Tag: Abby

{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Why These Posts Matter

Posted: November 09, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} After some warm sunny days, this week saw the return of fall. As I type this, the rain is splattering on the skylight above me, the water is pooling in the driveway, and Katie’s very favorite mud … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Why These Posts Matter"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Halloween!

Posted: November 02, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} These two girls are pretty – pretty sweet, pretty fun, pretty lovable, pretty silly – and I am pretty grateful to be their mom. {Happy} “This how Ms. ‘Lyssa calm her baby,” she told me as she … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – Halloween!"

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{PHFR} – Acting Justly, Loving Mercy, Walking Humbly

Posted: October 26, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} On Friday morning, after our Thursday night rainstorm, the girls and I ventured out for a walk. The weather was crisp and cool. The clouds, which covered the sky when we started, began to give way to … Continue reading "{PHFR} – Acting Justly, Loving Mercy, Walking Humbly"

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{PHFR} – Beautiful Girls in a Not-Always-Beautiful World

Posted: October 20, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ Confession: As you may notice by the outfits, most of these moments were captured on the same day. The past week has been a bit crazy: Jonathan was gone for a quick weekend work trip, and Abby had … Continue reading "{PHFR} – Beautiful Girls in a Not-Always-Beautiful World"

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PHFR – This Place Where We Live

Posted: October 12, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} I don’t consider myself a morning person, exactly, but, because Abby wakes at 5:30 (and then resettles) on a regular basis, I find myself appreciating the quiet hush of a household still sleeping. I spend some time … Continue reading "PHFR – This Place Where We Live"

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{PHFR} – These Lovely Fall Days

Posted: October 05, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ Buckle your seatbelts, folks, because this one’s a long one. Even though the world seems to be ripping itself apart around us – or, perhaps, because it seems to be ripping itself apart – I’ve been savoring the small … Continue reading "{PHFR} – These Lovely Fall Days"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – and an Update About Writing

Posted: September 28, 2017 Under: Family and Parenting

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ First, the update promised by the title, and then on to the regularly-scheduled {phfr} post: For the past few months, I’ve been telling myself it’s time to get back to writing. I had a good habit going this … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – and an Update About Writing"

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