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To Work or Not to Work

Bymichelle April 14, 2011July 27, 2022

I have been a stay at home mom for 17 years now but lately I have been conflicted about it.  I wonder if it’s about time to start working to…

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books | Christianity | photography | thinking out loud

Scattered Light

Bymichelle April 13, 2011July 27, 2022

Since I started taking a photograph every day of my life, I will never take light for granted. The more I learn to work with it, the more in awe…

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camping | Christianity | photography | thinking out loud

All You Need is Love

Bymichelle April 9, 2011July 27, 2022

Is it?   Maybe, if that love is more than warm fuzzies.  It would take a much larger concept of love than what many of us learned as children from…

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garden | photography | thinking out loud

I Love Windy Spring Days

Bymichelle April 5, 2011July 27, 2022

Really. (day 93)     

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Christianity | photography | thinking out loud

The Weak Things

Bymichelle April 4, 2011July 27, 2022

 (the weak things, day 85) “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the…

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books | craft | knitting | linkage | photography | thinking out loud

I Can Knit Anywhere

Bymichelle April 1, 2011July 27, 2022

 I can.   I may not be pleasant to be around, but I can.  Sometimes it’s a necessity to have something “going” in my hands to get through, I don’t…

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photography | thinking out loud

My Orega-do

Bymichelle April 1, 2011May 13, 2023

I was going for a Welcome Back, Carter but … anyone remember Benita Bizarre?  (day 82) I’m feeling reclusive and grouchy today.  Little things like full trashcans and a coat…

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cheap stuff | garden | my home | photography | thinking out loud

Photo Jumble

Bymichelle March 30, 2011July 27, 2022

This is blogging cliff notes.  I’ll hit the high points:  Coming home from camping I took this at a stoplight.  I just couldn’t get over the color of the sky.  …

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parenting | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

A Couple Through the Viewfinder

Bymichelle March 29, 2011July 27, 2022

I’m about to enter the crazy time of year.   You can expect to see me in extremes: nothing for days, then  a blitz of several posts in one day….

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family | homemaking | parenting | photography | thinking out loud

A Lifetime of Love

Bymichelle March 19, 2011July 27, 2022

I love these hands that have held us, taught us, fed us, loved us, and folded in prayer over us.   Thank you Grandmommy and Papaw for showing me what…

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