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It’s In!

December 15, 2009 by Sarah

Last week, I randomly rode by the cemetery to check and see if Andrew's marker had been installed. His resting place is right near the Gaskins entrance of Westhampton Cemetery, so I can usually spot it as soon as I turn in, especially since I had the little scarecrow there in the fall. It made for a good eye catcher! Anyway, I thought it was possible that it might have been in since we had a … [Read more...]


Filed Under: Family, Grief & Pregnancy Loss, Grief Journal Tagged With: Andrew

God With Us

December 13, 2009 by Sarah

This Christmas season is well under way, and I can't believe how quickly it is flying by! I was anxious about this Christmas, since we wouldn't have our little guy with us like we had planned. I wasn't sure whether it would be extremely difficult and painful or depressing and sad or whether it would be joyful like it should. I had no idea what to expect, especially considering my emotions can … [Read more...]


Filed Under: Family, Grief & Pregnancy Loss, Grief Journal Tagged With: Christmas

Trees of Righteousness

December 10, 2009 by Sarah

The past few days have been a little crazy. My grandmother fell in her home on Friday and it turns out she broke her arm. For someone younger, that injury may not seem too bad, but for someone who relies a LOT on her arms to get up and down, it was a pretty debilitating injury. Thankfully, the injury wasn't worse and she seems to be doing real well in the rehab hospital. Hopefully she will work … [Read more...]


Filed Under: Faith, Family, Grief Journal

4 Months Without Andrew

December 7, 2009 by Sarah

It's so hard to believe that it's been 4 months since we held our precious son, Andrew Ryan. It really seems like it's been more like YEARS! I wish so much that I could rewind to that day and hold him again and kiss his sweet nose, but I'm so grateful knowing that Jesus himself is taking perfect care of our little baby. I know that Andrew is so happy and content, that he'd much rather be there … [Read more...]


Filed Under: Family, Grief & Pregnancy Loss, Grief Journal Tagged With: Andrew, Andrew's Story

Operation Christmas Lights – The End Result

December 2, 2009 by Sarah

Here are the long awaited photos of our house post-Operation Christmas Lights. I don't have candles in all the windows - 2 of them died after last year and I hadn't replaced them when the photo was taken. Kevin has told me before how many lights this is, but I just can't seem to remember. Though it may not appear like a lot, it's actually quite a few. And my very own Clark Griswald is already … [Read more...]


Filed Under: Holidays, Lifestyle Tagged With: Christmas

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Any guesses as to what I'm doing here? I promise, Any guesses as to what I'm doing here?  I promise, the kids did not play a prank on me! 😂
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I'm actually cleaning/dusting the ceiling fan in our guest room. I saw this tip years ago and I've been doing it ever since, although probably not as often as I should! 🤪
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Snag an old pillowcase and drag it off each blade so the dust stays inside of it. Then, wash it in your next laundry load for easy clean up! 
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Happy Friday!!
This is where the meal magic happens in our house. This is where the meal magic happens in our house.  Don't ever let anyone convince you that you have to have a large (and often expensive) kitchen in order to feed your family. 
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Is there anything wrong with a large and expensive kitchen?  Nope!
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Can they be helpful?  Absolutely!
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This house was built in the 1940s and likely housed a family our size, or maybe larger.  It's amazing to think how our concept of wants and needs have changed since then.
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Maybe someday we'll have a larger kitchen, but for now, I'm thankful that this small kitchen allows me to have everything at my fingertips quickly! 😁
"The answer to the purposelessness and hollowness "The answer to the purposelessness and hollowness we feel is found not in us but outside of us. The solutions to our problems and pain aren't found in self-love, but in God's love.

The God who created us, who created the universe, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, is the one who provides us with the purpose and satisfaction we're seeking. While self love depletes, God's love for us doesn't. He showed us his love by sending Jesus to die for our sins so that we could be forgiven and live forever with him. Self-love is superficial and temporary. God's love is profound and eternal."

"The first myth that you are enough. My counter was this: you're not you'll never be enough, and that's okay, because God is."

--Allie Beth Stuckey

***Go read Ephesians 2:1-5!  It wrecks me every time!!***
You know you are a perfectionist when you look up You know you are a perfectionist when you look up "how to cut hydrangeas for a vase" on Google.  It's a rough life sometimes, but these beauties are helping!😉 😍
It's time to finish tidying my entire home, so I'm It's time to finish tidying my entire home, so I'm picking up where I left off....kitchen kimono!  I took some before shots and I'll share the afters once I'm done (with a writeup for my blog too). 
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Thank goodness, I've learned so much as I've gone through different categories that it truly does get easier and I've actually purged prior to officially getting to this category.
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It is so worth it to only keep what you love and
After trying this for a few times now, I can offic After trying this for a few times now, I can officially rave about cooking bacon in the oven!  I bake mine for 14 mins at 400 degrees. 
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Keep an eye on your bacon at first because you will need to figure out what works best for your oven and cut of bacon. 
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Give this a try if you are tired of grease splattering everywhere and having to stand at the stove for way too long!
Kev asked me recently what I wanted for mother's d Kev asked me recently what I wanted for mother's day.  Here's what I came up with this year.  Can you tell that service is one of my love languages? 😜
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What is your love language?
I was finally able to visit The Container Store in I was finally able to visit The Container Store in person now that they opened a store near me!  Can you spy my recent purchase that I made to organize my Kcups?  I think it's time to resume my Konmari method posts and tackle the kitchen next!  Do you love The Container Store?
It was a fun, eventful week for us! Daddy and daug It was a fun, eventful week for us! Daddy and daughter celebrated their birthdays. Sissy got her ears pierced, and then had some sweet friends over to celebrate!
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