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Something I never thought I would do was trade in coffee for tea. I lost my taste for coffee during the great food aversion of pregnancy #2 and, to be honest, being a tea drinker…
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Random acts of kindness chicken
We love handing out small crocheted gifts around town as #randomactsofkindness We’ve given out a lot of crocheted gummy bears, snowmen, mini chickens (“chicken nuggets” as my husband calls them), rearview mirror swings, goldfish, small…
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When love failed you
You loved your parent(s) with all your might but love wasn’t given back. It doesn’t mean your feelings became invalid the day you realized they didn’t care. As a child you can only know what…
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I know what it’s like
I know what it’s like to grow up feeling like you had no one: that you couldn’t trust anyone. To grow up in fear of loss or being hurt again. I know what it’s like…
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Take-Out Bawks
I recently challenged myself to make some chickens on swings – in four different flavors! Thanks to my husband for the bawk pun! They are now available in the shop. Choose from Dumpling, Orange Chicken,…
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Coffee Tincture
My husband struggles with executive function (also an indicator of ADHD, which he was treated for during most of his childhood up to college. The negative effects of the medication didn’t help his development growing…
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Website Overhaul
Our website has recently changed in a big way (a good way). After a lot of prayer and conversations we’ve finally changed it to be about our ministry instead of just a shop. It has…
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Snowmen for Jesus
I know it’s still fall, and temperatures haven’t really dropped yet here in Texas, but I have been busy making snowmen. It took me a little while to figure out how I wanted them to…
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Amigurumi: One of my first projects
Over 12 years ago I started amigurumi, which is crochet or knit (in my case crochet) creatures or objects out of yarn. I’ve made some dolls but mostly enjoy making animals. Today my husband was…
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Be Kind, Rewind
I will admit, I was kind of excited to recently purchase a VHS player for our kids at the thrift store. We don’t watch television except for some DVDs we have. We actually got rid…
