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Its Just Who I Am
Faith Living

It’s Just Who I Am

I awoke Saturday morning feeling content. You know, that, “I don’t have to get up early and rush to do something because it is Saturday, but I am so happy that it is Saturday, that I want to get up and get this free day

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The Time To Rest
Faith Living

the Time to Rest

When my body starts to ache, whether it be in the evening, middle of the day, or even first thing in the morning, I know, without a doubt, that my body is telling me that I am physically exhausted! I need to rest, or very

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the Eye of the Beholder
Faith Living

the Eye of the Beholder

Over the years, I have been hearing, You’re so cute! You are pretty. You’re beautiful! … and the latest, “Compared to the average 50 year old out there, you are a knock-out!” Wait! Is that even really a compliment? ? (Thankfully, I know my husband

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The Little Things
Faith Living

the Little Things

It’s definitely the little things. Those are the ones that break you. And those are what the enemy uses. Think of it. In war, there are the bombs, the guns, the big and obvious terrible things that do horrible harm. But the stuff that breaks

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Where I Go to Breathe
Faith Living

Where I Go to Breathe

I thank God regularly for His great creation outside! Outside is where I go to breathe. In case you hadn’t noticed, I post quite a few pics of me and my wonderful outdoor lifestyle… What you may not know, is that I really struggle with

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Kim with her dog Poppet
Faith Living

It’s Hunting Season

It is that time of year again!  It’s hunting season, and although my sons-in-law think it is great, Cinder Ella, my little dog, does not! Don’t get me wrong – she loves to hunt! What Cinder does NOT like, is the sound of a gun!

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Maximizing Minimalism
Faith Living

Maximizing Minimalism

It seems to be the trend to maximize minimalism My husband and I, too, have been working at applying it to our lives, at really looking at what we are taking into our home and our daily lives, as well as what we are putting

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One Personalized Gift
Faith Living

One Personalized Gift

We lived in a house that was less than 1000 square feet in size, our family of five plus. The plus including our two foster children, aged two and 5 months. My husband was a college student, and I was a domestic engineer. ? Finances

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Pioneers
Faith Living

Pioneers

I heard this song a couple of days ago, and the words really struck home in my heart! I am here, you are there, lying side by side Out of touch, out of reach in the great divide Parallel lines, Hear the rain, count the

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Watch Where You're Going
Faith Living

Watch Where You’re Going

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.

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The Change We Long For
Faith Living

The Change We Long For

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.

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Love on a budget
Faith Living

Love on a Budget

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.

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Frozen in Fright
Faith Living

Frozen in Fright

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.

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Faith Living

Marriage Games

My husband and I love to play games. When we were first married, he taught me a few card games from his childhood, and I taught him some board games that my family played while I was growing up. There was some competitiveness, but mostly

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To Tell A God Story
Faith Living

To Tell A God Story

She was known for moving herself to the edge, and had almost completely fallen off her bed, was in obvious pain, and afraid… I gently helped her back up onto her bed, and with her death hold on my hand, she suddenly looked directly into

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The Captain and His Lady
Faith Living

To Share a Story

I would love to share a story – a story of tough times, of reaching from the bottom, of grasping desperately in our own strength and “wisdom”… The coldest, bleakest months were desperately tough – not in the everyday tasks, nor in the realities of

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