Good Friday was the arguably the worst day in the history of mankind. Jesus — a man who controlled the weather, healed the sick, comforted the brokenhearted, fought for social justice, and sought to bring a kingdom of peace in the midst of an oppressive Roman government — was crucified. His closest friends, the men
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4 Reasons to Save 20% Down Payment Before Buying a House
The other day I realized that I missed two important anniversaries this month: the date I started this blog (four years ago March 3rd), and the day I became debt free (two years ago March 4th). Debt free. I love those two words. I think of all the hard work it took to pay off.
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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
“You know what I love about cooking? I love that after a day when nothing is sure, and when I say “nothing” I mean nothing, you can come home and absolutely know that if you add egg yolks to chocolate and sugar and milk, it will get thick. It’s such a comfort.” I love that
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High Five for Friday
It’s Friday! High fives all around! I don’t have five pictures for you this week because I’ve already put most of them up here and that would be boring to show you the same ones. So I’ll just share five thoughts: 1. I finally got a cold. I think mother nature heard me bragging that
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My Spring Bucket List
Yesterday was the first day of spring. Huzzah! Of course you wouldn’t know it as the high is 43-degrees today, but the trees and flowers have started to bloom and I know soon the temperature will catch up soon enough. I love putting together intentions and goals for each season, and decided to create a
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Growing the Good: Would you like to partner with me?
After a lot of thought, I have decided to add sponsorships to My Pretty Pennies. If every unit is purchased each month, the income generated will total $210 a month. Y’all. I’d love to have $210 more a month. I could put that towards our savings! I could buy more clothes! We could eat out more! We
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My Last Ten Pins
1. I love this laptop bag by Better Life Bags. 2. Spaghetti dinner housewarming gift. 3. I want to hang this Katie Daisy print in my office. 4. I love all-white, clean bedrooms. 5. Recipe for Eggplant Parmigiana. 6. In between my book club books, I want to read Tim Keller’s Every Good Endeavor. 7. Easter decor ideas using
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St. Patrick’s Weekend in Pictures
My mom’s family is very Irish. Her maiden name is Dockery and my uncle and his family lived in Ireland for about 12 years growing up. So we like St. Patrick’s Day. A few months ago I invited my sisters and brother in-law to Raleigh, since they hadn’t visited in a few months. Carrie, Andrew
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How to Move Google Reader Subscriptions to BlogLovin’
Yesterday the world received some very sad news: Google Reader is going away. I know. Sad face. I’ve been using Google Reader since I first started following blogs back in 2008. I love the way that it’s attached to my gmail. I love the interface and the way I have everything organized. I love that it’s one
