We love our forest friends around here! ♥ This time of year (from August until October) we get lots of visitors passing through our yard to snack under our crab apple tree & on the various plant life around our house. I am so grateful…
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Recipe: Peanut Butter Walnut Apple Cookies
Read moreI am a little bit ashamed to admit this… but this weekend I baked something “from scratch” for the very first time! See, I’ve been getting adventurous in the kitchen for awhile, but when it came to baking, I’ve been intimidated. The thing that I…
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Emma’s 5th Birthday Party
Read moreThis weekend we celebrated our niece, Emma’s, 5th Birthday! It is so surreal because I remember when Emma was a tiny newborn. She has gotten smarter & more beautiful every year. We are so grateful that we were able to celebrate with her this year.…
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Recipe: Walnut Sweet Potato Burgers
Read moreIn sticking with my recent sweet potato theme, this weekend I made homemade walnut sweet potato “burgers”. Typically I try to keep things simple in the kitchen, but this recipe was a bit of work. Even so, the burgers were delicious & worth the effort.…
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My hair is being pulled by the stars again.
Read moreI’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again. —Anaïs Nin On Monday, after work and dinner, he said let’s go for a trek. Norvin Green State Forest is our backyard so we are never far from adventure.…
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Becoming Wife
Read moreI love you. You are closest to my heart, closer than any other human being. You are my extension. You are my prayer. You are my belief in God. For better or worse you inherit me. —Anne Sexton The truth is that I didn’t think…
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The deeper sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Read moreThe deeper sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
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Sweetest Mornings
Read moreDuring the week our mornings are rushed and no fun around here. We’re up before the sun rises & hurrying out the door. But weekends are a different story altogether. Sundays mornings are the sweetest & the laziest mornings of all. Warm sunbeams float in…
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Recipe: Homemade Sweet Potato Fries
Read moreRecently, I made homemade sweet potato fries for the first time. My initial reaction—What on earth took me so long?! The fries were as delicious as I’d hoped and simple to make. I made little changes to two recipes (this & this) to create my…