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A Camera for Olivia
This last month we bought Olivia a Camera. Not a toy camera, an actual camera that takes real photos! Kinda crazy right? She's only 2 what does she need an actual working camera for? Well here's the answer, we felt she was ready for one. We have an old iPhone that we let Olivia play with, (it's never charged, but she doesn't seem to mind). One day, we saw her doing something odd. She was…
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Life with Olivia-October through January in Pictures
When Olivia finally came home, it was strange for me. She was a month and a half old, but still a newborn in so many ways. I spent the first week of her being home crying-thank God my mom was here to walk me through those early days. But once Olivia and I got used to being at home together, you couldn’t tear us apart if you tried. I plan on sharing more of Olivia’s…
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Hello and 5 Months
I’ve sat here for the past few nights wondering what to write. So much has happened since the last time I have actually hit publish on this blog. Besides the obvious event of having a child, there have been many things that have happened personally. I’m hoping that I can once again start writing in the blog world again. I’ve stopped and started so many times I’ve lost count. There have been many times I’ve…
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Names and Identity
I'm not really sure how old I was when I first read the Wrinkle In Time books, but I do remember the impact they had on me. I loved L'Engle's use of language and that she didn't talk down to her readers, but expected them to look up words they didn't know. I highly recommend reading them even as an adult, there are tons of little nuggets of wisdom and divine insight buried in the…
