Four weeks ago today my little Sofia was born. I can't believe that it's been that long already! I'm excited to share her birth story here on the blog, but that will have to wait for another day when Sofia is happier not being held; at the moment I'm bouncing her while typing with one hand haha. ...
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1st pregnancy vs. current pregnancy: some random musings
Once again it's been awhile since I've posted on here. I'll blame that entirely on third trimester exhaustion (because of course I'm never just unmotivated haha.) But anyway, right now Caleb is in bed, my kitchen is clean (that feels like a major accomplishment sometimes) and I have a bit of ...
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Hope for today, because Jesus rose
If you look through the notes on my phone you'll see one particular one that simply says "March 27 2016 :) ." It's an old note now - not one I need anymore - not one I'd forget anyway - but it's still there.
What is significant about March 27th, other than that it's the day we celebrate Easter ...
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Easy Rice Pudding
Hello! Just popping on the blog really quickly today to share this super easy recipe for rice pudding. If the idea of rice pudding kind of weirds you out I understand, but you just have to try it! This stuff is delicious and is the perfect way to use up leftover rice.
The original recipe calls ...
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Strawberry Bread
Spring is almost officially here and to celebrate I decided to bake a loaf of strawberry bread! This bread is amazing warm from the oven and it also freezes great which is nice, if you have any left to freeze haha.
Unfortunately I can't remember where this recipe came from so I can't credit ...
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Mom’s Baked Oatmeal
I've been super into baked oatmeal lately. Like, I've made this recipe three times in the last month or two. And, I'll probably make it again soon. It's that good.
I was waiting to blog about this recipe once I got a nice, artistic picture of the finished product. Well, the last two times I made ...
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Heavenly Mandarin Orange Pie
As promised in my last post, here is the recipe for our recent Valentine's day dessert, Mandarin Orange Pie. This mandarin orange pie has been one of my family's favorite desserts for quite awhile now. My mom found it years ago in one of her cooking magazines (maybe Taste of Home?) She let me help ...
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Book Review: All the Light We Cannot See
I finished reading All the Light We Cannot See on Sunday night, staying up late to get it done before I had to return it to the library the next day. I am glad to have finally read it after seeing it on a lot of recommended reading lists lately!
First, here is a quick summary of the book and then ...
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First Book Review of the Year: the life-changing magic of tidying up
As mentioned in a previous post, I'm determined to read more this year and The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up was first up on my to-read list! I just finished it last week and decided that I'd better write my review of it while it's still fresh on my mind.
I have a feeling that this is a book ...
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