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    How to Fall in Love with Keeping a Journal

    • May 22, 2019
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    • Memory Keeping
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  • Remember Who You Are: How to Resist the Temptation to Doubt Yourself

    • February 12, 2019
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    • Spirituality
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  • Scrub Jay in the Woods

    Last Child in the Woods

    • February 28, 2019
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    • Books
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    Five Tools I Use Every Day to Tackle My To-Do List

    • January 16, 2019
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    • Home & Family
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  • This Enchanted Sun, a photo book by Jessica Byam Friedman

    10 Tips for Making Gorgeous Photo Books

    • June 6, 2018
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    • Memory Keeping
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  • Tynemouth Priory and Castle

    • November 30, 2014
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    • Travel & Recreation
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    Husband-Gettin’ Apple Pie

    • November 15, 2019
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    • Home & Family
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    This apple pie is the root of my greatest betrayal. During my college years, some of my closest friends were the guys of N301, a neighboring apartment. One of these guys makes amazing chocolate fudge, and he and I ended up with this great arrangement where he would make me fudge and I would make…

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    Exploring Caribou-Targhee National Forest

    • November 8, 2019
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    • Travel & Recreation
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    For several years, my husband Brett spent his summers working at a camp in Caribou-Targhee National Forest. With this year marking 20 years since his first summer there, he was…

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    How to Make Sun Paper Prints with Fall Leaves

    • October 26, 2019
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    • Creativity, Travel & Recreation
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    I’d say that Fall is my favorite season of the year, but then Summer would get all hot headed and Spring would wilt a bit. Truth is, as long as…

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    Wrong Roads: Trusting God When Things Don’t Go According to Plan

    • October 9, 2019
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    • Spirituality
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    “It looks like the only other class we have open that hour is Communication Arts,” the principal said, folding his hands together and placing them matter-of-factly on the desk between…

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    10 Awesome Two-Player Games for Date Night

    • September 26, 2019
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    • Friday Favorites, Home & Family
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    It’s hard to believe, but Brett and I are coming up on our second anniversary. It has been a fabulous two years, and I’m looking forward to many, many more. When we…

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I'm a quirky Canadian-American who's always ready for the next adventure. I always return my shopping carts to the cart corral, I fold gum wrappers into origami cranes, and I polish my nerd badge daily. I am passionate about helping others find and celebrate the things in life that bring them joy. Read more about me and my mission here.

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