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Our Singing Arthur
With two older siblings grown up, it really has become Arthur’s time to shine – especially when it comes to music. He watched them for years and years, and was dragged from concert to recital to play, and so on.… Continue reading
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April Adventures
April has been jam packed with all the things, but in the middle of it all, I have still had my treatments and appointments and such. My latest chemo just happened to fall on the Friday that Kevin was in… Continue reading
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Getting Our Lily Home
I am not quite sure how it happened, but our sweet baby girl grew up and finished college. What?! Wow! Technically, because she wasn’t able to get an internship (wow, they are hard to get), she is taking an online… Continue reading
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A Lovely & Inspiring Easter Celebration
Easter is one of my favorite holidays and times of the year. Not only does it take place in spring, a time of renewal and rebirth, but it is totally focused on the mission and atonement of Jesus Christ. This… Continue reading
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A Beautiful Beginning of April
April is here, and spring is in full swing in my yard. I keep thinking of the song from the old musical that says, “Spring is busting out all over!” That is what it looks like, and I can’t help… Continue reading
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Finishing Out the Month of March
March was such a whirlwind of all the things, that even though the days were often long, the month seemed to fly by. As the month has progressed, my yard has truly exploded with life. My iris are blooming, my… Continue reading
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More March Adventures
The struggle with my emotions lately is very real. Frustration, anxiety, sorrow, all laced with gratitude and hope. Because of that, I have been leaning even harder into my faith and finding reminders that the Lord has me and is… Continue reading
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An Escape to Paradise for Spring Break
After my diagnosis last year, and as we settled into life with cancer treatments, we stopped planning things for a bit. I had a trip with some friends I already had tickets for that I was still able to go… Continue reading
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Discouragement: Finding Hope in all the Hard
Over the past few weeks, there have been a lot of hard things – bad news, discouraging results, and lots and lots of pain. There have been a lot of days where hope and positivity was very hard to find.… Continue reading
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A Crazy Birthday Day
My birthday tends to fall on weird days – days with tons midterms when I was in college and high school, days when there is a ton of things going on, etc, etc. It seems to be in the heart… Continue reading
