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Kids Say, vol. 18: Quiet Time Gone Awry
I usually try not to do my “Kids Say” posts so close together, but since the girls gave me another something to remember, I figured I might as well share it. After getting the kids ready for bed last...
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Marriage is No Place for Complacency
Just wanted to pop in and say that I’m over at Des Moines Moms Blog today with a very important topic: marriage. Whether your marriage is thriving or just barely surviving, I think you can benefit from...
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I Know HIM by Your Love
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35, NASB) Monday nights have become an anticipated and exciting night in the Squires household ever...
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Frugal Living: Measuring Frugality (and Myself)
Frugality is the topic on my mind today because… well, frankly, because I have been preparing for the “frugal living” talk I will be giving at our church’s Women’s Retreat this weekend. I was asked...
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Unplanned Cesarean and the Scar on My Heart
Today I am over at Des Moines Moms Blog sharing a piece of my heart that I have never shared with anyone before. So fully have I poured my heart into this DMMB post that I find myself without words...
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Allowing Ourselves and Others to Grieve
Today’s post is written in reflection upon some of the responses my Des Moines Moms Blog post received yesterday. (If you haven’t read that post, “A Scar That Remains: Living with the Emotional Pain of...
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Frugal Living: Defining Frugality
This is part 2 of my series on “Frugal Living.” You can read part 1 here: “Measuring Frugality (and Myself).” What do you think of when you hear the word “frugal”? If you’re like me, you probably think...
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Turning 30: A New Perspective
Guess who’s about to turn 30?! You guessed it… it’s ME! Head over to Des Moines Moms Blog today to find out how I’m feeling about that…. A New Perspective on Turning 30….
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Happy Birthday to Me!
I sit at the library by myself this morning with my Bible, my journal, my laptop, and a fresh manicure and pedicure. I can’t think of a better way to be spending the morning of my 30th birthday than...
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A New Look for 30!
Every mom needs a makeover once in a while, right? I sure did. And what better time for a new look than my 30th birthday?! I haven’t highlighted my hair since Abel was an infant, I get a pedicure about...
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Learning to Dream
I recently attended a Women’s Retreat put on by our church, and one of the things the keynote speaker said which has stayed with me was, “Believe God for the dreams He puts in your heart.” Sometimes I...
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Frugal Living: Exercising Frugality
This is part 3 of 4 in my series on Frugal Living. If you missed the first two posts, Measuring Frugality (and Myself) and Defining Frugality, you may want to take a minute to read through them before...
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Feeling Sentimental…
Why do this… 37 weeks pregnant with twins and this… My “Living Locket” from Origami Owl belong together in a blog post? Head over to Des Moines Moms Blog to find out! (Here’s a hint: the title of my...
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Top 5 Kitchen Electrics
When it comes to adding gadgets or small electrics to my kitchen, I’m pretty selective. Counter top/workspace and cupboard/storage space are limited and valuable, so any new thing that’s to be added to...
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Frugal Living: Maintaining Frugality
This is the fourth and final post in my series on Frugal Living. If you missed parts 1, 2, and 3, you can find them here. Measuring Frugality (and Myself) Defining Frugality Exercising Frugality Now...
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I Have Not a Care
For whatever reason, I’ve been feeling a lot of stress and anxiety lately. I’m not sure that I have much more going on than I always have before, but the weight of deadlines and expectations–even just...
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Last-Day-of-{Home}School Reflections
Friday marked the end of another year of homeschooling for us. As we wrapped up our final day of school, I felt a wonderful sense of accomplishment and gratitude for the most fulfilling year of...
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What I’ve Been Up To
As tends to happen with this time of year, the month of May really got away from me! I guess that explains why it’s been a month since my last post here. It’s definitely not that I haven’t had enough...
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Beauty from the Ashes
Five years ago this summer, something happened to me that I’ll never forget. And a few months after that, TWO somethings happened that helped it all make sense. Read my story today at Des Moines Moms...
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A Time of Refreshing: Embracing the Easy
This summer seems to be setting itself up to be one to remember. It’s not that anything particularly amazing has happened in the past couple months; but, so far anyway, it’s been just plain fun. And I...
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