Paris Mountain Hike

Longest. Hike. Ever. Okay, so not really, but for someone who’s been slacking off on her fitness routine the past few months, this hike totally kicked my butt. It was something like 2.5 miles.  I know, I’m a wuss. I DID have Eliot strapped to my back the whole time, but that doesn’t really exempt [...]

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Halloween, Peter Pan, and Love Me Some Asheville

Halloween Went up to Shelby to hang out with my folks. I LOVE that they’re close enough now for us to just run up for a day or two whenever we want! Although I thought maybe they’d get less candy doing a trunk or treat than they would visiting a hundred houses. WRONG! Them folks [...]

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Community and Consistency

Up to this point, community has not been hard. Three years ago, our ideas of community were revolutionized and we embraced it in ways that were new and exciting. There was a lot of “His Kingdom” talk going on and a lot of getting real and laying it out there. A lot of Total Church [...]

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The Whole Dreaded Process

My last post talked a little bit about the whys of the dreads, but a lot of people are asking me some hows and whens, so I thought I’d post a little bit about the whole process. Well, mostly just the pics. If you want to know how to make them, check this out, and [...]

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Heavy

My heart is very heavy right now. It is a day of “bad news.” All around and close to me are so many broken hearts, so many broken people. Loved ones lost, prodigal sons and daughters, unforgiveness, lost souls, bitterness and regret. It surrounds all of us and I’m seeing it in so many lives [...]

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Image of the Week

“Stay-Puff Pancake Man.” Thank you Ma Ingles for changing my children’s pancake expectations. However, in my defense, if you compare Ma’s training and preparation for domestic prowess to my own 21st century upbringing, I think I did okay.

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Oh, Monday

I started the day tired, cranky, running behind, getting upset at the kids, not giving thanks for anything at all. Don’t you just love Mondays? This weekend I took an unintentional hiatus from my 1000 gifts journal and I can surely tell. I’m fighting against everything that really is inconvenient and perceiving everything else as [...]

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Painting Gone Awry

So my friend Jo and I got our kids together today for a little outside action before the rain comes again. The idea was to set them up a nice table outside where they could all  (ages 2-6) calmly and quietly allow their inner artist to bud, creating some lovely little works of art to [...]

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A Few Recent Happenings . . . .

I’m not saving the best for last. It’s too exciting to hold back, although most of my readers who know Anne Marie already know, that ROSCOE PORTER GRANT IS HERE! My beautiful, precious little nephew was born very early on Sunday morning. Our family is soooooo blessed to have this precious one. He’s Mark and [...]

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It Is Good To Give Thanks To The Lord-{Ps. 92:1}

I guess I do a lot of complaining, which I attempt to make sound like not complaining by asking questions like, “so how do I find balance?”, and “how do I not get frustrated?”. It doesn’t seem so much like complaining that way. I’m trying to find solutions so that I’m not discontent. I’m trying [...]

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