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This One’s for the Girls
Writer Marlee Grace included this IG post in her most recent newsletter Monday Monday and it instantly sent me into a country music spiral. Especially women of country! Maybe it’s all the extra hormones coursing through my veins but these powerful songs from some of the greatest women in country music have just been hitting…
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Imbibing California
We got home from an amazing week in Orange Country yesterday! Since I’m 36 37 weeks pregnant pretty much all I wanted to do was eat, drink, swim and sit; thankfully we’re in a great place to do just that. It was a truly magical trip. It felt like such a treat because up until…
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Nesting
A common complaint I hear from Robbie these days is that I’ve made our bedroom “too cozy.” Making it very difficult for him to get out of bed for his very early a.m. workouts Until about 6 weeks ago our bedroom was very utilitarian. We have a lovely furniture set, plus nice bedding and two…
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Blue Sky
“You’re my blue sky, you’re my sunny day Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way” Blue Sky, Allman Brothers Band What a week we’ve had! A week of mountaintops and valleys. Having both my parents and Robbie’s parents in town was a joy, but wore me plum out!…
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Rosetta Stone
This is an exciting week in our home. My parents are here from Texas to help us prepare our house and nursery for the arrival of baby Etta! To make things really exciting I decided to take a trip to the ER & the labor and delivery unit! Tuesday morning started out like a normal…
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The Five Thousand
Just yesterday the Biblical story of Jesus feeding the five thousand was twice brought to my mind. First, in the Lenten Devotional I am reading – Bitter & Sweet by Tsh Oxenreider – the author asked the reader to reflect on the painting The Five Thousand by Eularia Clark. From Methodist.co.uk Eularia Clarke sets the…
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Texas Sheet Cake, a taste of childhood
As I mentioned yesterday, today we’ve been hit with a wintery storm. Snow, sleet, rain, and wind all included. One upside is that we’re enjoying our fireplace once more today! The wintery weather made us stay home today, which meant I had ample time to bake! I’ve been on an almond kick lately and finally…
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Spring + a short playlist
Albemarle County has just dipped into the CDC “medium risk” aka no masking required level which throughly excites me. As a long time mask hater, (but vax lover!) I am thrilled to think about returning to church without a mask. Church being pretty much the only place I was still required to wear one. Tomorrow…
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Things making me happy
Just a list of fun things making me happy these days! I’m at week 32 of pregnancy and moral is low! Mood swings are V real and annoying. Sleep isn’t great. And nesting / getting the nursery ready feels like it’s moved from whimsical and fun to *panic*! Thankfully my parents will be here next…
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Alice Waters + Wal-mart
We currently find ourselves in the season of Lent, the 40 46 days leading up to Easter, the day we celebrate the resurrected Christ. Lent is typically associated with fasting, although almsgiving and prayer are longstanding Lenten traditions as well. For myself this year I decided to give up processed foods and to try and…
Speaking about the Sun 