"On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had preparedB)"> and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men...

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So often in today's society it's difficult to find things that celebrate the true meaning of Christian Holidays. Easter isn't any different. This week at work, as I was looking forward to Easter, I would ask my patients and co-workers if their family did anything special to celebrate Easter. Many would respond that...

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I had the crazy thought today to check back on my New Years Resolutions to see how I was doing... And you know what??? I'm not doing half bad! Here's what I've accomplished : ) - working on : | - and what I haven't even started yet : (... ~ Complete the Bible in 90 days...

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Wow, what a Sunday. When I went to bed last night I did not even imagine the day would turn out like this. Mark and I had invited his Sister and Brother-in-law and his parents to have lunch at our house after church today. They were going to bring their dogs and we...

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Any way you can make ice cream more delicious I'm all for it! This version is faux fried ice cream, so its healthier than the actual fried stuff but its definitely not the on the scale of healthy snacks. But who doesn't like to indulge every once in a while??? Ingredients: 6 cups...

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Meal Planning. I'm going to try to keep the momentum rolling... no boxed or frozen dinners these next two weeks either! I have to say I'm struggling a bit today as I figure out what our meals are going to be because my stomach is a little upset today. Nothing sounds good to...

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Step 1: Make the raised flower bed. Since spring is right around the corner I've been spending a little time researching how I want to plant my vegetable garden this year. After some reading I decided I wanted to start out this year with a raised bed, just to see how I do,...

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I've definitely been slacking this new year with Well Balanced Wednesdays. My schedule at work changed in February so I know have Tuesday afternoons off. I have still been going over to my sister's every Tuesday afternoon to work out together, but we have definitely allowed our bible study to fall off to...

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My older sister Erin celebrated her 27th birthday this past weekend. Her husband surprised her with a trip up to Northern Virginia to shop at Ikea, which she has been dying to go to for the past 2-3 years. It was just a quick weekend trip, but they needed someone to watch their...

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I made it through the first work week of my homemade meal challenge! It was tough. And I have to be honest, not all of the meals turned out that great. Like my Philly Cheese Steak sloppy joe recipe? Ick! Seriously, I will not be making that one again. There were definitely nights,...

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*sigh* this is going to be a much longer process than I originally anticipated. Again. You don't have to go back to my last update on getting back in shape to make sure you're not seeing the same numbers. It IS less. About 2 pounds less than last month. I don't know how...

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Growing up my mom used to make delicious homemade bread in her bread maker. I loved waking up to the smell of that bread. My mouth would instantly water at the thought of the warm, fluffy bread, covered in butter and strawberry jam melting in my mouth for breakfast! Delicious! When I found...

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I was talking to someone the other night about eating healthy. As in not eating so many pre-packaged processed foods. Mark and I were at the home group that we go to every other Friday night, and the husband and wife that hosts the home group were telling me about a book they...

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Okay, so now that I've shared the first part of my summer travel plans with you, I'm ready to tell you about our big, grand vacation! Mark and I are going to Europe at the end of July!!! We are going to spend 10 days visiting England, Ireland and hopefully France. We are...

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