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Category: life

  • dare to be a Daniel

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    Diane
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    It was just election week in the United States. I bring this up only because the Bible study my family is a part of was in the book of Daniel focused on the Kingdom of God. So all week we were reading and talking about specific kings and the choices they made while in power,…

  • favorite cheat meals

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    DJWako
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    I love food. Which is why by far the hardest part of the fitness life for me is the diet. But sometimes it’s okay to eat some unhealthy stuff, right? Everything in moderation *wink* No, but in all seriousness it’s perfectly fine to have a cheat meal sometimes. Here are my favorite foods that don’t…

  • happy 1 month!

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    Diane
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    Well, we can’t believe our blog is a month old today. It’s been fun, but, unfortunately, it’s time to close this chapter. Thank you to all who have read, commented, or reached out to us to say you were inspired. I’m just kidding! My darling boy and I are just getting started and we can’t…

  • my morning routine … or what I wish it was

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    DJWako
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    I’m going to be completely honest. I’m not a morning person and neither is my mom. As a result, my morning routine is questionable. I kind of just roll out of my bed whenever and start. But there is a morning routine in my head that I do every once in a while that I…

  • curls rock

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    Diane
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    I haven’t always had curly hair. My hair was board straight brown in all my elementary school pictures. I can’t recall exactly when this changed, but suddenly my hair took off in different directions. I didn’t mind and thought this matched my personality which had gone from super shy to more outgoing. But for reasons…

  • the hard thing first

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    Diane
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    It’s taken me an embarassingly long time to learn this, but here it is: if I wait too long during the day to do what’s hard, it doesn’t get done. We all have tasks we enjoy more than others, right? Thank goodness. That’s what makes us teachers and caregivers and visionaries… joy is a strong…

  • St Augustine

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    Diane
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    It’s been a few weeks, but the joy hasn’t faded. My loves whisked me away for my birthday to the oldest city in the United States. When their original plan had to be cancelled due to the hurricane, I tried to talk them into just staying home. We love our home plus this didn’t feel…

  • heat

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    DJWako
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    We live in Florida and Florida is a hot place. Before I get into a long rant about my hometown I want to preface this and say that I like living in Florida—it’s my home. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything I would change. During the summer months, the heat is almost unbearable and…

  • safe

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    Diane
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    Last night a major hurricane ripped across Florida, the second one to hit here in just under 2 weeks. As we’ve seen, storms bring devastation far past where they make landfall and some of the effects last a lifetime. During the hurricane, the howling wind was a reminder to pray into the night to the…

  • homeschooled

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    DJWako
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    I’m a homeschool kid through and through. I’ve been doing my schoolwork at home since the beginning, and I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. I get to work at my own pace, I get to be in my own home, and I get more free time to do things that I enjoy doing like…