyes on Him... we can do this people. </div>
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Lets run this messy race together. We do not need to have our act together. We do not need to have our lives perfect before God, we do not need to have all of the laundry done, the dishes but away, the meals planned, or the children bathed! All of that is in fact a PART of our race. Our race is in which attitude and to whom are we really doing all of the messy things for?!</div>
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I will start with loving the heck out of God, I will ask Him to help me love His creation; me & I will continue to beg Him to help me see others as He does and love the heck out of them.</div>
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The link to parts of the IF:Gathering can be found <a href="http://new.livestream.com/ifgathering/ifgathering"><span style="color: magenta;">HERE</span></a>. They will only be up until midnight TONIGHT. Check it out if you wish. You will want to start with the video at the bottom of the page and work your way up. Buckle up. (do not say I didn't warn you)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-32651567502885906492014-02-07T11:43:00.001-05:002014-02-07T11:43:33.605-05:00Digging out.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Please excuse my soul searching in this post; but Gods gotta do what Gods gotta do! ;)</div>
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I am desperately trying to life a life on purpose otherwise I am one floundering mama, wife, friend, sister, daughter…Lets face it when my eyes are on Him life just makes so much more sense & even in the midst of life making NO sense whatsoever the peace is still there.</div>
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What a cool bible study! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Restless-Because-Were-Made-More/dp/0849947065/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391789007&sr=8-1&keywords=restless">Restless</a> is on my book wish list.</div>
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My soul is drinking this up!</div>
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Kinda a full circle sorta thing. Jennie Allen, whom I found a few weeks ago led me to the Angie Smith book and then both of these ladies led me to this <a href="http://ifgathering.com/"><span style="color: purple;">IF: GATHERING</span></a> happening TONIGHT & TOMORROW!<br />
I am headed out (solo) to a church up the street tonight to see what God has to share with me.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-14557895613819307272014-01-23T16:44:00.003-05:002014-01-23T16:44:18.338-05:00It was a pancake sorta day.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The weather is still cold. My standby pancake recipe is thanks to Fanny Farmer:</div>
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Food is comforting to me, cooking is comforting to me…hence my jeans size but oh well. It has just been one of those weeks. I will explain in a later post.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-70277146547085683992014-01-21T09:30:00.000-05:002014-01-21T09:30:11.051-05:00Reason to ponder…& give thanks...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-11260965099870034252014-01-16T09:38:00.002-05:002014-01-16T09:38:26.977-05:00New to the breakfast lineup: <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A scoop of old fashioned oats, a scoop of dried cranberries, a sliced banana, almonds, chia seeds, dried coconut & almond milk!</div>
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This breakfast actually got me through a large majority of my day. Powerhouse breakfast. :)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-43773527203034169552014-01-15T11:09:00.001-05:002014-01-15T11:09:20.899-05:00Cauliflower Steak goodness <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-8343765725076546402014-01-08T17:39:00.002-05:002014-01-08T17:39:44.080-05:00A little catch up. December pics. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We had a lovely December and were able to spend it in the Bay Area with some family.</div>
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As you can tell I am trying to get back into my groove.</div>
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I knew some of you would appreciate some pics. Most of them are not the best quality since they were taken with my phone but you will get the idea. ;)</div>
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Lilly getting herself situated in her seat on the plane as her and I set out on our cross country adventure.</div>
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My adorable little sister was expecting her first baby upon our arrival so the first week was spent primping! Lilly sure does like to get her pedicure on. PINK toes; of course. </div>
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Lilly's main squeeze. Would you look at Macie's face?!</div>
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Macie getting cozy with my brother. The dog looks thrilled here.</div>
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It is true love! Yes, the dog is wearing her Christmas sweater & she loved it.</div>
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There was way too much video game playing in my opinion. hehe BUT Lilly loved it.</div>
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Here is my adorbs little sister trying to walk this baby out at the zoo. Sure enough that very night She went into labor!</div>
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My girl loving the Oakland zoo!</div>
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Meet Miss Violet Juliana!! I am one heck of a proud auntie.</div>
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Isn't she beautiful?</div>
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Love her & miss her tons already!!!!!!!!</div>
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The celebratory champs:</div>
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Our favorite Christmas present of all...</div>
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We did have a quick beach run too...</div>
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which in turn brought me much…</div>
