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Archives for September 2014

How to Leave a Real Deal Legacy

The air carried the crispness of fall when nearly seventeen years ago, my husband and I traversed the middle of the…
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⁠"I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not

⁠"I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” ~ Anne Shirley to Marilla Cuthbert, Anne of Green Gables⁠ by Lucy Maud Montgomery⁠
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Somewhere in my late tweens or early teens, a friend's mom introduced me to Anne of Green Gables (Thank you, Mrs. Stokke!), and in Anne Shirley I met a kindred spirit for life. ⁠
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Craving a comforting, cozy read, I re-read this book at the end of last year. I hadn't read it in decades, but it was like picking up with an old friend, and we fell into a comfortable companionship like no time had passed at all since we last hung out together. ⁠
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While I'm very much a grown-up now, this story from my youth still delights me to no end.⁠ I'll always belong where "simple little pleasures" like a good story reside. ⁠
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What's one book that has proven to be a lifelong companion to you? ⁠
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#whereIbelongWednesday⁠
#backroadstobelonging

While 2022 held a good deal of highs, it had its l

⁠Sometimes, even a good change can be a little s

⁠Sometimes, even a good change can be a little scary, like heading to Texas to meet a slew of new-to-me writers.
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I don’t even know who I am anymore because not only have I now posted two reels in a row, but I kinda sorta danced in this one, too!⁠ 💃🏻
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As a part of the @marydemuth literary agency, I attended a retreat she hosted last week for her authors. I was so thankful for all the informative, helpful, and encouraging information Mary and the other authors shared!⁠⁠
🤓Thanks for taking such good care of us, Mary. And thank you one and all for not laughing when—in answer to the question, “What is one ‘pie-in-the-sky’ dream you have?”—I said that I wanted to talk about friendship with Hoda Kotb on the Today show. ⁠
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Loved meeting you, ⁠
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⁠ @pastorswivestellall⁠
@chrismorriswrites⁠
@christenkrumm⁠
@christymboulware⁠
@courtneywarrenhome⁠
@jodi.grubbs ⁠
@revsummerjoy⁠
@wordsbycarriestephens⁠
@leslieporterwilson⁠
@dmateerauthor⁠
@fearlessunite⁠
@ddshrodes⁠
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Thanks as well for helping me take myself less seriously and for showing me how to leave room for the fun factor—a good change, indeed.⁠ (And big thanks to @pastorswivestellall for making this reel!)

The sun has set on a little over a week of Empty N

The sun has set on a little over a week of Empty Nesting after Christmas vacation. Recently, while having lunch with friends, David and I joked about how from time to time we pretend that the kids are still in their rooms, either taking a nap or listening to music or doing their homework. (Let us have just a *little* denial!) While we both agree that the whole empty/changing nest thing has been hard to get used to, we also agree that giving our goodbyes this time around wasn't quite as difficult as it was before.⁠ My own mood took a dip rather than the drop of last summer.⁠
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My husband and I genuinely love (and like!) to be together, yet it still takes time for the new normal of a quiet house to feel normal. And thanks to the Lord's kindness and mercy working through time, the new normal is feeling good, too.⁠
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sunset 📷 by Faith! ♥️

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