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Starting Fresh.

My arms are wide open, ready to embrace 2014. I don't think I've ever welcomed a year as much as I am welcoming this new year. I've really been needing (yearning for) this fresh start. I have so many hopes f...
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A Look Back At 2013 Through Photos

Happy New Year! Since having Luke it seems like my years go by at warp speed. Sometimes I just want to grab on and dig my heels in desperately trying to slow it all down. I tried thinking what word defined 2...

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Daddy Russ, Mommy Tori and Luke! Luke 1:35 - The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born wil...
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Wanting To Give More.

I look at our Christmas tree with gifts overflowing and I think about all those families around the world who's trees are bare. I picture the family huddled around their child in a hospital fighting against...
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My Style: Casual Cool

Since becoming a mother my bags are typically large bottomless pits. Very non-fashionable and usually big enough to carry everything under the sun that might be needed by a two-year-old. When I discovered SmiLe...