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Hope for the Weary Mom: chapter 4

This week, June 12-18, I am hosting an online book/Bible study on Hope for the Weary Mom - I'll be posting from one chapter each day from the point of view of the new mom. If that's not the group for you, click here to find another one! There is an introduction post...

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Hope for the Weary {new} Mom: chapter 3

This week, June 12-18, I am hosting an online book/Bible study on Hope for the Weary Mom - I'll be posting from one chapter each day from the point of view of the new mom. If that's not the group for you, click here to find another one! There is an introduction post...

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on Hope for the Weary {new} Mom: chapter 2

This week, June 12-18, I am hosting an online book/Bible study on Hope for the Weary Mom - I'll be posting from one chapter each day from the point of view of the new mom. If that's not the group for you, click here to find another one! There is an introduction post...

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on Hope for the Weary {new} Mom: chapter 1

**edited to add: This week, June 12-18, I am hosting an online book/Bible study on Hope for the Weary Mom - I'll be posting from one chapter each day from the point of view of the new mom. If that's not the group for you, click here to find another one! There is an...

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on the Harvest Table: Asparagus Bundles

This was a super simple addition to our grilled pork chop supper last week. See, you can make harvest recipes even when it's 80* outside! =) Asparagus Bundlesfrom the Harvest Table,by Gooseberry Patchone bunch thin asparagus spears, trimmed to 6inches1-2 T. olive...

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Arugula Salad & Baked Pears

Arugula Salad & Baked Pears

Oh friends... this recipe from the The Harvest Table, was soooo good! It was a chilly day here in Minnesota and this cool weather recipe really hit the spot. I can just see savoring the creamy gorgonzola and nutty pecans in October, when there's really a nip in the...

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on finding balance

I've wanted to do a 'day in the life' post where I document most of what The Boy and I do over the course of a day. I think would look all chunked together, like this: 4:00 - wake, nurse the Boy, fall back asleep 7:30 - get up, nurse, change & dress The Boy,...

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on our fifth anniversary

We celebrated quietly, with grandma babysitting we slipped out to a bookstore, perusing the shelves then coming together for a piece of cheesecake. We laughed throughout the day as we remembered what we were doing at that very time on that very day 5 years earlier:...

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on Mother’s Day 2012

In lots of ways, it was a typical Sunday. We went to church, got a coffee treat on the way home, made brunch, took naps, grilled outside, had bath and bed... But today was a little different. morning snuggles. Today I was a mom on Mother's Day. my babies =) Now it's...

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on identity: five minute friday

Sweet Lisa-Jo hosts a weekly linkup at the Gypsy Mama called 5 minute Friday. That's exactly what you do - write for 'five minutes flat {on the given topic} - no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking'. And right now, Sam is asleep so five minutes is just about...

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on prayer

Samuel, sweet darling Sam, I have prayed for you for years. I will pray over you for years to come - all of your years, I will be covering you in prayer. As your mother, I worry about your everything - are you breathing happy hungry sleepy cold - and that means I pray...

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Just Write: on loving over fear

My sweet Sam,I am a mother - your mama. I waited years to become your mother, did you know that? I worried that I would never become your mama, but I chose to love the hope of you more than I feared that worry, and endured countless finger pokes and vials of blood...

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