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Hindsight is 2020
I know so many of us cannot wait to bid farewell to 2020. But, honestly, not all of 2020 was bad. I’m seeing a lot of Facebook and Instagram posts the past few days of people looking back over the year and I thought I would do the same. I’m going to share with you just a few things I’ve learned, or rather been reminded of during this crazy year. Lessons and Reminders during 2020 God is good all the time. Even in a year with a pandemic. I have known all my life that God is good and that He is good all the time. There were times this…
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Ladies of the Church
This post has been mulling around in my head for the last several days. Last weekend I headed back home to Illinois for a quick trip. Over the past year I have started listening to podcasts when I travel on my own. It makes the time go by faster than just listening to music. One of my favorite podcasts to listen to is Jamie Ivey’s podcast, The Happy Hour. My five hour drive home is truly a much happier one when I listen to her guests share their stories. I have been left encouraged and inspired on more than one occasion. It was on one of Jamie’s most recent podcast…
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A Bunch of Thoughts
First things first…today is September 11th. A date that forever will be engrained into many Americans minds. You hear that date and you instantly think back to the events and where you were when you heard the news that our country was being attacked. I was a sophomore in college, driving to my first class that morning, when I heard what was happening to the World Trade Centers. It was during my second class that morning when we were informed classes were dismissed for the rest of the day. While I do not know anyone personally who died on September 11, 2001 or anyone related to someone who passed that…
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Playing Catch-Up
It’s been a week since I’ve had a chance to update my blog. My youngest sister and her family came to Iowa last Wednesday to visit my husband and me before their oldest kids started school. They left Saturday morning and I had every intention of posting some pictures of their visit along with a few new recipes. And, then I got a migraine. If you’ve had those before, you know they can be debilitating. If you’ve never had those before, consider yourself blessed. Ever since the weekend, I’ve been trying to play catch up at the farm. Family Visits I really enjoy when my family comes up here to…
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New month, new challenges/adventures
I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a roller coaster of a year. It feels as though, with each new month we start, many of us are holding our breath and wondering what the new month will bring. More surprises that turn into challenges or adventures that we didn’t sign up for? Something happy and exciting? Or, dare I say, will it be fairly normal? New Outlook This Summer has not been without it’s challenges for me personally. I’ve really struggled with what God has planned (and not knowing what the next few months hold). I know I have to trust Him and His timing, but I’m…