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1. Buy dog costumes, because they’re on sale now. And because you just never know when a good dog costume might come in handy. 2. Nail down your Thanksgiving plans! 3. Plan a personal Thanksgiving. Chris and I have done this every year we’ve been married and it’s one of my favorite days of the […]

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Spending November: A To-Do List For Adventuring Through the Month.

My sweet great-grandma went to be with Jesus yesterday. I wrote a version of this post two years ago after calling her on her birthday, and it felt like the perfect thing to share today.  If you read the post below, you’ll see that she’s spent over thirty years being faithful to her late husband, […]

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Cigarettes, Friendship, and Love: A Beautiful Legacy.

The biggest event this month was the hurricane. Gainesville ended up being fine-not even a bad storm! But my little bub helped me prepare just in case. Pretty sure that Gatsby might think he’s a cat. His favorite place is perched balancing on the top of the couch. Jack’s new favorite activity: Crawling all over […]

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From the Cutting Room Floor: October.

Stranger Things and Back to School Mantras.

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