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I'll be words and you'll be music: June 2010
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Sunday, June 27, 2010. Matt and I had the opportunity to experience something wonderful together this week. No, it wasn't a trip to Hershey, PA where we ate our weight in chocolate at the factory (that was only a dream). Nor did we receive notice from Matt's place of business that, due to his outstanding work performance, they decided to graciously double his salary [though, he did actually receive a small raise recently, praise God! Ks like a boy! Well, of course! We each picked out an outfit for Natalie.
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I'll be words and you'll be music: April 2011
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Saturday, April 23, 2011. It's been a long time since I've had a chance to blog, so while this adorable sleeping beauty is resting peacefully against me, I thought it'd be a good time to post a few words. With Easter being upon us and my first mother's day quickly approaching, I'm feeling overwhelming blessed - by His sacrifice for my sins and by His grace in placing this tiny child in my arms. He died so that I could live. Amazing love, oh what sacrifice. The Son of God, given for me. In the sweet music.
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I'll be words and you'll be music: February 2011
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Monday, February 21, 2011. Confessions from a new mom:. I consider it an accomplishment if I manage to shower every other day. My hands are often chapped from frequent hand washing to avoid germs. I ate dinner tonight in bed with my plate balanced on my left leg and a crying Natalie lying in my right arm. I secretly rejoice when Natalie has a poopy diaper when Matt has diaper duty (because it means I missed a dirty one)! My first thought every morning when I wake up is, "is she still breathing? When we'r...
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I'll be words and you'll be music: July 2010
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Monday, July 26, 2010. Remember the classic children's novel by E.B. White entitled Charlotte's Web. To refresh your memory, the story involves a pig named Wilbur who becomes friends with a spider named Charlotte. She is no ordinary spider, using her special talent for writing to save Wilbur from the slaughter house. Charlotte saves Wilbur by writing messages in her web that portray Wilbur as something extraordinary in hopes that the farmer will let Wilbur live. I have mostly avoided being in the summer ...
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I'll be words and you'll be music: May 2011
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Friday, May 13, 2011. We've not even been in our house for two years yet, and our kitchen table setting has already been boring me for some time. It's just a little too drab. Here it what it looked like:. I planned to change it up eventually, but when I came across a table runner in the clearance section of Target, I got inspired. A trip to IKEA (my first, in fact) provided the rest of the simple changes I was looking for. Not bad for a cheap, simple solution to the kitchen table blahs! In the sweet music.
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I'll be words and you'll be music: March 2011
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Matt and I have become those people. You know . those. The couple behind you at Texas Roadhouse with the crying rugrat who you keep turning around to eye with looks of displeasure. Those. The daddy vigorously rocking a snorting baby back to sleep on the church pew in front of you during the sermon. Those. The mommy with the stroller in Wal-Mart blocking your path to your favorite box of cereal. Those. What kind of person would willingly subject strangers to that? Be on the look ou...
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I'll be words and you'll be music: December 2010
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Monday, December 13, 2010. It has been a while since my last post, and much has transpired between now and then. I didn't have time for blogging since we were in the final weeks before Natalie's arrival. We finally completed the nursery just in time for her birth, and I may share a post about the nursery at a later time, but first things first. We noticed it first thing, but it was actually one of the nurses who first called her Squeaky. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I ...
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I'll be words and you'll be music: May 2010
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Monday, May 17, 2010. I'm back again. I really hope to get back to blogging regularly once my energy returns. It's still hiding from me. We've nearly completed the first trimester - we're at 12 weeks and 4 days! We don't have a clue about gardening, and really, I was expecting most of it to die, much less to actually GROW! The funny part is, we planted tons of banana peppers and several tomato plants, and we don't even care much for either of these. How's that for intelligence? Behold our bell pepper:.
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I'll be words and you'll be music: April 2010
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Friday, April 23, 2010. From copy editor to chef. Matt reminds me occasionally of how I get a few laughs on my blog at his expense. What can I say? Here we were six months ago:. Photo by Hope Photography. We were so happy on that day, but you know what? But anyway, this post isn't about our awesome love, it's about AWESOME FOOD! I quit my job two days before I married Matt (as I would no longer be living in Tennessee), and I've been unemployed (yikes! Matt tried the peach bourbon bbq bacon-wrapped scallo...
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