2016 changed me for the better! One year ago, the Small Town Family was bombarded with homesickness, loneliness, and turmoil. I never thought on January 3, 1017, I would say we love living in Florida! God transformed our hearts and souls and showed us the blessings of living in such a beautiful area with unending sunshine, constant warm…
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  I’d love to say the weeks leading up to Christmas Eve in the Small Town Family was magical but I can’t. We have a tween who is transitioning from the carefree days of childhood into the reality of being a teenager. Instead of wearing sweaters, looking at snow and drinking hot cocoa, I’m wearing flip flops and sipping cold…
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  “How’s the book coming?” my friend asked as she joined me in the pool. “Slow,” I replied as I floated on my raft. “How are you?” she asked. “Deflated,” I replied with a smile. She laughed and commented, “What a perfect word! You’re not defeated, just deflated!” I joined her in laughing and agreed. Back in June I worked…
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Hi everyone!  As some of you know, I am in the process of writing a book about my journey to motherhood.  Well, this is the blog post that started my brave, and very vulnerable, journey of sharing my story.   If you want to read more, click on the Needles Paperwork and Prayer under the Categories section on the right hand side of…
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I just stared at the word. ME was the most used word in all my Facebook statuses for 2015. My first thought was that the stupid Facebook app was wrong.  I expected and wanted my word to be like my Facebook friend’s word.  Her most used word was her kid’s name and joy.  But not me.  My word was ME.  I felt shallow…
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