My friend, Summer, wrote on a recent instagram post about how in the early years of parenting we do our best to “make Christmas happen”. Squeezing in activities and traditions until we are tired, burdened, and can’t even bear the thought of having one more thing we have to do. In the early years of my marriage this was me. I…
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It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit. – Robert Louis Stevenson Since as far back as I can remember the evergreen tree has played a major role…
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Winter is rapidly approaching. In fact, this week it made a hasty welcome into our hometown. Yesterday we were greeted with our first snowfall of the season and the remainder of the week we are supposed to have steady freezing temperatures; a rather uncommon thing for Arkansas in November. While I am always excited to welcome these changes, it also…
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November…already? Isn’t it incredible how quickly the months seem to pass? We are already nearing the end of 2018 and in so many ways it seems like it just began. I believe that posting these Morning Time plans have awakened my awareness of how quickly the months seem to fly by. Just when we begin to become familiar with all…
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The late summer, early autumn season was a very busy one for our family. September was full of so many wonderful things: our family had a full week of vacationing together and exploring the Great Smokey Mountains, then the month ended with an incredible trip for myself to the Wild + Free Conference in Franklin, TN. September left my heart…
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