May 17, 2012

Welcome, y’all, to North Carolina

Sep24

Welcome my new Blog Around the World friends!(and any Heart of the Matter friends that might visit…added very late, of course)I am so, so, so glad that you are coming to visit me today in NC. Just so you know, [...]

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Unbelievable!!

Sep23

Blog around the world is coming to NC tomorrow,and I have no time to get my good ‘ole Southern hospitality in order. I just walked in the door, and am running out again for football.AHHHH……Do you have a certain day [...]

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Beautiful Moments, and then some…

Sep22

(Homemade Gourmet give away still going on.Read about it here. ) How frequently do you stop to relish in the simplistic beauty that surrounds you? ‘Stop and smell the roses,” isn’t just a catch phrase…it’s a way of life. A [...]

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Sunday Worship

Sep19

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It started so beautifully…but wait…

Sep11

The children and I were sharing life together. It was one of those “ahhh” moments that a mother’s heart loves. Breakfast was finished, and we journeyed to the couch for our devotions. I was purely passionate this morning since the [...]

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P.O.O.P.I.E.S. beware

Sep10

It had been a long, but glorious day. I spent time with a family that was sure to hold a special place in my heart for many years to come. The kids played while we laughed, and dined, and I [...]

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Running the Sahara meets Good Will Hunting

Sep8

Mauritanian desert Photograph by Don Holtz 111 Days Six Countries 4,600 miles Three men that are absolutely crazy… ok, so maybe that’s not how this movie would really be introduced, but I am just saying…insanity!! I think that the documentary [...]

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Tonight’s Movie Premier…

Sep6

Just a little sneak peak of what this goat chasing (see post right below), child bearing,city girl turned country queen is doing tonight.I know I have mentioned my great sis-in-law (mom of ten),but my amazing brother has a bit to [...]

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Meet the Menace…

Sep3

This is my small spot in the world where I share my reality of balancing beauty and bedlam. So many blogs scream beauty, and I savor those with my coffee, but my goal is to also share the bedlam that [...]

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Princess for a Day

Aug31

Since I have to be at church between 7 – 7:30 am many Sundays, I have had to let a few things slide over the years.A few of those things have been a cozy Sunday morning “dream” breakfast with the [...]

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Back to School ideas

Aug30

Every month I send out a traditions newsletter with wonderful ideas to engage your family for that month’s upcoming holiday. This month’s theme was Back to School, so we’re tangenting a bit from the holiday traditions, but I thought I [...]

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12,166 feet!

Aug29

We all know that camping is definitely a mixture of beauty and bedlam. I am the “Queen of Forced Bonding.” Being in youth ministry for so many years, during the days when I could still do a back bend, and [...]

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The Little Things…

Aug27

For those who frequent my blog,you know that one of my passions is CHOOSING JOY.I love to celebrate the simple things, and stimulate the senses. It is by taking your everyday rituals, and turning them into something meaningful, that your [...]

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My head is spinning… care to join me?

Aug23

Webster’s dictionary defines “spinning” as:3 a: to revolve rapidly : gyrate b: to feel as if in a whirl : reel Can you relate?As you finish up the last minute details from your dog days of summer, and prepare for [...]

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A Little of This and a Little of That

Aug21

My hubby shared a unique and special evening last night with my nephew as he and many other men of influence in my nephew’s circle were asked to gather for a “Christian” Bar Mitzvah posted by his dad (my bro). [...]

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