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Once up a time, my delightful daughter was an adorable toddler. She was cute as a bug and, except for a fierce independent streak, she was as loveable and cuddly as could be. Like most toddlers, Kelsey wore diapers. As I recall we started potty training her a little before her second birthday, but ... read more

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52 Weeks of Pinspiration {Week 5}–Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Welcome to week five of my Pinspiration series!  Can you believe we are five weeks into the new year? Wow. So last week I was pretty underwhelmed with the oven fried chicken recipe.  But Pinterest totally redeemed itself with this winner – Peanut Butter Cupcakes! This is the recipe that I ... read more

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Project 52 {Week 5}–Shadow Dancin’

How’s that for a lame blog title? Why yes I was listening to the BeeGees on my way to Dallas last weekend…why do you ask? This week’s theme is “shadow” and I decided to do something a little different.  Instead of taking a million photos of the same basic thing to get one shot that was ... read more

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OLW February Blog Hop

Welcome to the One Little Word February blog hop!  I’m so thrilled to be part of this group of awesome ladies! Over the holidays my family and I went to see the movie “We Bought a Zoo.” (photo courtesy Wikipedia) If you haven’t seen it, it’s a wonderful movie starring Matt Damon and ... read more

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Friends in my Garden

To say that the past month or has been stressful would be the understatement of the century.  So that’s why when my friend Carrie called and asked if I’d like to meet her and our friend Stacey in Big D,  I not only said “yes!” but “oh hell yeah!” I packed as much as I could fit in my Vera ... read more

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52 Weeks of Pinspiration {Week 4}–Oven Fried Chicken

Welcome to week 4 of my Pinspiration series! This week I am going to share with you a very popular recipe making the rounds on Pinterest. http://thewondertwins.blogspot.com/2011/10/mondays-menu-baked-fried-chicken.html I thought this chicken looked delicious and it got rave reviews (on ... 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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