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When Did This Happen?

Tomorrow Kelsey leaves for freshmen orientation camp at university. *gulp* She might be nervous and anxious about going if she was going by herself.  Thankfully her best friend and roommate, Cayli, will be going along with her. Cayli is the daughter of my best friend, Carrie, and these two have ... read more

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Ms. Fix It–Thank Goodness for Pi

They say you can tell a lot about a woman by the contents of her purse. Whoever “they” are. Anyway, if you were to look in mine you’d find: my wallet overflowing with grocery store receipts makeup bag with 47 tubes of the same color (according to my daughter) lipgloss my Time.Mine where I *try* to ... read more

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Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Most of the time, if I’m in the mood for a frozen treat, a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich or bowl of chocolate chip frozen yogurt is just the thing to get the job done.  But sometimes, I want the real deal.  Now there are a few foods that I feel like I can speak about with some authority.  For ... read more

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Little Things

Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things. ~  Robert Brault This was the photo that started it all. I love this photo for many reasons.  First because it’s just so Tripp the way he drives with his wrist over the steering wheel and ... read more

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Granddogs

My parents came to stay with us at the lake over the Fourth of July holiday.  So that meant Jake and Buster came to visit too. Collectively, my parents have: two children two grandchildren two dogs two granddogs. (And technically they one grandcat, but she’s crazy so we’ll leave her for ... read more

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Fun and Festive Fourth of July Holiday

We got home from the lake in plenty of time to watch the Riverpark’s fireworks display.  Tripp’s mom came along with us to enjoy the festivities, so we packed up our folding chair and blankets and walked down to Veteran’s Park along with about 80,000 other people. Lot’s of cute kiddos too! ... 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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