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Catching Up vs Chasing

Sometimes It takes a while to catch up. Although I think I’m always in that state. At some point I think becomes more chasing what you want to be rather than catching up from where you were. I think Chasing is better. It propels you forward. Catching up means you still stuck where you were. …

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Word of the Year

So I always meant to do a word of the year. I thought picking a word of the year for 2019 would be a cool way to bring focus to the year ahead, and this year I actually picked a word. I think it’s going to encapsulate the year pretty well. This year’s word for …

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Merry Christmas

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the …

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Foster Care

So one of the things I want to do here is talk about our foster care experience. It’s something I’ve wanted to do since college, and thankfully, my husband is on board.  I never was the girl that couldn’t wait to have babies, but I’ve always wanted kids. When I found out there was  a …

Weirdness

Weirdness

I’ve been married less than a year, and it’s already weird to be by myself for an extended period of time. I’m able to handle it better than my husband.  He does not function well on his own, especially when he’s the one gone one a trip. He does better when he’s at home, because …

Figuring things out

So it’s been a while. Obviously. So much has changed in my life I don’t even know where to start. So here’s the highlight reel. 1. Got a new job. 2. Meet a guy and married him. 3. He got a new job 4. Getting ready to move downtown I kind of skipped all the …

Top Ten Tuesday: 2016 Debuts

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by Broke and Bookish) So I thought I’d jump in on this one and investigate what’s coming out next year.  Here are the 10 I’m looking forward to.     Blackbeard the pirate was known for striking fear in the hearts of the …