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Welcome to my little home on the Internet! If you were in my actual house, Iβd offer you a drink and start raiding the pantry for snacks so we dive into the deep stuff (Iβm not great at small talk). My internet home isnβt much differentβthereβs food to savor and words to mull over about Scripture, family, and living your everyday life with joy and endurance.
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The Best Day Ever [and a recipe for Apple + Oat Bread]
βThis is the best day ever!β
My kids have taken to shouting that hyperbolic statement nearly any time they do something they enjoy. Eating ice cream, riding bikes, going to a friendβs houseβthese all apparently deserve the title of βbest day ever.β
The pendulum swings just as far in the other direction, of course. There are about a hundred activities that can cause them to declare any given day the worst everβeating cooked carrots, having to clean their rooms, not being allowed to play with the hose at 8am when itβs 50 degrees outside, wearing shoes that fit. Who knew that last one could so easily result in a three-year-old naming an otherwise normal Thursday βthe worst day ever.β
Maple, Banana + Pecan Muffins [and using our real livesβinconveniences and all]
The last couple weeks have been filled with all the normal chaos of lifeβsickness, things in our home breaking or needing to be cleaned, a two-year-old very vocally voicing his opinions, skipped naps, and pediatrician appointments. Itβs not been anything completely out of the ordinaryβjust tiring. But I find myself frustrated that I canβt seem to get ahead on tasks and annoyed at the inconveniences of life.