Friday, January 01, 2016

A Year in Review: 2015

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In past years, I've gone through my photos and posted a photo or two from each month to try to remember what went on throughout the year...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

EIGHTEEN Years of Emily

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  Happiest 18th Birthday to the best-ever birthday gift and blessing that I've ever received!!!! *   *   * Doesn't God give...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Seventeen Years of Emily -- Part 2

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It's the night before our oldest child's 18th birthday...and she's not home. It's the first time in her whole life that sh...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Seventeen Years of Emily -- Part 1

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Wordless (Mostly) Wednesday

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From three years ago:
Friday, September 25, 2015

Friday Funnies

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Having a younger child in the house certainly keeps us laughing. He always manages to say the darndest things. But that's the fun of...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Rainbow Connection

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**Soapbox WARNING: I rarely feel the need to tackle a difficult subject on this blog. I like to steer clear of controversial things...but ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Happy Autumnal Equinox!

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One of my favorite videos and songs -- both of which capture my love for this season!! (Special thanks and credit to Myles Salak on YouTube...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Tuesday Tip

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Here's your (non)helpful Tip o' the Day from Ethan at age 4 or 5:
Monday, September 21, 2015

We Are Family

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Saturday, we spent the day with Emily at Albright College for Family Day, ie. Feast Day...er, I mean, spending two hours in the cafeteria.....
Sunday, September 20, 2015

Sweet Sunday

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Saturday, September 19, 2015

A Mother's Pain

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My heart hurts. It hurts with a pain that only a mother can feel when her heart breaks for her children. I write this in the moment to rel...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Wordless Wednesday

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Monday, September 14, 2015

S-s-s-s-seven!

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How did we get here? I'm not sure, but today is  the day... ...and Ethan Samuel is officially... 7!!   Happiest of Birthdays...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Traditions of Love Lit-Tea-really!

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Tradition! Tradition! Tradition! [Click here for a video of this famous song of the same name from "Fiddler on the Roof."] Anyo...
Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Wordless Wednesday

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Monday, September 07, 2015

A Labor of Love

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Looking back, I can see that it's been awhile...a LOOOONG while. So long, in fact, that the last thing I posted was about Edward's...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Birthday Boy!

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Every birthday brings with it a chance to reflect. ...on the speed of time, the size of our children, and how important it is to love these ...
Monday, February 02, 2015

The Shadow Knows

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Happy Groundhog Day! Well, I'm not sure it is happy...if you consider the fact that our ol' friend Punxsutawny Phil saw his shado...
Sunday, February 01, 2015

Sweet Sunday

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This is by far my favorite contemporary song from recent years. (It's so hard to choose, though, since there are so many good ones!) Bu...