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The Traveler sweater (crewneck), finished

As the new baby's arrival grow closer, I find that the "nesting" energy comes in waves. Unsurprisingly, I am most motivated to put the bulk of that energy towards finishing up knitting projects and Christmas shopping – not unimportant tasks, but...

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Scenes from October 2024

Another month gone by! This time of year always feels very fleeting to me, which in turn, enhances the preciousness of fall, I think. The changing leaves are so beautiful to me, in part because I know it is only a few weeks of vibrant color before...

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Creativity check and finished projects, October 2024

I haven't shared an updated post about my creative projects (namely knitting and sewing) since back in July of this year! I decided it was definitely time to give some updates.

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Our first family camping trip

In mid-September, we went on our very first overnight camping trip at a campground! I wrote this post back in July about our little backyard campout, which was a soft introduction to camping with our little boys. Come September and slightly cooler...

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Turning thirty-four

Earlier this week, we celebrated my thirty-fourth birthday. I remember watching Thirteen Going on Thirty as a kid and thinking that thirty seemed very old, let alone any of the years beyond it. It's amazing how time and years and the Lord's work in...

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Late summer visits from Texan friends

We've had some special visitors in the last month or so! We have a few friends, in particular, who we have kept up with from our days of living in Texas (2014-2018). Because it is such a great distance between Indiana and Texas, it always feels...

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