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The past few weeks I've been talking about "doing" in 2013.I've adopted my own little hashtag...#DO2013Because I'm cool weird like that.Every year in the fall I DO a little project to raise funds for a...
View Article#DO2013: People Watching: Art Feeds
I've been watching this girl for awhile now.She's a personal heroAnd I've never met her face to face.(I've met her amazing husband...who is sooooo talented)Meg Bourne Hulsey, the great mind behind Art...
View ArticleWhat time are you coming?
I just got my third call this morning. The third call in less than two hours."What time are you coming? I forgot to ask you.""I will be there at 10:15."The truth is, she didn't forget to ask me.I did...
View ArticleFollow Friday: Glitter & Gloss Giveaway
I love Follow Fridays because I get to share some of the people I follow with you!This one is a love love love...I mentioned earlier this year that I don't post about beauty things here on the...
View ArticleReason #424 Why I am not God
Yeah, I'm having one of THOSE days.Where I'm tired and whinyAnd so I just keep my mouth shut...for the most part.I'm having one of those days where my tolerance is at a minimum.And I feel like I might...
View ArticlePeople Watching #3: Jarrid Wilson
Let me start by saying that I pretty much can't stand self-help books or motivational speakers.I've lived a lifetime of preaching of excerpts from quality and non-quality booksPhoto from...
View ArticleToday Will Never Come Again: A Desire to Inspire Post
This has been a difficult week for me.I wanted to give up.On blogging.On creating.On a lot of things.There are some days like this, you know?There are some days when Mr. Bacon and I wonder What's...
View Article#BWBF: Why I don't #WIWW or #OOTD
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I am not a fashion blogger.If you saw me on any given day, you would know that is true.#WIWW and #OOTD are not things I blog or tweet about.I mean, let's face...
View ArticlePeople Watching: Tenth Avenue North
We listen to a lot of music in our family.Mr. Bacon has extremely eclectic taste...He is 34 and likes a huge range of music from blues to southern rock to current worship and everything in...
View ArticleDesire to Inspire: In Spite of Me
Can I read a few verses?That's how the conversation began.We were on the car on Sunday on the way home from a family wedding, racing to escape the predicted ice storm.We spent the next hour with...
View ArticleFollow Friday: BUBBLEWRAPP'D!
Do you have any Etsy shops that are your "go to" shops for gifting?I gave this one to Mr. Bacon for Christmas!You know, the ones that you think of first when you're wanting to give a gift that will be...
View ArticleEeenie Meanie...let's just stop there.
I've been out-of-sorts recently.That's a polite way of sayingThat I've been feeling mean.Like vindictive, malevolent, basically mean.It's not like I've plotted to kill anyoneOr set any traps or...
View ArticleMilitary Spouse of the Year voting
Today is the day to vote for my friend Jenelle from RellasBellasas Military Spouse of the Year. I'm leaving a link to her page and asking you to vote for her...because she's pretty amazing!
View ArticlePeople Watching Wednesday: Nick Holden...and Honey...and Wifey
If you are on Instagram, there is one person you should be following if you don't already...If you are not in Instagram, you should get on Instagram and start following one person:NickHoldenNick is a...
View ArticleJeremiah 29:11 blah blah blah
Whenever a crisis happens in a Christian's life someone is sure to pull out "old faithful"...you know it, Jeremiah 29:11...and if you're really upset, you'll get verses 12 and 13 thrown on there...
View ArticleIt's Date Night and more rambly
This has been quite a week...I'm really drained emotionally and mentally and really ready for the weekend. Thankfully, we have a date night planned with some wonderful friends tonight and I'm pretty...
View ArticleA Little Bit about Story...and a GIVEAWAY!
So this weekend was awesome,Except for whatever I did to my left leg on Saturday night when I was sleepingThat made my whole leg cramp up and made my knee hurt all day...Our date was awesome.I think we...
View ArticleBillboards: Polekatz and Jesus
If you want to get out of ChicagoYou have to drive on one of many expressways/tollwaysAnd they are littered with signs.We always have to have a laugh on 90/94 around the exit for 65 south.When Deckman...
View ArticlePeople Watching Wednesday: A Royal Daughter
I watch people all the time...not just on Wednesdays.But on Wednesdays, I make the choice to talk about the people I'm watching.Last week a friend was feeling blechy and I reminded her that we live in...
View ArticleWhy Can't You Hear It?
The voices in my head aren't the psychotic kind.But they are very real.And if I let them, they can change my whole day.This is a sampling of what I hear:You can't do that!You are lazy.You are ugly.You...
View ArticleThings are Changing...
Hey friends... I'm in the process of changing things up a little bit. I'm rebranding. In the next few weeks you will see a new blog name. A new blog design. And see more of me. I created Ernestine Edna...
View Article99 WPM: Coming out of the Granny Closet
You can thank my sweet friend Mamamarchand for that subtitle...(and by the way, check out her giveaway!) We were chatting about the why's of 99 wpm last night....
View ArticlePeople Watching Wednesday: Sassy Lemonade
I "met" Shannon through a Pinterest swap hosted by April from Marine Parents (surprise surprise) You can read about my #pinterestfail experience here and how I learned about Shannon's love for...
View ArticleFollow Friday: Megin Hatch
You know when you meet people, but don't really? Like a friend of a friend... Yeah, me too. I "met" Megin a few years ago through my brother and sister (in law) Megin was going on a mission to...
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