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Midwinter midweek
A few words from Charles Spurgeon about growth and the state of our hearts:
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Mexican breakfast bowls
In the spirit of that last practical intention from my previous post about 2015 intentions, here's a "recipe" of sorts that I came up with the week after Christmas when I was motivated to use up food we already had in the fridge and pantry. This was...
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Intentions for 2015
The new year is usually overwhelming for me. While I like the idea of a fresh start, I've never been much for resolutions, as I typically find them daunting and I'm bound to be disappointed in myself. Instead, I make no plans. For me, no planning =...
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When life feels settled
In my last post (quite awhile ago!), I mentioned we've been busy with lots of holiday visiting. We're back in Austin now, but here are a few highlights from our Christmas trip to Indiana:
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Christmas happenings & last minute to-dos
Life has been very full lately! Busy work schedules and a visit from family, everyday scheduled things, plus Christmas preparations. It's been a good kind of busy. And this weekend we have lots of downtime planned, which I'm so looking forward to.
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Christmas season favorites
We're gradually cheering up our home with bright bits and white lights. Here, I'm listing a few of our favorite (seasonal) things. Our goal was to add a little extra brightness to our home in this season, without adding excess clutter that we would...
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Slow living & sighing after God
The above photo was taken two days before the photo below (as a knitter, I notice marked progress, but I wouldn't necessarily expect everyone to notice).
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Common mercies
From C.H. Spurgeon:
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{Articles Club} Holiday Expectation Management - Liz Holst
Welcome to Articles Club, an online reading community focused on unearthing the art of eating and creating a home. It’s hosted by Andrea DeVries and Abigail Murrish who take turns sharing pertinent articles on their blogs every Monday* and asking...
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Gratefulness for the past, present, & future
If you haven't already, please head over to Abigail's blog to read the article for this week's Articles Club. This week, the article examines what it looks like to thoroughly live out thankfulness in this Thanksgiving season, or in Abby's words,...
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A simpler November
The recurring theme of my November is slow down, simplify, be thoughtful, and be content. Whether it's in our home, my making, or my time commitments, I want to choose to slow down life a bit. A friend of mine from Purdue started a lovely project...
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{Articles Club} To Love Your Neighbor, You Must Know Your Neighbor - Ben Stevens
Welcome to Articles Club, an online reading community focused on unearthing the art of eating and creating a home. It’s hosted by Andrea DeVries and Abigail Murrish who take turns sharing pertinent articles on their blogs every Monday and asking...
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{Articles Club} In Defense of Food: and all who bring it to our tables - Ann Voskamp
Welcome to Articles Club, an online reading community focused on unearthing the art of eating and creating a home. It’s hosted by Andrea DeVries and Abigail Murrish who take turns sharing pertinent articles on their blogs every Monday and asking...
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A heart check & choosing to praise
I have known for a long time that the most effective way to retain phrases, verses, truths, or promises in my mind is to write them out. I usually don't understand something until I take the time to sit down, pen in hand, and write it word by word...
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{Articles Club} The Beauty of Living...Slowly: Tsh Oxenreider
Welcome to Articles Club, an online reading community focused on unearthing the art of eating and creating a home. It’s hosted by Andrea DeVries and Abigail Murrish who take turns sharing pertinent articles on their blogs every Monday and asking...
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A life update
Hello! I'm right in the middle of acclimating to my new job, and tonight starts another three shifts in a row. I actually like when the shifts are grouped together, but I'm still working out how to do life in-between. I just wanted to check in and...
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{Articles Club} Embracing Our Inner Imperfect Hostess - Ashlee Gadd
Welcome to Articles Club, an online reading community focused on unearthing the art of eating and creating a home. It’s hosted by Andrea DeVries and Abigail Murrish who take turns sharing pertinent articles on their blogs every Monday and asking...
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Befriending faithfulness
I worked my first three 12-hour shifts this week, and now I have five days off! I'm definitely adjusting to a new schedule. Amongst our early mornings and early bedtimes, meals around here are a bit skewed. I'm still working on a list of meals to...
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{Articles Club} Rules to Eat By - Michael Pollan
This week is the first installment of Articles Club! If you have a chance, take a look at Abigail's discussion she posted regarding Michael Pollan's article, "Rules to Eat By." Great potential for further conversation! :)
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A collaboration with Abigail Murrish!
Today, I wanted to announce that beginning tomorrow, I'm partaking in a new series in collaboration with my friend Abigail. We attended Purdue University together, worked at a coffee shop together, and caught up over coffee amidst our busy...
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Twenty-four
We celebrated my twenty-fourth birthday on Tuesday this week. The last few years, I've had a difficult time remembering how old I am (twenty-two? twenty-three?) I'm embarrassed to admit that sometimes I need to count the years since my birthdate in...
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A weekend away & a reminder to myself
We're home from another weekend camping trip—this one just a bit longer and in the company of our good friends. This park was significantly smaller than Inks Lake, but it was still enjoyable to be outside and do some hiking. We played euchre (for...
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Transitioning
Whether I realized it or not, the past week consisted of one beginning after another. I started my new job today (an RN position at a hospital).* On Sunday, I went to a meeting about serving at our church (super excited about that!) and I attended a...
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Camping at Inks Lake
We enjoyed a brief but lovely camping trip at Inks Lake State Park this past weekend. We thought of it as a belated anniversary getaway, of sorts. Despite our mutual love for camping and countless camping trips over the years, this was our first...
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The here and now (on a Friday)
On this Friday, I am...
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