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Continue reading →: a page from our story: senior management to full-time ministry (part three)If you remember, we left off at the climax of our ‘Jonah experience.’ If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, you may want to read part one and two first. Back on dry ground, we ventured the two thousand miles to ‘Nineveh’ (Nova Scotia) for a six-week trial period.…
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Continue reading →: a page from our story: senior management to full-time ministry (part two)Last time, I shared the beginning of the story of our move to the east coast of Canada to plant a church in a small town. If you missed it, you can check it out here. We now begin our “Jonah Story.” We had fled Nineveh (PEI and a call…
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Continue reading →: a page from our story: senior management to full-time ministry (part one)Recently, I was asked how we came to the east coast to church plant. Short story: God called us. Longer story: God called us, we resisted, God continued to call us, we finally listened and obeyed. Full story: My Love, who holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of…
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Continue reading →: chaos control: setting up my bullet journal for 2019Let me start with an apology. Sorry for the sad photos…we haven’t had much sun the last few days. I struggle at the best of times to get decent pictures, but it’s been extra challenging this winter. Usually I start my planning in September, as it corresponds to the school…
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Continue reading →: chaos control: meal planningI’ve been trying to get in the habit of menu planning. Last year, I began adding a meals section to the weekly plan in my bullet journal. My intention was to plan for all meals, however, that doesn’t always work. If I followed through on my dinners, though, I felt…
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Continue reading →: delightThis morning I found a devotional from in(courage) in my mailbox. The graphic said, “one simple word can make a difference” The message invited me to get help in finding my word for the year by taking this quiz at dayspring.com. I’ve never thoughtfully made a point of embracing a…
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Continue reading →: decking the halls: a christmas home tourI’m always a little slow in sharing seasonal posts. Perhaps it’s due to my process. I tend to break out the seasonal decor totes, slowly put out new season items while removing the old, change up placed items repeatedly until I’m somewhat satisfied, make new decorations, forget to gather fresh…
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Continue reading →: how lovely are your branches: using the leftover trimmings from our christmas tree {part 2: Christmas Wreath}Last time I showed you how I made a quick and easy Christmas swag for my front door. I prefaced by saying this: Waste not, want not. A penny saved is a penny earned. Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. A bird in the hand…
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Continue reading →: how lovely are your branches: using the leftover trimmings from our christmas tree {part 1: christmas swag}Waste not, want not. A penny saved is a penny earned. Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. These wise sayings make a…
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Continue reading →: christmas crafting: painted pillow coversWhen we purchased our Ektorp sofa and love seat from Ikea, I got some 20×20″ throw pillows, as well. They’re actually just the inserts, so I grabbed a few covers (a 16×26″ blue ticking stripe, a blue patterned/polka dot and these ones) while I was at it. Last year I bought…
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