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One Sentence a Day – July
A recap of July in one sentence a day… and a few pictures. Friday, July 1. It’s been a somewhat cool summer so far. Saturday, July 2. Just because we love to trade cars, we now have a Toyota Sequoia. Sunday, July 3. We went on a back-roads drive to Jordan Camp, then to Bayview for the fireworks display. Monday,…
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Bible Journaling and Weird Things
If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed my new Inspire Bible. It’s actually a birthday gift from last fall. When Lyle asked what I wanted for my birthday I told him I would like to have a journaling Bible, with wide lined margins. He said, “Okay. Pick out the one you want and order it.” He’s good…
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Reading Challenge Update
I’ve recently joined Goodreads to more easily track my reading. You’ll notice the widget in the sidebar shows the books I’m currently reading. And yes, I usually have 3 or 4 going at once. I’m starting to be more purposeful in my reading again and picking titles that line up with the categories in the 2016 Reading Challenge that I’m…
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Retired Geocache
We discovered Geocaching back in 2001 when our kids were still pretty young. It’s such a fun family activity, especially in our area. Early on–in August 2002–we decided to place a cache of our own near our home in Kellogg, Idaho. After filling a coffee can with an assortment of trade items, we set off up the mountain to place…
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Cousins Day
Did you know that National Cousins Day is this weekend? I didn’t either until one of my cousins tagged me on Facebook a few months ago with a “Happy Cousins Day” graphic. I had never heard of Cousins Day before so I Googled it to find out more. Well, turned out it wasn’t actually Cousins Day when she posted that,…
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Summer Salad
In the summertime we eat a lot of salads, don’t you? That, and grilled meat. In the winter I fix more soups and casseroles. This is a salad I came up with a few weeks ago that we have been enjoying this summer. I made it when my parents were here, and when they got home my Dad asked my…
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Guest Post: Deck Flowers
My guest today is my youngest aunt, Rachel Easley Going. She’s been blogging for awhile, but had taken a break. I’m happy to announce that she’s back! She gave me permission to share this lovely post that she wrote a few years ago. Once you’ve read it, do pop on over to see what she shared today. Deck Flowers By Rachel…
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Small Town Parade
What could be more fun in the summertime than a small town parade? This past weekend was the annual Rathdrum Days festival here in our community and the celebration included a parade that marched right past our house. I love a parade. Especially one in a small town with down-home creativity and “just folks” with all the hokeyness you can…
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Blog Post Round-up
Here are some articles I’ve read lately that I thought were especially helpful or interesting. I like to share such a list with you every now and then… not only because I think you’ll find them interesting as well, but so I can refer back them later. There’s always something to learn or be informed about, right? * *…
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8 Pictures
Sharing my most recent posts to Instagram… Miss Cookie decided to hang out in my office one morning. Bright dandelion cuddled up against the front porch step. Orange juice over crushed ice on the front porch during morning quiet time. Recipe for “Summer Night” posted at the Maverik station… I had to give it a try. And I liked it!…
