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Living with my Feet (and Mac’s Paws) Grounded in the Middle of our Mess

“Present is living with your feet firmly grounded in reality, pale and uncertain as it may seem. Present is choosing to believe that your own life is worth investing deeply in, instead of waiting for some rare miracle or fairytale. Present means we understand that the here and now is sacred, sacramental, threaded through with …

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Meet Little Mac

I can hardly believe it, I have a PUPPY! I am so in love! I started thinking about a puppy back in June and connected with a breeder in west Michigan. After some back and forth, I came to the conclusion that…
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October

October! In my devotional, October is marked with a special verse that never fails to bring me a sense of comfort. For many, October holds anticipation of crispy fall air, beautiful color change, football season, family, friends, cider and donuts, apple orchards and more. For me, October is certainly marked by all of that; it’s also…
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The Most FALL Jacket of them ALL

It’s hard to believe that we’ve already reached the end of September. It finally feels like Fall here in Michigan and I found the most Fall jacket of them all! A removable faux fur collar (in navy!!!), bell-sleeve peacoat in camo with a velvet-flocked floral pattern, this little gem is AMAZING! In my world, this is what jacket dreams are made of! I am…
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#AuntSquad

For those of you that wondered what I was up to in Iowa, you’re looking at it! The Aunt Squad rolled in for a full weekend of baby prep! Our very first niece arrives in April and we are so excited. On Friday, I drove 4 hours to Chicago to pick up my sweet middle sister, Allison, and then continued on to drive another 4 hours to Iowa city, Iowa where my oldest sister, Ashley, and brother-in-law Andrew, live! We arrived…
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SOLD

Dress: Lou & Grey, Wedges: Charles by Charles David, Earrings: Banana Republic Yesterday I posted a picture on Instagram of the For Sale sign to our house blowing off (big storms here in the mitten!). Above the sign was a SOLD sign that many of you were unaware of. It hadn’t occurred to me that …

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