Bread & Wine: A Review

I had the wonderful privilege of receiving an advanced copy of Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequist in return for a blog review. Such a wonderful way to get the blog community excited about her new book. I couldn't turn the opportunity down. I have been a fan of Shauna's for years. My friend Allison introduced me to Cold Tangerines several years ago, and it continues to be a book that I read and...

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A Playroom Update

Last July I wrote about giving our playroom a makeover. That was back when Crosbi was barely crawling and I had a little more time to do things like daydream about home decor. The actual decorating part has been a slow process. For one, we are on a super tight, almost non-existent budget, and two, my daughter thinks naps are for the birds most days. All that to say, we're actually making progress....

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Link Love + Other Happenings

Since it's Tuesday,  I can't really title this post Monday Links, so this will have to do.  Actually, I forgot all about blogging yesterday because we were enjoying time with family on their last day in town. While Monday was a bit cold and rainy, Sunday was warm and beautiful and we spent lots of time outside. It was sort of nice having our warm day followed by rain. It meant we had to...

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Written All Over Her Face

Todd tells me all the time that you can tell exactly what I'm thinking by the expression on my face. Apparently I'm not too great at hiding my emotions. My face gives me away every time. Thankfully, I'm not alone. It appears I have passed this trait on to my daughter. I can't get enough of her silly expressions!   Happy Mond...

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