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mid-week meditation #10
Hi there, everyone! How is your day going? It’s been H-O-T here in Ventura this week — temps are up in the 80s, which feels super hot here because we don’t have air conditioning! Don’t usually need it...
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5 things my brother has taught me {happy birthday, greg!!}
My little brother turns 25 today!! I got home yesterday afternoon, and I am so happy I get to be home to celebrate with my fam :) Last night, we had Gramps over for dinner and it was a lovely evening...
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a year of Wooden: week 46
Hello there, everyone! Hope your week is going splendidly, and that you are able to take some time for yourself in the midst of the craziness of this holiday season to reflect on what matters most in...
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a year of Wooden: final wrap-up
Hello there, friends! Now that we’re into 2015, I’ll be embarking on a new year-long challenge on Monday… but first, I wanted to do a final post wrapping up this amazing year of Wooden challenge....
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a year of living simply: week 5
Hello everyone, and happy Wednesday! Hope you are having a great week so far. My week has been a mixture of “grown-up” things like getting my tax stuff in order and scheduling doctor’s appointments and...
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a year of living simply: week 6
Happy Wednesday, dear readers! I hope you are all doing great and enjoying this “short” week after the Presidents’ Day holiday. This morning I’m cooking up a batch of chili but instead of using ground...
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a year of living simply: week 7
Hello, friends! I’m coming at you a little late with this week’s year of living simply post… I can’t believe it’s already Thursday! I meant to post yesterday, but it was a busy busy day. Tutoring,...
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a year of living simply: week 8
Hi there, everyone! Hope your week is off to a great start. I had a nice day yesterday… before tutoring, I met up with a sweet woman from my church who has been checking up on me since Celine died. She...
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gratitude in the midst of grief
Hello, lovely people! Thank you for taking the time to send such sweet messages and words of love after my last post. It helps to write about Celine, her incredible life, my memories, our friendship;...
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a year of living simply: week 9
Happy St. Patty’s Day, friends! Hope you are wearing green today so you don’t get pinched! :) I’m excited to get together with Dana tonight to continue our tradition {started last year} of celebrating...
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grief and the holidays
This has been a unique holiday season for me. It has been joyous in many ways: filled with love and laughter, delicious food and warm conversations. More than any other year, I have savored and...
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dear amber rubarth
Hi. I’m one of the people who came up to you after your concert in San Francisco this past Saturday night and asked you to sign my copy of your CD. I was nervous, and I don’t think I even remembered to...
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abundance + gratitude
Hello, my long-lost friends! It has officially been one month and one day since I married the love of my life. I can’t believe how time has flown! I am working on a humongous recap wedding post...
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when your brimming cup of tea spills all over the table
You guys, I had one of those rough days yesterday. We’ve all had them. Those days when, for some mysterious reason, Criticism and Rejection and Disappointment decide to band together and visit you, one...
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a welcoming table
Who do I want to be? This is a question I ask myself often. It is all too easy to want to live with certain values — to want to be generous, inviting, warm, forgiving — but it can be more difficult to...
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holiday minimalism challenge
Hi guys! I hope your week is off to a marvelous start! Our little apartment is officially beginning to look like the holidays. We strung up some colorful lights, hung a wreath on the door, and even got...
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fred
One of my fondest friendship memories is from one of the hardest periods of my life. It was my final semester of grad school and I had broken up with my fiancé two weeks before. I was waiting outside...
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what i’ve learned as a new mom
Hi everyone, and happy 2019! I am thrilled to introduce you to my daughter Maya Woodburn McAuley. She was born on December 4th at 10:57pm. She is the most beautiful thing we have ever seen and my...
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