Cole @ 15 Months

I forgot to record my thoughts about life with Cole at 14 months! (Welcome to motherhood, right?!) What this means is that big changes have been happening in the Hall house since I last wrote to you, Cole.  Here’s the Top 10 List of you as a 15-month-old: 1. The gate at the top of [...]

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Download Day – Sweet Simple Things

A warm spring day.  Bubbles full of light.  Chubby hands chasing something new.  Enjoy the sweet, simple things of today. Have a wonderful week.

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Independence Days

It’s interesting, being a parent.  I can see now how it starts to consume you, this child that relies solely on you for every necessity.  It’s difficult to separate “life” and “life as a parent.”  Conversation with friends, neighbors and even strangers changes the moment you have a child.  During the first six months the [...]

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Look Up

Are things looking up?  With the recession and all that comes with it, it is challenging to keep your head afloat, much less maintain a positive attitude.  I had yet another friend let me know that she is looking for work to combat these tough economic times.  I find it discouraging in my business to [...]

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Download Day – Pantry Meal Cuteness

I promised in my last post to give you our cute tag and recipe for Taco Soup in our next Download Day so here they are.  I simply used the same frame as our “Birthday Girl” tags and changed the artwork inside to apply to our pantry meal kits that we compiled at our activity [...]

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ENT – Pantry Meals

This month’s activity for our Every Needful Thing program helped to answer the age-old question, “What’s for dinner?” It centered around pantry meals but was simply and meaningfully so much more than that.  As the women kept coming, the question immediately crossed my mind, “Why?”  Why did they want to come?  This is the never-ending [...]

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Oh So Sweet

I made a new friend last weekend.  As we laughed and joked, chatted and shared, I had a sense of coming home.  Our personalities meld together yet she has so many of the qualities that I wish I had.  She is truly one of the cleverest people I know.  Her wit and humor and realistic [...]

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Download Day – Remember

One of the most growth-enhancing periods of my life was just a few years ago.  Many things happened during that time period – many changes and miracles and blessings.  My life hardly even looks the same as it did before then.  But amid all of the changes to our circumstances, I attribute the majority of [...]

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The Help

I am currently reading and thoroughly enjoying The Help by Kathryn Stockett.  It is nothing like I thought it was and so even though I had heard good things about it, I have been resisting picking it up from my pile of books at my bedside.  I assumed it was going to be heavy and [...]

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Kissing Cousins

I don’t think I need to even comment on this photo since it speaks louder than words about Cole’s willingness to give free kisses and his cousin, Mackenzie who pretends to not like it when she asks for one.  And don’t forget Grandma Coleman’s lipstick mark on Cole’s cheek that stayed with him all afternoon. [...]

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