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The Challenge Begins

Well, I’ve been pretty busy since last week.Last weekend, Travis and I came to Trussville to celebrate Dad’s birthday a little late. Jenn came on Saturday, so we had a birthday dinner that night before we left. Dad got a couple of new hats to wear to football games this fall. Hopefully he won’t wear […]

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birthdays family home improvement

Lots of updates…

First off, happy birthday to my wonderful Dad!! He is 64 today, but he certainly doesn’t look it! I’m very lucky to have such a great dad:) Way back when :) Dad and me on Father’s Day this year Travis and I are planning to head to Trussville this weekend to celebrate my dad’s birthday […]

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attitude family lessons learned

Sickness and My Attitude

“When Jesus heard that, He said, ‘This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” ~ John 11:4 The sermon on Sunday morning was about the story of Mary and Martha’s brother Lazarus who got sick and died, and how Jesus raised […]

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family home improvement

Back to the "routine"

Here are some things I’ve enjoyed doing the past week that I haven’t done most of the summer: 1. Work my normal 24 hours on my normal days (Monday, Tuesday, and Friday). 2. Cook supper at home and sit down with Travis at the table to eat it! 3. Clean the house! (I’m not going […]

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family weddings

Whew!

Today is the first day in a long time that Travis and I have both been at home without anything that HAS to be done at a certain time. It feels great.  Mom is doing really well after her surgery last week. After a good night’s rest at home, she was feeling pretty good, and […]