Days 20 & 21 #30daysofThanksgiving

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Day 20: I'm thankful to live here in Northwest Arkansas. Gourmet Food.  That seems silly but I get the stinking awesomesauce privilege to be a James of the Mill food ambassador in 2014. More to come about this but let's just say I squealed like a little girl when I got an email asking me to be involved. Oh, and before you get all hating on me- I have a standing 20% on my party anytime- so next … [Read more...]

Day 19 #30daysofThanksgiving

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Day 19: I'm thankful that we don't take family pictures very often. :) ...and I'm also thankful for a camera to capture life's moments... (Crystal Bridges, April 2013) … [Read more...]

Day 17 & 18 #30daysofThanksgiving

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Day 17: I'm thankful for God-breathed secrets. Ben has known for most of our marriage… and I have known more recently. I've hesitated, pushed away, ran away with fingers plugged in my ears. But I've still heard the whisper. The word that scares me. That makes my heart pound and feelings of fear and inadequacy bubble to the surface. Adoption.  This is it folks. Nothing has been done- … [Read more...]

Days 14,15 & 16 #30daysofThanksgiving

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Day 14: I'm thankful that Ben had another birthday. Life is so precious. Somedays I get caught in the hurry and the quick of life living that I don't stop and realize how good it is to be living with those I love. There is such a delicateness- perhaps it's the fading leaves in my yard, browning, colors fading after detaching from the tree- but I feel the painful awareness that life is … [Read more...]