When I was a teenager- maybe 14 or 15 years old- I remember very clearly my mom was driving my sister and me home from school. She went a little out of her way; we weren't quite sure where she was going. We passed by a tree on the lefthand side of the road that was covered with flowers and notes. People, young...

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I was so excited when I saw this new board book from Lisa Tawn Bergren.  First released in 2009, this new version of the beautifully written children's book, "God Gave Us Love," is now being offered as a board book- perfect for pudgy little hands that like to rip and tear apart anything that resembles paper.  This book is definitely sturdy and will...

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You've heard it said that it takes a village to raise a child.  In modern-day America, we call this concept a community.  I keep meaning to post this, but just haven't taken the time to sit down and actually write it!  I am so thankful for the community that God has blessed us with here.  I have a great group of girlfriends, and...

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I love the summer Olympics and I am so excited to see the opening ceremonies tomorrow! Gia and I are getting together with our girls gang tomorrow night to watch all the festivities, and I thought she needed a cheery shirt in support of the grand occasion. I'll be sure to update after tomorrow with a picture of Miss Cuteness herself in the...

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Today I am celebrating and praising God for 15 years in recovery from an eating disorder.  On July 17, 1997, I went to my first in-patient treatment center for anorexia.  It was a long and difficult start on the road to recovery- and I have to say "first" treament center because I did relapse and have to go in-patient again a year of...

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Why Church Matters is a re-release of Joshua Harris's book previously published as Stop Dating the Church.  Along with the new title comes small group discussion questions at the end of the book, a helpful addition.  Joshua Harris is probably most well-known as the author of the controversial anti-dating relationship book,I Kissed Dating Goodbye."  While I appreciate Harris's approach to dating, I don't completely...

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My July Birchbox arrived in the mail today- I was so excited!  From the moment Gia woke up she was just as fussy as she was adorable today.  Add record high temperatures and you've got the makings of a tired day.  This perked me right up!  I absolutely love everything in this box!!  Which really excites me because the past few months, there...

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Years ago- almost 20 years ago, actually- I was in a small group at church.  It was just a group of several other girls my age, and an adult leader.  To be honest, I don't really remember much about the group- things we did, books we studied, or places we went.  (I have some memory problems.  Don't really know why- we'll blame genetics?...

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Sean and I took these pics after we got home from our yummy luch on our anniversary.  I had the camera set on multiple shoot settings, and here's the results: gif creator at gickr.com ...

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