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Pass the Peas Please

I sure do hope you’ve been able to enjoy a little Spring weather in your neck of the woods.  This past Saturday was absolutely glorious in mine.   Tripp and I spent the beautiful day cleaning up around the yard after the CRAZY wind and storms of the past week.  Oh and I also planted ... read more

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52 Weeks of Pinspiration {Week 10}–Lucky Hairbows

I’m Baaaaaaaack!  Welcome to Week 10!  Are ya feelin’ lucky?  I’ve been seeing these cute St. Patrick’s Days crafts all over Pinterest lately.  These two in particular caught my eye.  ... read more

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Good Pintentions

I promise, this is my last (I hope) angst-filled Pinterest post. Like most of my great ideas, 52 Weeks of Pinspiration was conceived in the middle of the night with the help of a glass (or three) of wine. It all started innocently enough. One night between Christmas and New Year’s I stayed up ... read more

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Project 52 {Week 10}–Be Still

This week’s prompt hit me upside the head in the shower this week.    I was shaving my legs and just happened to notice the inspirational message on my bottle of body wash.  It reads: …to find peace, you must first quiet your mind and open your heart…in the absence of activity ... read more

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St. John Vacation Album Part 1–Selecting and Printing Photos in Photoshop Elements

It’s hard to believe, but just seven short months ago I was doing this. So I’m finally getting around to making a scrapbook of our St. John Vacation.  For me, creating a vacation scrapbook is a little more involved than throwing a couple pictures and a few bits of paper together on a scrapbook ... read more

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Retail Therapy and the Gift That Keeps on Giving

Last Friday before we left for Houston to celebrate Bryan’s birthday, I made a quick trip to Utica Square for a little retail therapy. I have been feeling so fat and frumpy lately, not to mention utterly exhausted and frazzled after another round of spirit-sapping insomnia. Plus we’re in that ... read more

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Hi There! I’m Kelly. I am a wife, mom, light seeker, homemaker, and storyteller. From an empty nest to an abundant life, all it took was a little time, a lot of faith, and the courage to see my life differently.

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