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🥳 Dax and I are having a birthday snuggle and r

🥳 Dax and I are having a birthday snuggle and reflecting on a few things I’ve learned these past 44 years:⁣
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❤️ God loves you, don’t be a jerk. I mean the creator of the universe likes you, yes 𝙔𝙊𝙐, even with all of your quirks and issues. He also loves all the people that get on your nerves so show people grace. ⁣
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😋 Peppermint mochas are a good year-round beverage. Just saying. ⁣
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👖Choose comfortable pants. Seriously no one’s got time to squeeze into pants or expectations that no longer fit. ⁣
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🌺 Cherish your friendships. People are messy and not everyone will be “your people” but the ones who 𝘢𝘳𝘦 truly are a gift and treasure and worth making time for. ⁣
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💥 Quit waiting for permission. You’re a grown a$$ woman, you can do what you want. But also see my first point. ⬆️⁣
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What’s something you’ve learned as you’ve gotten older?

Awesome early birthday celebration with some of my

Awesome early birthday celebration with some of my favorite ladies supporting a wonderful cause @apc_sf

May is my birthday month and it’s generally been

May is my birthday month and it’s generally been a time for re-evaluation and adjusting. Honestly you guys, it has been an unusually busy season these last few months. Good but 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺. And as someone who really needs margin in my life it has been a bit of a challenge.⁣
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Well today I took myself (and Jesus) on a date. I’m returning to the spiritual practice of breakfast/brunch dates; times when I can just be alone and think/pray/read/process. Basically just have time to BE. So often the weeks fly by and they’re just a blur, taking care of everything and everyone that needs something from me.⁣
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I have neglected soul care and I have felt the cost.⁣
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I recently read a book by @jenmiskov 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦, I was drawn to it because I had just been feeling stuffed. Like when you have a really big meal and you can’t even think of adding one more bit except not with food, I just felt stuffed with life. And it got me thinking about the importance of integrating times of fasting and feasting. Of filling and of making space. Yes there are days that are busy and people who need me for various things but I have to be intentional about making space physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. And not feel guilty about it.⁣
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So friends, tell me. What’s your favorite way to practice soul care? And if you’re in SF/Peninsula what’s your favorite brunch/breakfast spot? I want to try out some new places for future soul dates. 😋

It’s the best daughter’s birthday today! Sweet

It’s the best daughter’s birthday today! Sweet Emilia is 14 💗
Love this girl so much!!! 🥰

It’s the beginning of the Lenten Season and I’

It’s the beginning of the Lenten Season and I’m finally sitting down to read my devos. Late start today but it’s all good. ⁣
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Lent is always a time of reflection for me and a spiritual reset of sorts. One of my favorite books to read during Lent is 𝟺𝟶 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 by @aliciabrittchole This is my 4th year reading it and every time it is 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.⁣
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Also reading through @ct_mag The Wondrous Cross with our church this year. ⁣
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Are you celebrating Lent this year? Would love to hear about your favorite practices or traditions.⁣

This year I choose my 10th word of the year! A tra

This year I choose my 10th word of the year! A tradition I started back in 2013 and it feels like a different world. Which is why is this year’s word- HOPE might be the hardest. ⁣
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I’ve been feeling hard pressed on every side 𝗯𝘂𝘁 NOT crushed. Choosing Hope this year feels like a culmination of the last few years- love+boldness+abiding, etc. but I’m trusting that God is going to show up even in the places that seem dark right now and so I choose to place my Hope in Him. ⁣
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𝘉𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳. ⁣
Romans 12:12⁣
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What’s your word for the year? ⁣
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#oneword2022 #wordoftheyear #hope #oneword #hopeful #joyfulinhope #Godisgood

𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 was my #oneword for 2021. I used

𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 was my #oneword for 2021. I used this image back in January when I was posting about my word and I realize now how symbolic it was. ⁣
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C.S. Lewis said, “To love at all is to be 𝙫𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.” ⁣
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves⁣
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And I've got to say 2021 was a strange time to choose to be vulnerable. Lots of division and opportunities for judgment and misunderstandings and at times it felt like I was literally walking around holding out my heart as an offering to be received or trampled on. ⁣
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And there definitely were moments of heartbreak as we mourned the deaths of two uncles and one cousin gone far too soon. ⁣
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We grieved the loss of several friends who moved out of CA in the great exodus of 2021 ⁣
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We saw relationships tested over political and ideological differences⁣
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We left the church we loved for over 15 years ⁣
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𝗕𝗨𝗧 we also gave our hearts to a new church community that we absolutely love⁣
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Opened our hearts and our home to host old and new friends over coffee, karaoke and wine nights⁣
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Looked for the true, good and lovely things to love right in front of us⁣
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Let God soften our hearts toward the Bay Area and found a renewed love for the people here. ⁣
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And God in His great love and kindness answered a very specific prayer request by providing not one but several amazing mentors who have generously poured into me this year, something I had been praying for for many years. ⁣
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My heart has been broken and it's been so full and I've been blown away by God's faithfulness this year.⁣
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So here's to more opportunities for love and vulnerability in 2022. Cheers! 🥂 ⁣
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𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳? ⁣

Homeschooling is one of the great joys of my life.

Homeschooling is one of the great joys of my life. But heading into the middle and high school years can be a bit challenging as far as building a community especially here in the Bay Area which sees families come and go every year. 😕⁣
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So as I’ve been thinking about options for our family we can either- ⁣
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🧳 Move somewhere else (not happening any time soon) ⁣
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🚙 Drive an hr plus to another homeschool community (not ideal)⁣
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🌁 Create my ideal homeschool community right here. (What I’m actually going to try to do) ⁣
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Our approach is based on the Schole’ model based on Classical education’s long tradition of emphasizing the seeking after of 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, and 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, the study of the liberal arts and the 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. ⁣
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I totally get that homeschooling is not for everyone. But I think everyone should ask themselves the question- 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?⁣
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And then consider if your current system 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 that vision. ⁣
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So if you are considering options for your middle school or high schooler’s education let me know. I’m collaborating with other like-minded families here in SF/Peninsula who want to create a community where kids can learn, collaborate, grow and have fun together. We’re looking for teachers, tutors, activity leaders, etc., who want to help. ❤️⁣
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