surgery day.

Hey everyone! Hope you are all having a great week. Just wanted to ask again for your prayers as Brenton is having his heart surgery today. We spent 4 hours at the hospital on Wednesday morning, meeting the people he will be working with. They all seem very confident that he will recover quickly and well so we are encouraged by that.  And thank you so much for showering us with prayers and kindness up to this point as we gear up for this big...

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humility vs. pride.

In our class on Sunday, we read through these quotes and the content has been on my heart since.  God has been revealing my pride to me in a number of different ways lately, so I wanted to share these with you today: "God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves." -D. L. Moody "Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important." -T.S. Elliot "Pride is a spiritual cancer; it eats the very possibility of love or contentment, or even common sense." -C. S. Lewis "Pride is the ground in which...

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over the weekend.

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cupcakes and a bump.

 I know. Delicious right? I made these for a very special friend who passed a major test last week, so last night these cupcakes were a symbol of celebration. They are called peanut butter oreo chocolate cupcakes. Allow me to share this piece of heaven with you-- Cupcake ingredients:1 c. flour1 c. sugar 1/4 c. plus 2 tbsp. of cocoa powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1/8 tsp. salt 1/4 c. butter, melted 1/4 c. oil 1/2 c. water 1...

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a collection of new mommy advice.

My daughter will be born in about 3 months. Holy crap. I'm not a huge believer in reading every book out there on what could possibly happen to a child and how to deal with it perfectly. Why? I already know that I won't be perfect at this. I am intending to prepare myself the best I can, but I know that I'll have good and bad days, tons of questions, and thankfully, there are people out there I can ask who are supermoms in my book. Lately, that's what I've done. Ask. Other people who are moms, who have been through labor, who have dealt with...

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part timer.

Happy Tuesday! Today, I am relaxing and enjoying my new life as a part time employee at Affinity and a part time stay at home wife/soon to be mama.  I am so thankful for the extra hours I have during the week to see friends, spoil my husband with good meals, and to prepare for our little one.  It's a blessing that we are in a situation where I am able to do that for our family. What's what on my mind today with a whole day off? I know...

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