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<span id="goog_1289025441"></span>My little girl is beyond excited that school is finally back in session. I on the other hand; given the temperature outside (7 degrees) do NOT want to leave the house golly dang it! One of the reasons we moved to Raleigh was for the mild winters and this is not what I was anticipating.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-72816309907991985522014-01-05T21:18:00.002-05:002014-01-05T21:18:45.186-05:00Back on the wagon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After 2-months of fun holiday food splurges I am getting back on the clean eating wagon.</div>
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The jeans are a little tight and I am feeling quite sluggish.</div>
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Breakfast is easy for me. I generally make a piece of sprouted toast with some butter and a tall glass of chilled lemon water. Lunch on the other hand has ALWAYS been a struggle.</div>
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Last year I bought the Crazy Sexy Kitchen cookbook and this recipe is one of my favs!</div>
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2 packages of extra firm tofu</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-78751473018509426992014-01-05T21:03:00.002-05:002014-01-05T21:03:48.479-05:00The soft whisper of a new year...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With each year we hear endless "New Year resolutions". I hesitate to make one. I will somehow let myself down creating yet another thing to beat myself up over. There are however whispers of things that I should indeed make a conscious effort to work on or change for the new year. This could in fact be the start of a very exciting chapter of my life; who knows! </div>
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I want to be more present.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-11191434747016263302013-11-25T10:19:00.001-05:002013-11-25T10:19:15.522-05:00Food for the soul.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You know those times in your life when you feel that you are literally loosing it and you need your batteries charged emotionally?</div>
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I was like beyond there Friday & I was sobbing to my husband that I needed time to connect with women and I guess I was just lonely. Lilly broke down crying saying "Why are you always mad at me Mommy?" within 15-minutes of this conversation. Best wife & mother award goes to: ME?!</div>
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A few dear soul sisters came into town for the whole weekend and I feel refreshed! The batteries are charged. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-42704279116377111552013-11-19T10:45:00.000-05:002013-11-19T10:45:12.285-05:00This is amazing grace...<div style="text-align: center;">
It is just one of those days that I am in awe of my amazing God.</div>
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I am in awe of the amazing grace that he has given me; for free.</div>
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I am in awe of my salvation and the peace that it brings me if I really sit and think about it.</div>
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I am in awe of the freedom that I have in Him, the love that He has for me, and the beauty that surrounds me that he created for me; for you.</div>
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I was reading Genesis chapter 1 to Lilly the other day. Have you read a children's Bible before? I had; like forever ago. Until the other day I had not thought about how I may prefer it over my "adult" NIV because of the sheer simplicity of the writing. I need simplicity. Gods goodness is simple, His love is simple. We need only accept it.</div>
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If you are getting through a week that may be becoming complex please take a moment and watch this video & open up the word. He created this beautiful world for us to enjoy. Go outside, look up, breathe in the fall air. Be thankful.</div>
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Have you ever really read them? Gods grace is amazing!</div>
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Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,<br />That saved a wretch like me....<br />I once was lost but now am found,<br />Was blind, but now, I see.</div>
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Through many dangers, toils and snares...<br />we have already come.<br />T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...<br />and Grace will lead us home.</div>
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The Lord has promised good to me...<br />His word my hope secures.<br />He will my shield and portion be...<br />as long as life endures.</div>
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When we've been here ten thousand years...<br />bright shining as the sun.<br />We've no less days to sing God's praise...<br />then when we've first begun.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-71210598692768501042013-11-18T10:44:00.002-05:002013-11-18T10:44:36.629-05:00Thankful we are finally healthy!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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First of all, welcome to the recently face-lifted blog! I needed a change and it came out adorable thanks to Kotryna over at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/KotrynaBassDesign?ref=l2-shopheader-name">KotrynaBass Design</a>!</div>
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The radio silence has been in part to the fact that this house has been so sick for the last few weeks! We are finally getting back to normal! We are healthy, we are sassy, we are back in school and I am in full decorating for the holidays mode!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-2534184314500708082013-11-09T12:35:00.002-05:002013-11-13T06:39:49.248-05:00Happy Saturday Y'all! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-36504989833177620102013-11-08T13:42:00.002-05:002013-11-08T13:42:51.904-05:00STITCH FIX RULES!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a online stylist service. Once a month, or if you choose more often or less frequently you will receive a pretty box at your door step with two outfit options that have been hand picked for you. You then have three days to touch them, try them on, check your bank account and see which of the items you can/ want to keep. If you decide to return some or all of the items you place them back in the pretty box, affix the prepaid shipping label and get your toosh to the post office. If you decide to keep the items. GUILTY! You get 15% off your order!</div>
