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Archives for October 2009

Just “going through the motions”?

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I’ve heard this song a hundred times on the radio, but the down-to-earth, oh-so-human grittiness of this song finally hit…
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Pumpkin carving

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Saturday night we attended an old-fashioned pumpkin carving party at the Reicherts. Here are a few pictures from the evening,…
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For Brooke, David and Grant

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I’m sorry to be a MIA blogger lately! My excuse(s): Beautiful weather, long hours of work, and having to handwash…
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Baking pumpkin bread on this fantastic fall day–who knew the smell of nutmeg and cloves could be so exciting?! Pumpkin…
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https://humblehandmaid.com/baking-pumpkin-bread-on-this-fantastic/

New Dell, New Day!

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Michael and I had to buckle down and buy me a new laptop recently. My trust Macbook, the (usually) faithful, hardworking…
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Loving the sunny, breezy, low-70s weather in Houston today – I almost forgive Mother Nature for those 90+ degree days…
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6-year-old CO boy floats away in a homemade balloon–>poor little guy! 🙁 http://ping.fm/hAYkU

https://humblehandmaid.com/6-year-old-co-boy-floats-away-in/

Morning prayer

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I love to pray in the morning–especially in the car when I’m on my way to work. When I pray…
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I feel like a penguin today: B/c I am waddling and b/c I am wearing stretchy black pants and a…
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I'm a south Louisiana girl, Catholic wife, writer, speaker, and mother of six. Since I started my blog way back in 2009, life has been a roller coaster of babies, plot twists and a plane crash or two. I've been chronicling things here as I've been learning to love and suffer and laugh and trust in the goodness of God in the ordinary and the extraordinary--with a little espresso and a lot of Divine Mercy. Read More…

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