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The Fruit of the Spirit Canvas Collection

April 23, 2012

I‘ve been working on something special for my shop and it’s ready just in time for Mother’s Day! This set of nine Fruit of the Spirit stamp motif designs are available as 10″ x 10″ canvas prints, which can be purchased individually or specially priced in sets of two, three, four, or the full set [...]

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Remember the Days

April 21, 2012

Imagine my surprise when I couldn’t post a Camera Phone Friday this week because there were no new Instagram photos! Am I tired of the app? No. Unfortunately, I’ve just been too busy to stop and savor the moments. And so today I used both my phone and my camera. Treasures everywhere: health, sunshine, happy [...]

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The Oreck Magnesium Vacuum Giveaway: Because Photoshop Can’t Clean Your Carpets in Real Life

April 18, 2012

[Entries are now closed for this giveaway. The winner is comment #20, Elizabeth Johnson.] I try to be as transparent as possible, but admittedly things on my blog don’t always look the same as they do in reality . . . Yep, sometimes I perform the Photoshop equivalent of dusting and vacuuming my home for [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: 2 Weeks to (in)RL Edition

April 14, 2012

1. Happy :), 2. Easter Sunday, 3. My favorite little league coach :), 4. Way cool moth Can you believe it’s only 2 weeks until (in)RL? I can hardly wait! In case you’re not familiar with it, (in)RL is a worldwide meetup day currently consisting of 458 different communities of women meeting in their local [...]

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Confessions of a Hesitant Host Today at (in)courage

April 11, 2012

Months ago when (in)RL was announced, it seemed so far in the future. Plenty of time to plan. Plenty of time to clean. Plenty of time to morph into the hostess with the mostess. So I bravely signed up. Of course I would host! No problem! But guess what? Now it’s April and I haven’t [...]

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Wishing You a Blessed Easter!

April 8, 2012

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of [...]

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My Most Memorable Easter Egg Hunt

April 7, 2012

One year when I was a child we went to an Easter egg hunt in a shopping mall parking lot. It was divided into younger and older kids, and I’d just had a birthday in March that bumped me up to the older kids’ group. Although I’m not certain, my guess is that I was [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: Spring Break Edition

April 6, 2012

Can you believe it? A Camera Phone Friday with only one image. We’re on spring break in our area and we’ve had lazy days and company this week. I can treat you to a video that I made from our Classical Conversations recent Spring Protocol. We all dressed up for dinner, the opera, and a [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: Photoshop World Recap Edition

March 30, 2012

1. This party’s about to get started! #psw12, 2. So fun having lunch with @thegypsymama @Moes_HQ while I’m in DC for #psw12, 3. Crazy cool model setup from @WestcottCo at #psw12, 4. Molten Chocolate Cake – oh my! #psw12, 5. Cool art & good chance to use my degree in Russian. Just don’t remember what [...]