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Advent Series: Peace
The Candle of Peace was lit in our service Sunday morning, symbolizing the peace God brought to His people through Jesus. This particular service had special meaning for Jess and me because our...
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Advent Series: Joy
On the third week of Advent we light the Shepherd Candle, or Joy Candle. It is a reminder of the Good News of Great Joy brought forth by a heavenly host of angels to all people, even the most...
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Gift Wrapping Grinch
I’m just going to come out and say it, I HATE WRAPPING PRESENTS. I hate it. I’m not good at it. Actually, the entire practice makes me want to cuss; I’m just being honest. Don’t get me wrong, I love...
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My Resolution
We are already two days into the new year, so I think it’s time to talk about resolutions. Perhaps, you are WAY ahead of me and have your list and are sticking to it. Or pretending you never made a...
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A Women’s Trip to Uganda
It was back during my first year of teaching that I had a crazy idea. I was overwhelmed and over-stressed from six months of tirelessly instilling knowledge into the minds of ninth-graders. Spring...
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Kitchen Messes, Crockpots, and Home Cooked Meals
Two sweet potatoes have been giving me the eye for a week, but today I showed them. Today I made the quick decision to let them know I did not buy them in vain. I bought them with the intention of...
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6 Challenges for Lent
For the upcoming 40+ days, 6+ weeks of Lent, my goal is to prepare my heart for the joy of Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. My secondary goal is to avoid treating Lent as a precursor to beach...
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Lent Challenge Week 1 and 2 Recap
What in the world was I thinking? Ok, giving up desserts for one week was a good way to ease into Lent, but did I really tell the blogging world I would deny myself coffee for an entire week? Did I...
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Lent Challenge 3: Letter Writing
Week Three of my Lent Challenge includes choosing one person to write a letter to each day and sending that letter through snail mail. The goal of this practice was to make space for intentional...
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Lent Week 4: Minimal Makeup
For a week I have been wearing the bare minimum in makeup as one of my six Lent challenges. When I first began describing my plans for this week to Jess I was set on using only powder, blush and...
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