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Friends, Fun, and Family–A Birthday Celebration

This past weekend Tripp and I flew down to Houston to celebrate our friend Bryan’s milestone *cough,cough*fiftieth*cough,cough* birthday. It was such a fun (albeit short) weekend full of family, friends, food, and fun. My friend Carrie is a party planner extraordinaire and Bryan’s birthday party ... read more

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Mountains and Molehills

In addition to being a self-proclaimed mess-maker extraordinaire, I also possess a number of other invaluable talents such as: Biting off more than I can chew Sweating the small stuff Reinventing the wheel Straining over gnats and swallowing camels Making things harder than they need to ... read more

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Project 52 {Week 9}–Leap

I could take photos of flowers all day long. {Grape Hyacinths on March 1st??!!  This Winter is crazy!!!} They just stand there with their sweet little faces and smile pretty.  They are so patient and agreeable and do not mind one bit while I fiddle with my camera settings.  Because ... read more

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OLW March Blog Hop

Welcome to the March edition of the One Little Word blog hop.  I am really enjoying this class and getting to know all the great ladies who are also participating. My word this year is TRY and for the past couple of months I have made an effort to try new things. So in addition to trying some new ... read more

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Extremely Ordinary & Incredibly Wonderful

This blog post barely qualifies as a blog post.  I don’t have much to share except that my delightful daughter came home for a visit.  We went out for dinner Friday night.  And on Saturday, I made a huge mess in the kitchen while trying to do about ten things at once.  I blame it on menopause ... read more

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52 Weeks of Pinspiration {Week 8}–Flower Headband

Welcome to Week 8 of my 52 Weeks of Pinspiration series! The title of this blog post could have just as easily been “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” because I just love making cute crafts for little girls.  And when I saw these headbands on Pinterest I immediately thought of my adorable little ... 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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