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Recovery, etc.
View recipe: Recovery, etc.Don’t get me wrong, I love my hospital, but I really love HUP because they understand everything I’ve been through and don’t treat me like I’m four years old. I’m irritated and exhausted and the pain in currently getting to me, so I’m gonna rant for a little bit before I delve into the details.…
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Panic..
View recipe: Panic..I’m exhausted – I haven’t been sleeping – My body is in full meltdown mode – I’m freezing – I’m burning up – I’m throwing up – I’m coughing – I’m sneezing – My nose is bleeding… Tomorrow morning I have surgery for a tumor/cyst found on my thyroid. But it’s not your everyday run…
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Nut2017shell
View recipe: Nut2017shellI don’t want to say this was the worst year so far because it wasn’t. There have been a few particularly awful years in the past, and this one didn’t top those by a long shot. I also don’t want to be all negative, but sometimes there’s a lot of negative. And the negative outweighs…
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Childlike Joy
View recipe: Childlike JoyThere really is nothing like the absolute joy of a child. My friend’s daughter was given a working play sink for Christmas – running water and everything. Very cool! She was so excited for me to put it together. We played with the new baby dolls, the barbies, the doctor stuff, we had a tea…
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Minimalist Christmas Pt.2
View recipe: Minimalist Christmas Pt.2The first mindset to a minimalist Christmas is you don’t need more stuff. The way my family pays for our Christmas presents, stocking stuffers, presents for others, days out, and food for Christmas is we save our coins all year long! And we cannot spend more than we saved. We give each other 3 presents. Gold,…
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Blessings on Blessings PT.1
View recipe: Blessings on Blessings PT.1I know I am not alone when it comes to the rush of excitement I get when I receive this in the mail. Every single year I look forward to what awesome stuff I can get for a family who genuinely needs it. After seeing first hand what World Vision and Compassion do in third world country’s…
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Sweet Victory
View recipe: Sweet VictoryI don’t remember what it’s like to live life without chronic pain and fatigue or the ability to breathe through my nose. I know I have it made compared to some people. Hell, I have it made compared to my brother. But I’m still sick and I still have to look at this face every…
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Time for Celebration!
View recipe: Time for Celebration!If I start to question if something I said is too petty…chances are it’s beyond petty. That being said, do you think it would be too much if I ordered a cake from Whole Foods that said, “Happy One Year Anniversary of Quitting This Hell Hole!” Maybe that’s too much…okay back to the drawing board!
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That mom.
View recipe: That mom.A mom just walked into the Tuesday gymnastics class for five year olds prancing around like the obnoxiously obviously overly bubbly person that she is. Her daughter, a thin embarrassed five year old, is trying her best to hide from her. I can’t blame her. Her mom’s nuts. She’s loud, she’s in your face, she’s…
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Kaitlyn is a Jesus following people loving wife and mama battling a multitude of chronic illnesses while striving to live joyfully for the Lord. Read full bio.
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