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Reflections on Fires, Fiddles and Faith (+ Five Happy Things)

I feel a bit like Nero.

You know, the Roman Emperor who fiddled while his empire burned to ash behind him?

That Nero.

I show up here and I fiddle about books and Happy Things (cookies!…

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  • Faith, Life, Mental Health
  • Oct, 31, 2023

Halloween Flashbacks: Costumes From Years Gone By

Happy Halloween, friends. You know I’m a bit of a “Scrooge” when it comes to this annual event; aside from the free candy, I didn’t much enjoy Halloween as a child, and I tend…

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  • Halloween, Holidays, Parenting
  • Oct, 31, 2023
  • 20 Comments

Guest Post: Welcome to Sarah Jedd!!

Please give a warm Monday morning welcome to Sarah!

You know the spiel: here is an awesome blogger and I have no idea when/how I met her on the interwebs. Like always, I feel like…

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  • Blogging, Guest Post
  • Oct, 30, 2023
  • 33 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 27 October

First, how did we get to the end of October already? The time has flown but things have also felt desperately heavy and sad in the world this month. The rapid escalation of conflict…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Lighthouses
  • Oct, 27, 2023
  • 32 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Halloween Treat Edition

I had a post ready and scheduled for today all about…spellcheck. Snooze, right? Don’t worry, I’ll file it away for a rainy day (or NaBloPoMo when I need a lot of fodder).

Last night…

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  • Friendship, Halloween, Holidays, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Oct, 26, 2023
  • 53 Comments

Do You Read the Last Chapter First? And Other Questions for Readers…

When my Dad picks up a book he typically turns to the last page to see how it all turns out. Does the couple live happily ever after, does the cold case get solved,…

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  • Reading
  • Oct, 25, 2023
  • 42 Comments

You See, I Also Want “All Of the Everything”

I rarely post twice in one day but sometimes my brain needs my fingers to put words on a screen as an act of self-care.

This is one of those days.

It would be hard…

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  • Mental Health
  • Oct, 23, 2023
  • 33 Comments
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