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Could Have Been
I feel the need to acknowledge today. Perhaps that is silly, because you never even experienced a February in your tiny existence. A due date is just an estimation, a prediction, a fullness of the time. We never got to reach that fullness, did we? You were smaller than I could imagine, and you disappeared…
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Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
As January draws to a close, we start looking ahead to the next thing. An obvious February highlight is Valentine’s Day! I decided to write up this Valentine’s Day gift guide for you all and share some gifting tips + suggestions. I love celebrating – in an introverted, homebody kind of way (definitely not a…
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Fragmented Memories
Memories become fragmented over time, the edges blurring as details fade. Sounds are lost to incomplete recollections, familiar scents drift away, life carries on and we find ourselves wondering… did that really happen? It has been almost eight years now since my brother died. Experiencing a trauma like that, part of you freezes right then…
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Happy New Year
The beginning of a new year is like the coming of dawn. We wait in the darkness, anticipation building as the countdown to midnight grows shorter. There is excitement, wonder, predictions of what it will be like. The light creeps over the dark edge of the horizon. What will we do this year, we wonder?…
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DIY Felt Playscape
I am so excited to share this project with you! While I enjoy crafting, it is something that I often don’t make time for simply because it can be time intensive and the cost of supplies adds up quickly. I’m the mom who pins a lot of fantastic ideas on Pinterest without actually doing most…
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A Letter to my Miscarried Baby
Those of you who follow me on social media or know me in person know that this summer, Andrew and I lost a baby. It was an incredibly difficult and surreal thing to experience. It was something that I never really expected to go through, and then suddenly there I was in the thick of…
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First Impressions
Three weeks ago I boarded a plane in southern Oregon and flew to Phoenix, Arizona. Not only did the aircraft transport me over 800 miles but it would seem that we also went back in time and hit “restart” on summer. We’re pushing on to the end of October and I’m still rockin’ shorts. So,…
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Wherever He Leads
You guys. This has been a week of happening! It seems every time I sit down to write an update, something new happens. Last week Andrew was offered, and consequently accepted, a fantastic job in Peoria, Arizona – with a start date of September 16th! He leaves a week from Wednesday. Vivian and I will…
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Life Update
I apologize for the lengthy absence! A lot has been going on in the Klement household as of late. Quick recap on my summer thus far. We have been on two camping trips, two trips to Portland, a weekend getaway in Lake Tahoe, and we are currently in the process of going through all our…
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Our Latest Adventure!
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but… We’re moving! And not just out of our rental – out of state. What started in April as a question turned into a conversation, which later became a conviction. We believe that God is calling us to leave this beautiful state and make a new home in Arizona.…
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