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Packing Light: Thoughts on Living Life with Less Baggage

  Have you ever looked around at your life and wondered if there is something more?   Something more than nice clothes, a nice house, a good job?  Have you ever wondered if there is more to life than working hard to be comfortable? Ally Vesterfelt found herself wondering these things, but instead of shrugging her shoulders and getting back to life as usual, she took a trip.  Selling everything…

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Anne Shirley on Faith, Fashion, and Fall

I had a stack of books to dive into this summer, and I’ve made my way through a few of them, although I was sidetracked by a certain TV series on Netflix that has taken away from my reading time. (Excuse me as I hang my head in embarrassment). My favorite read so far is actually a reread of my old worn copy of Anne of Green Gables.  I don’t remember…

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I have an announcement

Attention World,  I have an announcement to make: MY KID CAN NOW READ. He reads all the time.  He reads everything out loud, and with great gusto. So if you wouldn’t mind, please put away all of your F-bomb t-shirts and hateful bumper stickers. And while we’re at it, I’m going to need all of you store owners to move those trashy magazines away from the check out counters. Thank…

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What are your favorite chapter books for young kids?

This week I decided that I’d like to start reading chapter books with the kids.  In my mind, I picture us curling up on the bunk bed reading fantastic stories, kids hanging on every word, begging for just one more page. Ok, so it might not be that angelic, but I’d still love to get started with some great books.  I posed the question to Facebook on Thursday and got…

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Live a story worth telling

Above is inspired by below… Do you live a story worth telling?  If not, what is holding you back? Two words hold me back: COMFORT and FEAR. I’m working on it… How about you?

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