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I led a weekly "Girls Group" at my apartment during my junior and senior years at LSU. Each week, a different girl would present a topic and then lead a discussion on it. One of my favorite Girls' Group nights was after I read St. Therese's Story of a Soul and presented on the book, and particularly ... Read More about Wonderful article on humility

Here's the ambitious list of books we're planning to read this fall to help prepare us for Baby Franco: The Happiest Baby on the Block Baby Bargains (8th Ed.) On Becoming Babywise The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know from Birth to Age Two The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding ... Read More about Fall Reading List!

Michael surprised me on Sunday morning by putting up the curtains I bought for the living room. They look beautiful and make such a difference--even Michael loves them! I know I shouldn't have a hang up about decorating and having material things, yet it has really helped these past few weeks to ... Read More about Ahhh…curtains :)

I'm off to the weekly Family Dinner at the Coles' house in a little while, and I'm pretty excited about the new potato-corn chowder recipe and brownie-and-cookie bars I whipped up for tonight! The Coles are out of town and asked Michael and I to "guest host" for them. I haven't had much luck ... Read More about Family Dinner

I have several dear friends who are waiting for God to open doors in their lives--or to close them. I will also confide that I absolutely include myself as a participant in the waiting game. John Waller's "While I'm Waiting" has been an incredibly powerful song for me this summer. How much do we ... Read More about While I’m Waiting

It still seems like yesterday that I was registering for wedding gifts; now, I've moved from Bed, Bath & Beyond to Babies R' Us. I wonder these days what my mother did when she had Baby Berryhill #1 (me). I turned out just fine, it seems, despite any "must have" baby items she may have lacked. I ... Read More about Registering Woes…Again

I should take a second to praise my amazing husband for stepping up (even more than usual) as a great husband and a real gentleman this weekend. We just got back from a wonderful weekend "staycation" in New Orleans with Michael's parents for my mother-in-law's birthday. We stayed in a hotel ... Read More about Praise for my cute husband

The new apartment is finally shaping up!Michael and I spent Sunday evening finally getting things up on the walls, which, as any female knows, greatly helps matters when you are trying to make a home out of anything. The living room and the kitchen are starting to look downright cozy now!Speaking of ... Read More about New Homes, Stinky Refrigerators and Miracles