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Happy National Adoption Month!

  (photo credit) I first made our Adoption Announcement a couple months ago. For a long time nothing was submitted or official; so it still felt unreal. Like we knew it would happen, but at some abstract point in time. However, since sharing, it has been a huge blessing to receive so much love, support,…

Highlights at our Home {October 2013}

October has come and gone; and I have to say… It might be my favorite month! It is just so beautiful, crisp, hearty, and fun! We’ve fully transitioned into comfort meals, like our new favorite 3-year old approved Coconut Curry Chicken; and experimented with a few more dairy-free recipes, which can prove to be a home-run…

Change 3 Challenge: Final Update & Outcome!

Well, if you’ve been following along, this past month I was honored to be invited by Amber over at Adventures in Mindful Living to join up with her Change 3 Challenge! It was a joy to get to know her better and follow along with her challenge updates as well as the other ladies who…

There is Hopelessness…and Hope!

There was a very strange dichotomy to last week; I experienced annoyances, physical pain, and emotional heaviness, coinciding with super exciting anticipation for a blessed Girl’s Getaway. Such good and such heaviness… (photo credit) In my Twitterature post last week, I mentioned two books I read on marriage, womanhood, and motherhood last month. While those seemed to…

Girl’s Getaway & Change 3: Week 3

This past weekend I had the privilege of celebrating one of my dearest friend’s SURPRISE Birthday Girl’s Getaway! Planning has been in the works for weeks and she was in the dark! Her husband really pulled one over on her! She had a massage on Thursday night and when the massage was done, her massage…

Change 3 Challenge: Week 2 Update

Another eventful weekend has come and gone. We spent Friday night at the Teen Challenge Charity Banquet, which was an awesome night raising funds and celebrating the work this organization does for those battling addiction. If you know anyone struggling with addiction, please look into Teen Challenge; they have touched and blessed our family! For those…

Change 3 Challenge: Week One Update

As you know, I am teaming up with Adventures in Mindful Cooking and taking the Change 3 Challenge (if you’re a blogger taking the challenge click on through to link-up your update)! Also, its not too late for anyone to join in; just assess some changes you’d like to make, and challenge yourself little by little to…

Highlights at our Home {September 2013}

How are these months passing so quickly? I feel like I JUST wrote August’s Highlights and here we are looking back on September. It was definitely a wonderful whirlwind… I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but we started out the month with a little Wedding ;) If you missed it, you can check out Angie…

Change 3 Challenge: My 3

Yesterday, I shared the Change 3 Challenge! What a fabulous time of year to refine some habits. School is underway but the holiday frenzy has not overtaken us. Today, the challenge is kicking-off and I am unveiling the 3 habits I’ll be working to instill or change this month. There are oh so many to…

Change 3 Challenge

I am unbelievably excited for what I am joining in on this month! Amber from Adventures in Mindful Cooking is hosting a Change 3 Challenge and she has invited little ‘ol me to team up and participate in this challenge alongside her and 4 other bloggers. The most amazing part is that when Amber got…