I am about to tell you one of the strangest recipes—nay, thee strangest recipe—I have ever made to date. But, you have to try it because you’ll love them. Want to know how I know? My mother-in-law, who very much loves chocolate, tried one without knowing what was in them and went out of her way to tell me they are delicious. The...

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This post is for those who are hurting or have been hurt, which is pretty much all of us am I right?  I’ve always loved this quote:  “Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”  –John Watson And I really believe it’s true. Life is hard, and there are times when you feel you can’t possibly be more broken. Life also...

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Let me start by saying I didn’t have high hopes for these cookies originally, but they sounded just interesting enough to try. I had pulled a recipe off Pinterest and wasn’t too impressed with how the first batch came out. But after eating a couple of the “just ok” cookies, something deep down inside me felt that these cookies had serious potential—don’t give...

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So I haven’t given an update on my wisdom teeth yet, and for that I apologize. Let me just say that it wasn’t as freaky as I thought, though my bottom right jaw is pretty sore. But, all in all, it went awesome. I filled my drugged weekend with Jamba Juice, Lord of the Rings, snuggling with the pups and Josh, and just...

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So, recently our life has become fantastically calm. Like, all of those big and demanding things that have been the focus of our lives the last few months have faded away into the past, leaving a perfect present for fun crafts and activities (until I get my wisdom teeth out Friday and then am dealing with all that ahhhhhhh).  With all of this...

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