Don’t Expect the Best Towels at Our House

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been in full nesting mode. We’ve lived here a year and now that we know our routines and what rooms we use the most, I’m wanting to make our home more of a sanctuary.
So I asked Matt what I could do to make our home feel more comfortable and [...]

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Kids Win!

I’m on my way to order our new license plate. You guys have been such a great help … thanks for offering your insights into this decision.
Very soon, Orangina will be donning her new “Invest in Children” plate, beautifully complementing her sunset orange color while also supporting Juvenile Crime Prevention and Early Intervention.
A few clarifications:
-Kristy: [...]

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Your Church Is Missing. Does the City Care?

A blog I read regularly just pointed me to a timely article in Outreach Magazine about relationships between churches and their communities.
The article quotes a Jacksonville minister who asks: “Would the community weep if your church were to pull out of the city? Would anybody notice if you left?”
Through We Love SoFlo, The Pursuit [...]

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Sometimes It Just Takes a Girl

Matt is my best friend on earth … the best friend I have ever had in my entire life. He’s the most calming voice when my brain goes all crazy talkie (and even when I talk in my sleep, which is apparently happening a lot more lately).
That said, a girl needs her girls to keep [...]

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Oh … and Matt’s Picks

Now that we’re a one car family, I need to remember that Matt has to drive the Beetle too. It’s very sweet that he keeps the orange and purple Gerbera daisies in the flower holder when he drives it.
That said, here are his options of license plates to throw in the mix. Feel free to [...]

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Help Us Pick Our Plates!

Now that we’ve settled on which car we’re keeping and have worked out the insurance issues (insuring the Beetle is twice as much in SoFlo as Indy … yikes!), we’re ready to get our official Florida License Plate.
The challenge is deciding which one to get. Specialty plates are quite the thing here and I’m all [...]

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A Bouquet of Newly Sharpened Pencils

I love shopping for school supplies … the smell of a new box of crayons (pronounced “crowns” since I’m from Kentucky), protractors and “D” shaped rulers I doubt I ever used, a Trapper Keeper with all its organizational possibilities.
That’s why I’m fired up about an upcoming We Love SoFlo service project … buying and [...]

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