This post is a repost from the archives; it was originally published on June 1, 2014. I love chicken salad sandwiches! Growing up, my mom would often make a big container of it on Sunday evenings for my siblings and I to eat for lunch throughout the week. I’ve always made chicken salad with mayonnaise, and though [Continue Reading…]
Archives for 2015
7 Things To Do Now To Prepare For Christmas Travel
1 | Preserve food and stop grocery shopping It can be frustrating and annoying to return home from holiday travel to a refrigerator full of expired yogurt, stale bread, rotten meat, and moldy cheese. In the days leading up to your departure, think about freezing what you can so that it’ll be fresh upon your return. [Continue Reading…]
When You’re Mourning a City
This post is a sort-of part 2 to this post. Have you ever moved to a new place and then wanted desperately to freeze time in your old place? Ever looked back on the people who made your life full and the places where you spent your time and the roads you used to take and [Continue Reading…]
My 24th Birthday Recap
Last Wednesday was my 24th birthday! And because I love to document life’s moments here on my blog, as a sort-of scrapbook, I’m going to share how we celebrated! On Wednesday morning, we set our alarms an hour earlier than we usually get up. We woke up, still sleepy, and got dressed. I walked outside and [Continue Reading…]
Christmas Ornament Tour
We put up our Christmas tree a week before Thanksgiving and have enjoyed it for everything it’s worth since then. It’s the last to be switched off at night and the very first light I turn on in the morning. While we’re eating dinner, while we’re watching a movie, even when I’m just unloading groceries, [Continue Reading…]
Keep The Heart In Giving Gifts This Christmas
What’s the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received? For me, it’s easy. When I was nine, after months and months of begging my parents for a dog, writing Santa countless pleading letters, and creating long lists of dog name ideas in my journal, it was Christmas Day. Despite my parent’s resistance, I still ran down the stairs on [Continue Reading…]
Happy Birthday To Me!
Today is my 24th birthday! Yay! This year of life has been incredible–an engagement, a move, a new job, a marriage–all packed into the past 365 days. Here are my 24 favorite memories from this year of my life, in no real order: Saying “Yes!” to “Will you marry me?” (post here) …and then gazing [Continue Reading…]
2 Years With My Charley
Today marks two years with my sweet Charley…two years of sweet puppy kisses and belly rubs and a little grey teddy bear following me around everywhere I go. Charley was born on September 28, 2013, and then, on this day, December 8, in 2013, I brought that sweet baby home and fell in love. My favorite [Continue Reading…]
My Favorite Things 2015
Though I can’t believe that we’re already wrapping up 2015, I love happy endings and fresh beginnings. This year has been packed full of change, joy, and challenges, and I’m truly thankful for all of it. That being said, I really look forward to the fresh start that 2016 will bring–our first full year as [Continue Reading…]
Why You Should Write Your Prayers Down. (+ my own journal excerpts)
Write your prayers down. In a journal, on a piece of computer paper, in the margins of your Bible, on a sticky note, across a chalkboard, in your notes app. Write down what’s making your heart soar, what’s making your heart sink. Write down what you’re hoping for, what you’re asking God for, what you [Continue Reading…]
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