52 Blessings: Week 26

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My blessing for this week is my new quilt. I don't know that the quilt is actually a blessing yet (hopefully it will be to HD when she uses it) but the development of this particular talent is a blessing. I really, really enjoyed working on it and have a sense of accomplishment that is awesome. I'm grateful to my mom and a few friends for inspiring me to try this out. And for my mom's help and use of her sewing machine. Such a blessing to complete a project!

52 Blessings: Week 25

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I love having a clean house. And with HD being sick this week and being housebound, I spent a lot of time working on it. It feels so good!

My Story Matters: Parts 2 and 3

I am still doing the My Story Matters challenge at ScrapMatters. It is such a fun way to really do some personal history. And hopefully, my children will enjoy reading these pages as much as I enjoy putting them together.

Part 2 was to journal about my name...

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And Part 3 was about my hometown, which as an Army Brat I didn't really have. But I did journal about what life was like...

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52 Blessings: Week 24

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This week is simple...Time Together. Even though I am grateful for any time we have together, spending a week away from the stress and worry of everything gave me more of an opportunity to realize how much I love being with Matt and HD. It was so nice for it be just us for most of the week - to really get to talk and laugh and enjoy each other's company. Really a blessing during a busy, busy time in our lives!

52 Blessings: Week 22 and 23

I think I actually missed a week in there, but we're going to call it good...I might be a week behind, but in the end, when there are 52 pages, I don't think I'll mind.

The past few weeks there have been so many blessings come to mind. I might use those in the future. But these two definitely stood out in my mind the most...

Blessing 22: Tender Mercies - Although tender mercies come in so many shapes and forms every day of my life, this page is about a blog post I did on my other blog. The reminder of my calling as mother and it's importance, and my sweet daughter who "loves me anyway", has come at a much-needed time. I'm grateful for the little reminders every day.

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Blessing 23: Five Years - Matt and I celebrated our fifth anniversary yesterday. It's been an amazing five years. I really don't think I could ask for more. And I am so glad I'm "stuck" with this guy forever. Looking forward to the next five...and the next five...and the next five...and, well, you get the idea.

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