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*** I was trying and trying to come up with a seventh goal to match January’s list, but all the items I considered weren’t anything I’m really feeling right now, so in the end I left it at six for February. Numbers one and two are holdovers from last month. Number three is part of my year-long goal to make a quilt. The writing desk area will involve painting a desk I own and styling the area – this will make me so happy and will also be super useful. I want to master my slow cooker this year, but I need recipes that will still be good if they switch to warm for several hours after they’re done since…
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So I set some goals for January and here’s what happened with them. Complete the Day by Day class. I did this! It was a self-paced class put on by Studio Calico about Project Life. There were two videos and a whole bunch of articles to read, all of which were helpful, and I even used the stamp set and printables that came along with it.  Choose a quilt size and design. Done and talked about in this post. Go on a date. We went on two! For David’s birthday we went to Fuddruckers and watched the Texans play on a giant screen, and then a couple weeks later we spontaneously went out to eat sans child. (We didn’t just…
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It’s my first spread of the year and I’m loving it. I printed the photos for these weeks before I had really decided how I want to process and edit them going forward. I wasn’t sure that they would work with my vision but I think they did fine. It really helps to keep within the same color palate – I’m trying to lean heavily on the core kit to keep things looking cohesive and to simplify things for myself. If you ever wonder where I got a specific supply please ask! I don’t plan to share all the details in each post but I will gladly tell you if you want to know. Week 1: We spent most of…
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I got it into my head that I wanted to make matching friendship bracelets for Meredith and myself. I used to whip these up constantly when I was young but haven’t done it in years, so I actually had to pull up a tutorial to relearn it. It was easy and I finished in a few days. Meredith has gotten so many compliments on her bracelet and I just love having that physical reminder of her on my wrist throughout the day. I don’t know how long they will last since we never take them off and they get wet pretty frequently, but we will probably wear them ragged. 0 Like

This morning the #shereadstruth devotion spoke about replacing toxic thoughts with God’s truth.  As I shared with you last week, over the past year I let myself drift away from actively doing this, and negative/fearful/discontented thoughts began to take over. One of the best ways I know how to dwell on a subject is to read about it, so I wanted to tell you about my five favorite books about faith. Keep in mind that I haven’t read anything in this area for awhile (I need to! Give me your recommendations!) so there’s nothing recent here. Thankfully these stand the test of time. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. It was hard to pick one C.S. Lewis book, especially since I…
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