LIFESTYLE

lately

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I ♥ the 80s. At least the modern throwback to the 80s. The boys asked me the other day in what year I was born,...

Guest Post by Mercy Project: working to end child slavery in Ghana

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There’s an estimated 7,000 children who work in the Ghana fishing industry. Some of these children are as young as 5 and 6 years old....

a brimming independence

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I imagined this summer differently a few months ago. Mark had a full summer of classes planned and our family budget had dramatically shrunk this...

t a k e i t s l o w.

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I completely understand now how so many friends have traded in blogging for other social medias; Android finally advanced with Instagram, and suddenly my visual...

the gardener

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          Even now I can feel him. Hands buried in my heart reaching to upturn old, unwanted roots long hidden from the...

“if we don’t feel the death, do we feel the resurrection?”

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Life’s been hell these last several months, turned up-side-down as they say, whoever they are — although heart-inside-out-and-shred-like-spaghetti might be more like it.  I know...

ode to spring break

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  • SPRING
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Hail to you, glorious break of Spring, drawing us outdoors into your warm breath, stretching our souls beyond the formal lessons that can banish our...

{this day}: daytrip to austin

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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause,...

“Mom, can I be a dancing girl, even when I’m a grown-up?”

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All is quiet. But I hear it approaching, her spirit and body tapping on the earth. Smiling toward her toes, she already knows awakening is...

sometimes we run; sometimes we crawl.

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“We have nothing if not belief.” -Reepicheep, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (film) Mark walked in the room and found me watching an epic/adventure film....