Category: 2023
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Life as a Lumber: what we’ve been up to
What a busy last few weeks! This weekend, we are celebrating my youngest’s birthday. She is turning 8. She is sassy, silly, and full of energy. She is sweet, snuggly, and she dreams big and loves hard. She’s tons of fun and we can’t imagine life without her. She also loves Jesus and we can’t…
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The History of Halloween
In the western world today, we are celebrating Halloween. Halloween has religious roots. According to Wikipedia, Halloween is the “the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.” In popular culture, Halloween has become a fun celebration of horror, the supernatural and the macabre.…
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5 Fabulous Trunk ‘or’ Treat Ideas: A Pinterest Roundup
Most of us vividly remember going to door-to-door to trick-or-treat each Halloween, and then coming home to excitedly count our candy. In today’s world, some of us are less than thrilled about sending our kids to strangers’ doors for candy. In a lot of communities in America, trick-or-treating has become a thing of the past,…
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Staying well in the “cold weather season”
We are getting into what we in The South refer to as “sick season.” I have spent the last two weeks recuperating from a nasty sinus infection. Due to a few long term health issues, I am mostly unable to take antibiotics. I have a few other tips for dealing with “sick season” ailments that…
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Growth and goal setting: My goals this fall
Warning: this post is going to be *extremely* transparent. It’s the sort of post that you won’t typically see on a home improvement/DIY blog. This is where our third word of the tagline comes in- Parenting. I guess you could also make a case for “home,” too. A common misconception in the blogging world is…