WARNING: There is a somewhat graphic photo of Luke’s surgery scar toward the bottom of the post. I don’t think it is too bad, but if you are extra sensitive to stuff like that, just scroll by quickly. haha!! Hey friends! It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks, for sure! Luke had his brain surgery, and we are so…
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Well, that is a title I for sure never thought I would write! But it’s the truth. On February 9 and 10th, Luke will be undergoing two surgeries on his brain at Vanderbilt hospital. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably already know this. If not, I will explain the crazy events over the past few weeks. …
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Sweet friends! I am still alive! haha! In the 13 years I have been a blogger, I have NEVER gone over a month without posting. But I just looked, and my last post was in early December! WHAT?! Christmas 2021 Y’all. This past fall has been a crazy one for us. With Cy starting his new remodeling business,…
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Happy December 1st! Can you believe it? I sure can’t! This fall season has flown by! I think now that I am homeschooling the kids and helping Cy with his new remodeling business (as a designer for his clients,) my schedule is just extra packed! I’ve spent most of the fall trying to figure out how to handle all of…
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This past weekend, I stayed at my dad’s house for my “2nd Annual Traci’s Birthday Weekend!” You can read on the picture above from instagram that for my birthday last year, I wanted to spend it with Dad because I didn’t get to see him much because of covid. I wrote a post about it HERE. We had the best…
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Hey friends! I’m excited to share my first Holiday post with you! I’m partnering with Krylon for a fun little project that is so easy and a great gift idea for yourself or others! Wood bead garlands are ALL the rage right now! It actually showed up on the decor scene a few years ago, but it was mostly natural…
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Hello friends! I’m back from a few days with Sania and Eli in Kentucky, and we had a good ol’ time. :) Since I’m here, I thought I would continue the tour of our Wilmore House makeover. If you missed my previous tour posts, you can click the following links: WILMORE HOUSE DAY 1 – Exterior and Den WILMORE HOUSE…
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My mom loved celebrating ALL of the holidays. She would go all out for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. She was the hostess with the mostest! As a kid, I remember what a big deal Thanksgiving was. I LOVED eating with my family and extended family and overdosing on giblet gravy. haha! And those homemade yeast rolls…oh my goodness! My…
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We are back from our vacation to Santa Rosa Beach last week! It was so much fun, and of course, went by way too quickly. But I treasured every moment I got to share with my children… The days, weeks, months, and years are flying by….I wish I could make time stand still. Right now, it’s still the seven of…
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God is so good. He is so very, very good. Somehow, someway…He brought together an orphan girl from Latvia to a family of 5 in Kentucky. When I look back, I can hardly believe it is our family’s story. It wasn’t anything we had planned, but it’s very clear now that it was God’s plan all along. Little did…
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The weather here in Tennessee has been AMAZING this week! We’ve had cooler morning and evenings, and way less humidity, and it has been wonderful!! We’ve spent the past couple of days outdoors working on finishing our deck/patio area. I have been wanting to do this for FOREVER! It feels so good to finally get started on it. Cy finished…
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