Category: Blog
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Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation
Surrounding Thanksgiving, there always seems to be a big discussion about what the “first Thanksgiving” actually looked like. While I find all of those stories and research interesting – and worthy of discussion – I also think it’s worthwhile for us to look back at the words penned by our Nation’s leaders over the years on prior…
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The DIY Tie-T-Shirt Blanket
This post is about 5 months late, but I hope it will be helpful to the blogosphere! It would not have been possible had there not been a reason to make a Tie-T-Shirt Blanket. But there was. And his name is Stephen – my “baby” brother who recently graduated from the United States Military Academy at…
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Morning Glory
I knew it had been a long time since I did an updated blog post, but almost a year!?!?! Where does the time go? Life was so slow and wonderful when I was a child…there is still much wonderful-ness to my life but…there are also children being murdered with chemical weapons in Syria, Christians in the Coptic…
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The Colors of Fall
How many colors belong in the palette for fall foliage? This past weekend, as I drove back to D.C. from a beautiful wedding of dear friends in Buffalo, New York, that was the question on my mind. For about 5 hours I drove through the Allegheny Mountains in PA and the colors were G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S. And…
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One Cupcake to Rule them All
My lovely sister is returning to the District and told me that she really wanted a cupcake this weekend. I had to laugh, because I thought – I think that every day! I assured her we’d make this happen and then began thinking about which bakery we’d go to…there’s many to choose from in the…
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Chocolate Raspberry Bourbon Brownies
I L.O.V.E. chocolate. Who doesn’t? And fresh-picked raspberries? They are a sweet summer delight! I modified a choc-p.b. recipe (I know, my favorite combo, but like I said, the fresh-picked raspberries couldn’t go to waste) by using a simple raspberry sauce. I took these to 2 different dinner parties in one weekend (shhh!), and they were…
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West Coast Trek
Psalm 90:2—”Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” America is FILLED with works of creation that sing of the creativity and beauty of our great God. While I’m partial to life on the East Coast, the…3?…times I’ve been to…
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Christmas in the OBX
Snow on the beach is a very funny thing – actually, it’s quite beautiful! While tradition is comforting, and I’m so thankful to have spent most of my Christmases at home with my family, it was really a neat experience to spend Christmas in Duck, North Carolina. We went out to the beach three different…
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Title's Explanation: this is me
If I live to be a hundred And never see the seven wonders That’ll be alright If I don’t make it to the big leagues If I never win a Grammy I’m gonna be just fine Cause I know exactly who I am I am Rosemary’s granddaughter The spitting image of my father And when…