AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
life
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European Escapades: Exploring London, Wales and Ireland
On top of the world — or at least the tallest mountain in Wales Tom and I decided to do a big trip this year — the biggest we’ve ever taken: a two week trip through the UK and the Republic of Ireland. I’m not exactly sure what spurred on this trip, but we’ve talked…
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Off the Grid: Backcountry Camping
Tom and I have always loved camping. One of the things that first drew me to Tom was his love for adventure and the outdoors, and one of the things I appreciate most about our relationship is being able to share those sorts of experiences together. From annual camping trips to Manistee (Tom’s been camping there…
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Happy Puppy OR A Dog and His Dinh
It’s true. I’ve been slacking on the blog. Part of it may or may not be due to the fact that we got our first family pet a few months ago. Tom and I had discussed getting a dog over the years, but somehow this winter it suddenly became a reality. We found a ~10…
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Bloom Where You're Planted
I just finally gave away my 14lb bowling ball from high school. I can’t bowl at all now, let alone with that thing! There was a sermon I heard at church recently about unmet expectations. Sometimes (okay, more like always!) we expect one thing out of life and before we know it, we find ourselves in a place that…
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A Double-Edged Sword: Sick, but Feeling Well
Having some fun in the photo booth at Brandon & Tracy’s wedding! I don’t ever get sick. I mean, really, hardly ever. I have allergies, but those are different. Growing up, my mom always claims that the whole family would get wiped out with the flu, and I’d just get the sniffles. I always took…
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Is Jesus a Pushover?
This blog post was inspired by a conversation with my mom a while back. She was faced with a situation where someone she didn’t know was being incredibly rude to her. She decided to “turn the other cheek” and repay the person with a friendly reply. Later on, of course, she thinks of all of…
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What Does Faith Look Like?
A while back I posted about trying to memorize the book of James from the Bible. I’m still chugging along, with several others, but I must say that getting through chapter 2 was much more difficult than chapter 1, for whatever reason. You can view my post of James 1 in Photos here. As we…
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RA Won't Get the Best of Me
This post is part of a blog carnival, prompted by RAWarrior.com — with the subject of the carnival being, “how do you keep the disease from taking over?” Click here to read all of the entries! We all need to have an armory, well stocked with things that help us fight this disease — including things…
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James: Chapter 1 – In Photos
Several weeks ago, I jumped on board a challenge to memorize the entire book of James in the Bible, throughout the course of the year. This week’s memorization wraps up chapter one. I have it down pretty well, though I’ll still stumble a bit through a couple parts. I thought about recording myself on video,…
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The Journey of Life: The Greatest Adventure
Last year in my women’s bible study, we did an in-depth study of the book of Luke. I absolutely loved it and felt very challenged by the teachings of Jesus. I touched on this a bit in my post on Discipleship, but I really felt God challenging me to understand and take to heart the…
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