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God’s Gifts
Hello, and Happy Memorial Day, tender friends! As you head out to your barbecues or other celebrations while we wait out the rain here in Virginia, I wanted to share this moment of gratitude. I had one of those moments this weekend. Those moments that make you ask, “Why God, why do I get all…
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Kale Chips With a Twist
Hello, tender friends! I LOVE kale chips. When people act like eating healthy is a burden, it’s because they’re doing it wrong. But I have a little secret: we didn’t have enough kale for me to make a batch of exclusive kale chips when we harvested our first round of kale from the garden, so…
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Go Big or Go Home-speech
Hello tender friends! This is a speech I gave last week at my public speaking group. It covers the same time period as a speech I shared before- when I studied abroad in 2007 in Valencia, Spain my junior year of college. Here goes: If you’ve ever lived abroad, you know that everything has the…
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Choose How You Show Up
Hello, tender friends! In the spirit of choosing how I show up, I decided to dress up in a nice shirt for a work function even though it wasn’t necessary. I had almost 3 hours of driving round trip that day, and I was determined to make it a treat for myself. It worked. Making…
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Why I’m Embracing Rage
Hello, tender friends! For most of my life, I’ve sublimated anger, ashamed of it. I sublimated it so successfully that it wasn’t until I was 20-something that I acknowledged it. I felt like I was observing an alien that day. “I’m so angry,” I choked out, surprising myself. I had no idea how violently the…
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A Wife and Motherhood Mantra
Hello, tender friends! A little known fact that may surprise you: I am, shall we say, occasionally spicy of temperament. This isn’t entirely unproductive. I occasionally channel my rage into completing tasks with astonishing rapidity. I can mow our lawn as fast as Anthony if I get angry enough and take it out on the…
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I Miss Home
Hello, tender friends! Waves of homesickness occasionally envelop me even though I haven’t lived home for well over a decade. I’ve left the name of my hometown/state blank so that you can insert the name of wherever you consider home and see if anything resonates with you. Oh, and here’s a little photo gem from…
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You Are a Diamond
Hello tender friend! It arrived in the mail! After Cubby went to bed, I kicked back on the couch with my favorite blanket and a cup of lemon balm tea and read the whole thing! (Just a reminder that nothing on here is monetized and I only endorse things as I feel led. I will…
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Mercy in the Curse
Hello tender friends, and happy belated Easter! I neglected to take a picture at church yesterday, so here’s a picture of Cubby and me from a few weeks ago. I made that necklace on one of my crafting adventures making noni. Oh, and here are some quick photos of Boo Boo having a grand old…
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Moving in Unity
Hello, tender friends! What a blessing it was to rejoice with those who rejoice at a friend’s baby shower this weekend! The shower was Saturday morning. I hustled Friday to get everything done- I had to pick up a gift, buy cardstock for decorations, and manage some work stuff. But when I was in bed…
tea and tenderness 