32. Thirty-two sheets of dryway. Number 2 will hate me today, but remember this day forever. Maybe I should have given him Number 3’s quote?   As a reminder, Lunch Box Quotes are notes I include in the kids’ lunches every day. Number 1 gets a text, but 2-4

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The winter storm watch begins. Lots of hype going into this weekend. Forecasts are calling for 6-8 inches of snow with highs in the 30’s! That is a lot of snow for coastal North Carolina. Sounds like a weekend with movies by the fireplace…or hanging drywall.

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My readers have spoken. When I post a recipe, I get almost twice as many people who click the link to read the quotes… Guess I am going to post a recipe at least once a week! On another note, I hung the first sheets of drywall on the addition yesterday. Going to try to

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As you know, the oldest came home for the weekend, and it is always great having him home. One of the benefits of his visit is the food. The wife likes to make his favorite foods when he is home, and by extension, I benefit from her cooking for him. It is not a bad […]

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The prayer and fasting are over. I know that I have been more disciplined in the other attempts, but I always learn something. Just putting your prayers on paper every day helps organize your mind to something more intentional, something more meaningful, and moves you closer

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Number 1 is coming home today. I talk to him almost everyday but I am excited to see him. It will be interesting to see how his trip back to the mountains goes with the snow moving in. I guess if he gets stuck here for a couple of extra days, I won’t be too […]

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I am not gonna lie, fasting this year has not gone as well as I had planned. The only thing I have really been able to stick to is eating only one meal per day, and even that has been stretched with late desserts or snacks after my meal. It’s just been harder this

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It is not uncommon for me to wake up in the morning to a text from Number 1. We live different schedules. But what is uncommon is a response to my reply at 5:00 A.M. I was a little worried by the quick response because I remember a time in college where I would only […]

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I was watching the highlights of the Indiana-Miami game, trying to think of something to write for this space, and a commercial for Home Depot came up about DIYers. One of the lines was, “This won’t take that long.” I chuckled a bit, knowing that as I sit

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A little ‘cross-over’ content with the cover image today. I don’t know if this is true, but the protests in Iran seem to be losing steam. I hope that I am wrong. The regime needs to fall. Too many have died, and the Persian people deserve freedom. I have

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