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Girls Night Out at the Symphony

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For months, our family has had tickets to The Music of John Williams at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center featuring the Nashville symphony. And this past Sunday night was the night! Except the boys got sick. So it turned into a girl's night out! The Schermerhorn is a lovely building with, as you would guess, fabulous acoustics! If you think you've never heard any of John Williams's … [Read more...]

Deb Raney + Garage Sale + $5 = ???

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So a while ago, I gave Deb Raney $5 and asked her to buy me something the next time she and Ken went garage sale-ing. She always comes back with the neatest finds. If you don't already follow Deb's garage sale posts on her Facebook Page, you need to! She finds the best stuff. For example... I love what she did with that pot. So pretty. She's just so stinkin' creative. So...what … [Read more...]

One of my new favorite things

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I recently received a gift, and while I knew it was a Bible, I had no idea what kind of Bible it was—and how addictive it was going to be! Have you ever heard of the Filament Bible? As the website describes, the Filament Bible combines the simple elegance of a premium Bible with the powerful capabilities of your mobile device. You get the best reading experience a print Bible … [Read more...]

$20 Bill from Heaven

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Ever had one of those moments when the veil between this world and the next seems to lift ever so slightly, and you feel a "hug" from Eternity?  That happened to me in November 2014 with a $20 bill, of all things. And God kindly reminded me of that gift again when I ran across that $20 bill in my drawer this weekend. I was out running errands that Monday over seven years ago now. … [Read more...]

Intuition…or Experience?

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Is there something you do well now that you didn't always do well? A certain task that's become intuitive? But it didn't used to be. It only became intuitive because you developed that skill set through experience. I have such a skill. And it's a very important one (cough, cough)—that my husband continues to call into question. Like he did two nights ago. I was measuring ground beef for a … [Read more...]

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