Oh Mann Blog Roll

deconstructing healing - For a long time, healing became its own cycle for me. It was almost like I was waiting until I was fully “better” before… The post deconstructing healing...

Cancer Update - Dear Readers, I need to apologize to you all. I have not provided any updates from my last post about my cancer diagnosis. So here we go. (if you are ...

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Staff Features: A Glimpse of Grace - In 2018, Beth returned from Chinle, AZ, where she had the privilege to serve our Native American sisters during a Living Proof Live conference. I recal...

A letter to Eleven on behalf of a Mom - Hey Eleven (*cool, cautious tone*), Welcome. I won’t fight you - I've heard that that never works - but people are saying that you're the new 13 so I jus...

A walk in the woods - Click on the date or time below my name to read the rest of the story.

New house: framing - I was really hoping to document this whole house build process as we went along, but it has all been going SO quickly and keeping me SO busy, I rarely even...

Letting Them Go With Confidence - This post is sponsored by KinderCare. As parents we love our children more than anyone else. Not only do we care about their well-being, but we know them t...

Chicago - Day 2 - This was a day I've waited for for a long time - Wrigley Field! We went on a tour & had tickets to the game. Very exciting! We were early for our tour s...

Are we living a purpose driven life? - There are few questions that rise in every Muslim’s mind. The life we are given has a purpose but do we realize the point of being alive? Every tiny, m...

March Goals - I hit my January goals. I never got around to posting my February goals and well let's just not talk about that as I didn't hit them. February got busy w...

Blogging from my phone. - In January of this year, I begged many of my blogging friends to consider getting back to blogging. Then... I continued to hang out on Instagram with long...

End of Summer Trips - We squeezed in two more weekend trips in late August and early September. The first trip we traveled to Keaton Beach to enjoy the warm weather and scallo...

Pros and Cons - Thoughts On Living in a Small Space - We did it. We sold our big house and moved to a 1000 sq. ft. cottage. The master bedroom is 10x10. My kiddos have the upstairs attic for sleeping and toys......

Read Ebook - Free Read Ebook and Epub Everywhere

100 Wins - . This past summer, Brady had his *100th* tournament match win. Brady wasn't aware of this until we told him after his match. If he celebrated that...

{recipe} southwestern chicken chili - it's been over a year, A YEAR, i am trying one more time to be a better blogger.... after i gave up on being a photographer (way too time consuming and wh...

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My first shopping ban slip up - Yesterday I worked on planting our late summer garden. We agreed that even though this wasn't a "necessary" expense, it's not really shopping and impulsi...

the first lost tooth - At almost 6 1/2, Celia lost her first tooth yesterday! It had been loose for a few weeks. She has been so excited about her loose teeth, and about the toot...

Health Ideas -

one year - already and only - [image: CARISSA G PHOTOGRAPHY1IMG_6670] in many ways, i cannot believe it was already one year ago today that the kids and i said goodbye to our charleston...

The Holy Thing... - I listened to Sunday's message from Powerhouse Church, and this is what was revealed to me: Genesis 12:2-3 ~ Then the LORD told Abram, "Leave your country,...

“Joy” Chose Me - I have a dear friend, who struggles every day with one of those lifelong heartbreaks. My friend – we’ll call her “Joy” – is one I’d consider one of the bes...

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Mom Fail? Nope. - I had my first "I'm not doing enough, what if my kid gets behind?" moment the other day.It actually knocked the wind out of me. It was over a really simple...

Machine Embroidery Applique Tutorial - Here's a quick tutorial using Embroidery Boutique's Ho Ho Ho design to demonstrate how I do machine applique. Sorry for the bad pics! *Step 1:* *Hoop sta...

Addie is 8 months old! - So, Addie has doubled in age since the last time I posted, and I am at a loss for words in regards to how much she has changed. It's so hard to believe tha...

movin' on.... - COME SEE MY NEW BLOG!!! www.megduerksen.com

Just a little of us... - Where does time go? What is happening in my life right now? What? Oh, that's right. Two toddlers are happening. And it's no joke. I love this child. H...

Honest Surgery News - It’s time to be real and talk about some things that aren’t always happy. I went in for surgery on Tuesday, March 12th. I had been looking forward to t...

I Saw A Change In My Daughter - The day wasn't going so well. A misunderstanding meant Eldest missed out on seeing friends perform. It wasn't anyone's fault, but still very disappointing. ...

What are you doing for Lent? - Lent is not something that was familiar to me before high school. One of my friends started showing up on Fridays at the bus stop with egg sandwiches inst...

Here comes the Cliche...and MAJOR catch up! - Wait for it....here it comes...."I haven't had time to blog. I'm a new mom." Booooooooooo!!! Not cool, Denise. Not cool. So now that it has been 9 months.....

If only... - This beautiful little lady was staring at me from the cover of my new Parents magazine. Her name is Emily Keicher and she has Spina Bifida. Oh, Ella.....

Chicken and Biscuit Bake Recipe! - Being a military spouse, I am often separated from my husband. One thing I struggle with when he is away is quick and easy recipes for me and the kids. We ...

Happy Fall Ya'll!!! - It's been FOREVER since I've done an update. I keep promising I'll get better, but I think I'm getting worse at keeping up! AHH!! =) I added a few rec...

Happy THanksgiving Everyone - Well, I've had my fill of mashed potatoes and birds with gravy. Our traditional Thanksgiving baseball is now in full swing and my thoughts turn to what I ...

And Then There Were Eight - Over the last two years and two and a half months the word “normal” has lost all real meaning to me. Oh, I use to think I was enlightened as I would tout t...

Semi Wordless Wednesday - My baby girl's first "black eye" Table at Country's BBQ - 1 Ava - 0 Link up with Daphne *here*

Hello & Goodbye - Hey, strangers y'all! It's been a while since I last posted, and even longer since I've featured regular postings and updates, which depending on how you l...

Dear Lucy - Oh Lucy Loo! I'm so unbelievably sad writing this because I should have done it before now but it is SO hard saying goodbye to you and writing this means ...

Wii fun - Almost 2 weeks ago, Cameron and I headed to my sisters house for dinner and Wii! It's a bit of a hike for us to get over there but it was well worth the dr...

Paint a pretty picture.... - Painting fun with Brodie & Blayd *Brodie paints his superhero pictures....* *Blayder paints himself.....lol* 

It is FREEZING outside - Holy Hannah!! First off I can't believe it has been almost a month since I have posted!! December flew by. Well the move and big uproar I was posting abou...

New Songs, Publishing Deal and "Remission!" - Well it's been a while since I've written!...but lots of good stuff is going on and has happened. I released a new song, "Give it Up" in September, have p...

forgiveness... - Why is it so hard to forgive some wrongs? I am struggling ...I am trying...I really am. But my heart was so bruised I cannot stop thinking about this wrong...

Tech’s Most Elusive Innovation: Plain-Old English - It's 2009, tech industry. Can we lose some of the jargon and gobbledygook, please?

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