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Not everyone can be happy on your birthday, but you still have to go with it and make the most of it! It’s a GORGEOUS warm fall day and I’m determined to have a good one! Four year old attitudes, take that! It’s a great day to be alive!
This post is in: birthday, boys, photography, reality
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So everyone has a gas station bathroom disaster story, right? We have several… Normally I wouldn’t share them, but you know how sometimes you have to choose to laugh instead of cry? This is totally one of those moments, and the laughing will come easier if I share it with you. (No worries – no [...]
This post is in: humor, life, reality
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Photo Credit My road to recovery post abdominoplasty surgery has been a rough one – full of unexpected turns, bumps, and setbacks. It has been the furthest thing from pleasant that I could imagine. However, the last two weeks of my life have showed some glimmers of a “normal” that I have not experienced in [...]
This post is in: abdominoplasty, Jen, reality, surgery
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I’ve hesitated to write this post. I feel torn about being torn, and how to describe this personal struggle. Even now there is a lump in my throat as I begin to jot down my thoughts. However, this IS my reality, regardless of how this post is interpreted. My heart behind blogging has been connecting [...]
This post is in: abdominoplasty, belly pics, hospital, pregnancy, quadruplets, reality
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My husband called into a Christian radio broadcast last week that was discussing infertility treatments. It’s a hot topic in most every circle. And while most of their discussion was accurate, some of the callers and their opinions were misinformed and offensive. It’s so easy to do: To make judgments, form opinions, talk at great [...]
This post is in: faith, infertility, reality, struggles
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It’s right around this time in January or a tad later that I start breaking the resolutions I promised myself on January 1. * No more fries. (Chick-fil-A Waffle Fries, you got me.) * Read my Bible everyday. (Sunday is optional, right?) * Quit biting my nails. (I never make it past Day 3.) * [...]
This post is in: faith, life, photography, reality, winter
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My impatience had been tested and I had fallen. I was worn. I was ready to be done for the night, yet his pleadings and persistence would not allow me to quit. Every excuse for being out of bed I had met with a request to return to his bed. A warning. A stern [...]
This post is in: Christmas, Clark, photography, reality, sleep
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Have you ever experienced a holiday that didn’t turn out so picture perfectly? Maybe you can look back on it now and laugh about it. Perhaps it made more of a memory than your plans would have allowed. We found ourselves in quite a pickle this Christmas, but it left us with good memories and [...]
This post is in: Christmas, holidays, humor, quadruplets, reality
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There are handmade gifts I wanted to make… Goodies I wanted to bake for neighbors… Gifts I couldn’t buy for those I love… Crafts I wanted to create with the boys… Cleaning and organizing I wanted to tackle before the New Year… People I wanted to soak up the season with… Pictures I wanted to [...]
This post is in: Christmas, faith, family, holidays, making memories, reality
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Even with all the (for lack of better terms) “yuck” we’ve had going this week, there have been definite highlights. It’s such a better thing to focus on the good news around you even on the cloudy days, isn’t it? Good News Is For Sharing, So Here It Goes… 1. Celebrating A Monumental Moment – [...]
This post is in: blogging, conferences, faith, family, life, links, prayer requests, reality, relevant, thankfulness
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