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January 11, 2013

THE BEST OF 2012.

the best of 2012.

1. dining on the hill… farmhouse style.
2. perfect blackberry jelly.
3. trying to make it make sense.
4. for the love of milk.
5. a few answers.
6. ten things being a mother has taught me.
7. grayson turns three.
8. mirror mirror on the wall.
9. alot of positive.
10. first day of pre-school.

here are my most popular blog posts from 2012.  this blog is really so much fun for me.  i love coming here and sharing my thoughts, inspirations, some of my day to day life, our family, and talk about things that are important to me.  i am working on some new series and features that i am really excited about.

over the last few days i have been importing all the posts from my old blog over to my online space here.  and let me tell you, it was not an easy task.  i thought that i had lost everything from my old blog, but after doing alot of digging around on my external hard drive, i was able to recover some files (whew!), and steve at prophoto blogs helped me set back up that database on my server so that i could access all of my old archives and import everything over here to my new online space from the hill at hopewell.  steve is the greatest, and was so patient with me and helpful with my goals of finding and restoring all of my old archives from the last few years.  now all of my content is in one place, and i am just over the moon excited about it.  i have organized and categorized all of my posts, and you can easily navigate to my archives and categories here.  i also have a link to the archives and categories over on the sidebar.

thanks so much for following along this past year.  i’m so happy to have had you here.  i look forward to all that 2013 brings.  happy blogging!

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honey - January 15, 2013 - 9:38 pm

I LOVE your cows :)

October 20, 2012

10 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT FALL.

1.  high cotton.

2. yellow goldenrod.

3. coffee on the porch on early cool mornings.

4. warm boots.

5. new cozy hat crocheted by my grandmother.

6. big and little pajamas.

7. the famous henderson bluegrass festival.

8. good ‘ol southern pecans.

9. pretty pumpkins.

10. wildlife in the country.

happy fall saturday morning y’all!  it is chilly and crisp this morning on the hill.  i love this time of year.  the weather around here has been so nice and comfortable lately, and all the changes in colors outside are just beautiful.  i’ve got more fall fun to share with you soon!  what do you love about fall?  please share!

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May 14, 2012

TEN THINGS BEING A MOTHER HAS TAUGHT ME.

boys laying on the bed

1. to truly accept what life gives me, and not only accept it but LIVE it.

2. i can fight for myself and my child.

3. if i do what i feel to do, things work better.. i won’t doubt myself as often… and i’m happier and more confident.

4. i’ve learned to really understand and redefine ‘bitter-sweet’.

5. instead of thinking that being a mother is a responsibility… i’ve realized that it’s really more of a privilege.

6. there’s more laughter and joy in my life.

7. my heart is cracked wide open. constantly… and i love every inch of them more than i thought possible.

8. i’ve found more patience within, that i never knew i had.

9. i wake up smiling – because there are little faces beaming at me – so happy to be awake. alive. and in love. with me… and what a way to start every single day.

10. i’m living my dream… it’s beautiful and messy, and it is everything and more. i’m in love with them… in love with this life of motherhood.  i thank god for allowing me to be their mother, and for all the life lessons i have learned so far.

hope your mother’s day was wonderful! xo.

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Allie - May 14, 2012 - 11:06 am

So sweet!!!! Glad you had a great mothers day, Lauren! Love you and those little boys of yours!