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Inspired by Intentional Living

December 26, 2018 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, I can’t believe Christmas was just yesterday! I hope you and your family had a beautiful time celebrating the birth of our dear Savior. We had a wonderful time! It’s also hard to believe that we are less than a week from 2019. As we move into the New Year, I’m not so much about New Year resolutions as I am about intentional living. What is intentional living? Here’s my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family Tagged With: Dani Pettrey

Ornaments Galore

December 6, 2018 By Karen Witemeyer

At our house, Christmas ornaments aren't a coordinated masterpiece of elegant design. They are a hodgepodge of memories hanging on a tree - and I love them! From the ugly Old King Cole plastic ornament that belonged to my husband when he was a kid that I always manage to hide in the back of the tree, to the baby picture ornaments from first Christmases, to the ones brought home from school, to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Friendship Tagged With: Christmas Ornaments, The Christmas Heirloom

Preparing Our Hearts

November 28, 2018 By Dani Pettrey

  Hi friends, I’m excited to be back with you this week! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. I had a very busy one. We spent most of it outside. Brrr.   We celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday staring out with a breakfast at my daughters with chocolate chip pancakes, fresh fruit, some lovely maple bacon, and, of course, copious amounts coffee, at least … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family

Plenty to be Thankful for

November 21, 2018 By D'Ann Mateer

  I love, love, love Thanksgiving day, though I often cringe when thinking about all the work involved— the prepping, the cooking, and especially the cleanup! But this year, my thankfulness overflows to the point that I might not even mind all the work. You see, this Thanksgiving is special for two reasons. First, all of my kids were able to get some part of Thanksgiving week off work and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family

A New Adventure

October 8, 2018 By Deborah Raney

My husband has a dream of traveling the country for a year in an RV. Alas, Ken's dream is my nightmare! As my friend Bonnie described it, my hubby is a snowbird with clipped wings and I am a homing pigeon! But since my sweet husband has supported my dream of being a writer for almost a quarter of a century now, I figured the least I could do was consider it. So... ...this week, we are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family

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