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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Why Do I Love Jesus…

Posted in Thoughts

I’ve been tagged for the 5 Things I Love About Jesus meme by Angel Mama at Pearls of Wisdom and Alycia at Where My Treasures Are. Here are the Rules: 1. Those Tagged will share 5 things they love (dig) about Jesus.2. Those tagged will tag 5 other bloggers.3. Those tagged will provide a link in the comments section here of their meme so that others can read them and here the creator of this meme John Smulo. My Responses: 1. I love Jesus because of His unconditional love. He loves me no matter what’s going on in my life…

Tackle It Tuesday

Posted in Family, Homemaking, and Thoughts

Lots of routine things to get done this week… 1) I need to get the laundry tackled. It’s amazing how missing one normal laundry day can create such a craziness in trying to get caught up again. Yikes! 2) Get the backyard mowed (if it doesn’t rain). I need to get this done so D doesn’t feel like he needs to do it. 3) Finish getting the dishes done. D will help out in this area too, but he has other things that he needs to focus on before he leaves. 4) Bake more bread and goodies for D. I…

Daddy’s Little Girl

Posted in Family

My Little Girl by Tim McGraw Gotta Hold On Easy As I Let You Go. Gonna Tell You How Much I Love You, Though You Think You Already Know. I Remember I Thought You Looked Like An Angel Wrapped In Pink So Soft And Warm. You’ve Had Me Wrapped Around Your Finger Since The Day You Were Born. Beautiful Baby From The Outside In. Chase Your Dreams But Always Know The Road That’ll Lead You Home Again. Go On, Take On This Whole World. But To Me You Know You’ll Always Be, My Little Girl. When You Were In Trouble…

Marriage Monday: Challenge Week 4

Posted in Christian Life

Whew! This week has been an interesting week for us around the house. D had to head into work the morning of the 4th of July. He ended up in the Major’s office to be informed that he might be deployed, so when he arrived home he gave me the news. We in turn told Munchkin what might be in the future (yes, this is what works best for her; she doesn’t handle these types of “surprises” well.). We found out late on Friday that he is indeed deploying. He leaves shortly to start his work-ups before he actually deploys.…