I hope your day is full of forgiveness, redemption and love. Happy Easter! xoxo, Andrea
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***EDITED FOR UPDATE ON 4/21 – DUE TO TORNADO DAMAGE, RALEIGH EASTER WILL BE HELD AT HALIFAX MALL. CLICK FOR MAP AND FOLLOW RALEIGHEASTER.COM FOR UPDATES!*** Can you believe that Easter is almost here?! This year I am really excited because Oscar is at an age where he can really enjoy it. And he LOVES [...]
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Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart… Jeremiah 1:5 I have been thinking about the topic of “being known” for the past couple of weeks. As a Blogger it makes sense to think about how you can increase your reach. We study ways to make [...]
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I am participating in Fadra’s Stream of Consciousness Sunday. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while but this weekend it went from a want to a need. Below is a post I wrote with little editing (ok a few back-spaces) in 5 minutes. It’s raw, it’s sad and it’s where I am today. [...]
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This month’s Faith post is live over at Go Ask Mom! This month has been crazy and I really wondered what I would write about this time. But even in the eleventh hour, things seemed to come together through none other than doubt. Funny how it happens that way! I hope you’ll check it out! [...]
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There was a girl who was going to take over the world. She spent her days barefoot and balancing on anything she could turn into a makeshift tightrope. She would travel and write and go to college and achieve and learn and grow. She would laugh and share her experiences and tell the world that [...]
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Oscar is much more the teacher these days rather than the student. It’s no secret that I have been stressed out lately and trying to find center. It’s been rocky but not impossible, yet I have felt exhausted and whiny and unstable. All the while, Oscar has been rolling with the punches like a pro. [...]
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We’ve had a lot going on lately. We’re looking to move and expand our family and in the middle of all that I am starting up some exciting new things that are blog-related. One such thing is posting monthly on WRAL’s Go Ask Mom Blog! I am really excited about writing over there and will [...]
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Sometimes I write about Faith on my blog. I do this not to be preachy, but because it is part of who I am. Sometimes my thoughts take me to conferences, while other times they take me to church. And I don’t know about you, but I need some church. You might remember that back [...]
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This post is part of the Archives of our Lives series and comes from November 2004. I was a Senior at NC State and my mind was all over the place. I think this was one of a very few moments of clarity. I would love to have this happen again today. Man…. God is [...]
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