Flag Football Has Begun

August 4, 2010
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The summer is almost over and flag football has begun. My little guy is growing up so fast, for me at least, and he wanted to try football this year. His wrist was broken during the last baseball season so this is our first sporting venture since then. Prayerfully we will not be visiting the [...]

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10 Things every new mom should have.

July 30, 2010

This post is most certainly not for everyone, but if you happen to be expecting a baby, just had one or know someone who is then this post will hopefully help. By the end of this week I will have made it through 3 weeks of having a new born around and before I forget [...]

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Do not try this in your home.

July 26, 2010
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All I wanted was a short nap Sunday afternoon. I should have known this wasn’t a good idea but my selfish tired self thought if I could just get about 30 minutes of sleep I would feel so much better and be able to handle the rest of the day with a smile. So nap [...]

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Things we do to pass the time

July 23, 2010

In my efforts to entertain the older kids since Caris has been born, I’ve had to get a little creative. I’m still looking for things to do with them everyday, so if you have suggestions I’m open, but if you’ve come looking for some ideas of things to do with your kids, here’s a glimpse [...]

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Walking With God: Talk to Him, Hear From Him, Really by John Eldredge

July 22, 2010
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Walking with God: Talk to Him, Hear from Him, Really By John Eldredge
I stumbled across this book in a stack of books at my church. I’ve read other books by John Eldredge,  like his popular book for men Wild At Heart and a book written with his wife Stasi called Love and War, so I [...]

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It only took 5 days

July 19, 2010

It has officially been 1 week today since Caris, our new little girl, was added to the family, and it only took 5 days for me to do more than I should and have my first meltdown as a mom of 3. I’m telling you this, because there is someone who needs to know that [...]

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Can we play baby doll with her?

July 15, 2010
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We made it through our first day at home and even before we got home Claire could not wait to go tell all her little friends about her new baby sister. Her first friend to meet her was our neighbor Erin. Both girls were eat up with excitement in getting to hold Caris and after [...]

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Introducing Zoe Caris Eavenson

July 13, 2010
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Hello friends, I’d like to introduce you to our newest family member Zoe Caris Eavenson. Caris, as we’ll call her, was born yesterday July 12, 2010 at 9:42 a.m. She weighed 8lbs 3 ozs. and is 21 in. long. I’ll do my best to share her arrival story here for those interested [...]

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The day before delivery

July 12, 2010

Today, Sunday July 11, 2010,  is the day before I go in to deliver our little girl. Since all is quiet around my house right now I wanted to document at least for my own records what this day has been like and  what has been going on. So if your interested read on and [...]

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