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For those of you who live in Florence (or the surrounding areas) and may not otherwise know, this Friday from 1 to 7 and Saturday from 10 to 5, our church is hosting the 5th annual Community Creche Festival. If you are not already familiar with it–it is basically just a huge collection of the […]

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For those of you who live in Florence (or the surrounding areas) and may not otherwise know, this Friday from 1 to 7 and Saturday from 10 to 5, our church is hosting the 5th annual Community Creche Festival. If you are not already familiar with it–it is basically just a huge collection of the

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You know those movies where the perfect family wakes up to a beautiful holiday morning with a magical snowfall, and all the kids go into their parents’ room and pile onto their bed? Well, yesterday, that scenario became as much a reality as it ever will be–except that the beautiful holiday wasn’t Christmas, it was

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You know those movies where the perfect family wakes up to a beautiful holiday morning with a magical snowfall, and all the kids go into their parents’ room and pile onto their bed? Well, yesterday, that scenario became as much a reality as it ever will be–except that the beautiful holiday wasn’t Christmas, it was

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Welp. There goes October. Crazy how that happens. October was a good month for us. Sugar Plum turned three. Man, what a darling little thing she is. It’ll be interesting to see how this next year goes, though–because for my kids, it has been the threes that have been ‘terrible.’ And I can already see

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Welp. There goes October. Crazy how that happens. October was a good month for us. Sugar Plum turned three. Man, what a darling little thing she is. It’ll be interesting to see how this next year goes, though–because for my kids, it has been the threes that have been ‘terrible.’ And I can already see

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Despite waking up to the kids fighting this morning, today has been a wonderful day–peaceful (after the morning squabbles were over), relaxing and enjoyable. Brian and I were–for the most part–able to watch both sessions of conference without interruption! I’m not even kidding. I know there are lots of amazing mothers out there who find

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Despite waking up to the kids fighting this morning, today has been a wonderful day–peaceful (after the morning squabbles were over), relaxing and enjoyable. Brian and I were–for the most part–able to watch both sessions of conference without interruption! I’m not even kidding. I know there are lots of amazing mothers out there who find

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It’s just occurring to me that Summer is officially over. Sad. Very Sad. After picking up Camp today, I drove over to the Tuesday produce stand to pick up some peppers and tomatoes, only to see a deserted gravel lot. No peppers. No tomatoes. No peaches. The season is over, and I’m not happy about

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It’s just occurring to me that Summer is officially over. Sad. Very Sad. After picking up Camp today, I drove over to the Tuesday produce stand to pick up some peppers and tomatoes, only to see a deserted gravel lot. No peppers. No tomatoes. No peaches. The season is over, and I’m not happy about

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