Category Archives: Thankful

Grump monster, be gone!


I have a confession. I have been very grumpy lately. Just ask my family. I’m sure they would wholeheartedly agree! If I give myself permission to be grumpy, I think I could follow suit all darn day. The key for … Continue reading

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Excited about EVERYTHING


This is me most every day. OK…not every day, but a lot of times. Found on Pinterest from Paperfashion Instagram.

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He is here!


Growing up I attended a Catholic school until middle school. We attended church and God was in our life. You would think that meant there was a strong chance I would grow up being a Christian. But I wasn’t. As … Continue reading

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Be “that person”


Today our local CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program, Sunflower CASA Project honored the 160 abused and neglected children served by their CASA volunteers in 2011. One hundred sixty children were in the Riley, Clay or Pottawatomie County court system … Continue reading

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Open my eyes


Attention book lovers! I’ve found another book I highly recommend. It’s “The Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. I started reading it last night and had to make myself put it down and go to bed.

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Dear Yefry


I started reading “Outlive Your Life” by Max Lucado. One of the things he talks about includes these questions (paraphrased by me): Would you have taken a stand against Hitler? Would you have taken a stand against racism during the … Continue reading

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I heart CASA


Have I told you how much I love CASA? If not, let me tell you…I love, love, love CASA! Maybe I’m still a newbie. Maybe I’ll get frustrated and jaded and disappointed, but right now I can truly see how … Continue reading

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Still got a view


Sometimes I’m sad we didn’t get our country house on 12 acres. Other days I’m happy we found a new house that doesn’t need any updating at all. Even with those conflicting emotions I can say I am very thankful … Continue reading

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The beauty of nature


We celebrated a friend’s kiddo birthday this weekend at the local zoo. It was a wonderful day for zoo time. Not too hot, not too cold. The peacocks were putting on quite a show for all the gal peacocks. Their … Continue reading

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We’re home!


Aaaahhhh…the feeling of home. Nothin’ like it. I’ve missed having our own space and not feeling anxious about staining carpet or scraping walls. That’s hard not to do (stain carpet, scrape walls and be anxious) when you’ve got two kiddos … Continue reading

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