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This is a great edgy, cool, cozy sweater/jacket. It zips up or you can leave it open.</div>
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This jacket is a pretty dark grey color here. (no thanks to my camera)</div>
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Since then I had a much needed visit with my parents, went out to Wilmington, New Bern and Beaufort, took a trip up to New Jerz, & celebrated our first Halloween in this amazing hood.</div>
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My beautiful, strong, amazing parents on the waterfront in Wilmington:</div>
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There were so many birds flying through the air in this picture, but they look like dirt specks here. Oh, well! Once again, the skyline in New Bern is just gorgeous!</div>
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My pretty girl...</div>
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On our way out of town my Dad popped out to look at this old cemetery in Beaufort. I should have taken more pictures; the trees were magical. </div>
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Lilly and I decked out to paint birdhouses one afternoon. What fun we had!</div>
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Lilly got to dress up twice in one week for Halloween! Last week they did their school pictures at school. They were to come in costume! We finally narrowed down what she wanted to be from: unicorn, puppy, princess, Minnie & cat to...cat.</div>
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Last night she insisted on a pink cat face:</div>
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Our neighborhood rules! We had SO much fun last night and for the first time I got rid of all of my candy! YAY! There were a ton of kiddos trick-or-treating and all of the older people on the block decorated their porches and sat outside handing out candy. I just love, love, love it here.</div>
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Now, this song has been getting lots of play on our Christian radio station. It speaks to me, it calms me, it put things in perspective lately. He is the only reason I am standing, that I am sane, that I have joy, that I have hope. He is MY ANSWER! I am beyond thankful for this today. I am thankful that His mercies are new every single morning. They are.<br />
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FIRST OF ALL! *HAPPY FREAKING DANCE!!* My parents are on the train from DC and will be arriving in Raleigh in just a few short hours. CAN. NOT. WAIT!</div>
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We did have "fall like days" last week, which sent me straight to the farmers market for pumpkins and such. I lit my pumpkin candle, lit lanterns, dug my leggings and booties out. I made harvest soup for goodness sake!</div>
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Now; its in the 80's and my autumn fever is fading...and it looks like a pumpkin breading ground in and around my house.</div>
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Here are some shots:</div>
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Fall mantle happiness:</div>
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Lilly is painting every white pumpkin and pine cone she can get her hands on!</div>
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(mountain girl pays $5.00 for a small bag of pine cones...what a crime!)</div>
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As promised here are shots of the coffee table.</div>
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The sun room is almost complete. ;)</div>
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I found a few stores literally up the street that may send us to the poor house and that is NOT because everything is super expensive it is because everything in there is ADORABLE!<br />
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This is the wicker day bed that I bought last week and its friend the oval coffee table is being painted a bright yellow as we speak. I will post some updated pics as soon as she is in!<br />
I do plan on having the daybed cushion covered soon with some brighter pillows. Its a bit too mellow for my taste right now.<br />
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Today I am picking up the coffee table and finally making the daybed colors mesh.<br />
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Happy Thursday everyone. ox<br />
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We stayed in Kill Devil Hills (I know nice name;) on Nags Head Beach. It was beautiful!</div>
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The weather was perfectly Californian. Warm, windy and chilly all within a small amount of time. I loved it!</div>
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Lilly is addicted to the beach & has made it quite clear that we need a beach house. Sure, no problem. Obviously, we are having a hard time being not up the street from the beach since we have spent the majority of our weekends here in NC at the beach. </div>
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Nice clean, green water. Ah, refreshing. ;)</div>
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I know that it comes as no shock to you all that my girl did not stop jumping from the moment those feet hit the water. (Boy, did she sleep good these nights)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025781172752237152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318455490065651422.post-58437272566492660192013-09-06T17:28:00.002-04:002013-09-06T17:28:43.749-04:00The visible invisible... <div style="text-align: center;">
So I found this beautiful song on <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/">Annes blog</a> and it has been a constant reminder throughout my weeks past...<br />
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