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the year of constant catch up

the year of constant catch up

Dry Falls I’m declaring 2015 as the Year of Constant Catch Up. Time is consistently getting away from me. Just this Sunday, we had a partnership informational meeting in the afternoon… the couple we stayed with pointed out that they didn’t know April 12th was their church’s nursing home day, and so there probably wouldn’t […]
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have courage. be kind.

have courage. be kind.

Early this week, my mom and I went to the sweetest refurbished movie theatre to see Cinderella. I’m not ashamed to admit that I cried through the whole movie. I absolutely loved it! If you haven’t seen it yet – you should! Have courage. Be kind. One of my favorite parts in the whole movie […]
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hashtag ‘merica

hashtag ‘merica

It’s done! Josh is officially an American! This weekend, we drove down for him to take the oath of citizenship. My mom and Josh’s “America parents” also came with us to cheer and celebrate. Everyone in the building seemed so excited to be there – it really was a fun atmosphere to be in. Once all of […]
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driving + journaling

driving + journaling

This year seems to be slipping away from me. It’s already the second week of March! As usual with this stage of life we’re in, we’ve been doing a lot of traveling and visiting with people. This weekend we drove to and from Orlando, then to Jacksonville one day, and then from Jacksonville to St. […]
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seeds of life

seeds of life

Part of our “job” right now is to visit churches. Make connections. Talk to people. We’ve visited a lot of churches lately, which means we’ve sat under the teaching of a lot of different people. We’ve heard a lot of different styles of worship. We’ve witnessed how different churches really are. Recently, we visited a […]
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checking in

checking in

It’s been quiet around here. Too quiet. It’s just been hard to be creative at all. It feels like Josh and I are in a holding pattern of sorts. We can’t do this until we do that. But we can’t do that until this comes from that person in this place, with those things. How’d’ya […]
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no expectations

no expectations

Two weeks ago, amidst funeral planning and helping my mom, Josh said something that challenged and encouraged me: “Just remember, there are no expectations for you to feel or act a certain way.” He didn’t know it, but I was struggling with what I should be feeling and how I should act. Yes, my grandmother […]
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six paragraphs

six paragraphs

Life is going by at a phenomenal pace right now. The days are beginning to blur together and it feels like I’m stuck in a cycle of working hard, but also doing nothing. It’s kind of bizarre. A lot of our “job” right now is waiting… waiting for paperwork to come in, waiting for appointments […]
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kitchen florist

kitchen florist

It’s hard to believe that January is already half gone. Didn’t we just celebrate Christmas? While I absolutely adore the rush of the holidays and two rounds of company, I admit that I am glad to have the house to ourselves now. This is the first week since we arrived in Florida that we’ve had […]
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soak

soak

It’s official. I’m totally enamored with Florida. The longer I am  here, the more I fall in love. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been away for an entire year, exploring Wisconsin, Belgium, and Arizona; but I love it even more. There is something so indescribably charming about palmettos littering the forest floor amidst a sea of […]
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