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Kelsey was here

My how the mighty have fallen. My delightful daughter left today to go back to school (and no I did not cry, thank you very much). While she was home, I had to laugh at myself a little because I found myself not getting upset about things that used to drive me crazy. For instance, bobbie ... read more

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52 Weeks of Pinspiration {Week 2}–Making a Blog Button

Welcome to Week 2 of my 52 Weeks of Pinspiration series! So you might have noticed that I’ve been participating in a lot of online classes and workshops.  And each of these classes offers its participants a little graphic - blog button -  to display on their blog. So I figured, hey – I ... read more

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Project 52 {Week 2}–Made with Love

The very first recipe I posted on my blog was for my famous Chocolate Chip Cookies.  I had purchased my Canon dSLR camera a couple months prior and had just scratched the surface of learning how use it.  Fast forward a year and a half later.  I’ve literally taken thousands of photos ... read more

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I Still Do

I remember exactly the day I fell in love with Tripp. It had only been a month since our first date, but I just knew there was something special about him. What’s funny is that we even had a first date at all, seeing as how the first time Tripp asked me out I totally shot him to the curb. ... read more

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Lovin’ every minute of it

My daughter came home from college and all she brought me were these lousy t-shirts. Seems like all I’ve been doing since Kelsey came home for Christmas break is washing t-shirts.  And just like my friend Teala warned me, I love every minute of it. Whodda thunk doing my daughter’s laundry ... read more

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Planting Tulips, Planting Hope

I did it again.  I procrastinated and once again I ended up planting tulip bulbs in January.  But at least it’s been nice weather I didn’t have to plant in the snow like last year! When I went to the big garden center last weekend they were all out of bulbs.  The smug little gal (all of about ... 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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