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Brandy
Dec 21, 20232 min read
A Christmas-ish Letter from the Lovelaces
Two nights ago, I turned to Mike and said that we should do a New Year's letter this year, not a Christmas one. Christmas letters are...
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Brandy
Jan 8, 20232 min read
The Year of Sourdough
Can I be honest? Last year was not my favorite. I'm not one to believe that January 1 is some magical day where everything resets, but...
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Brandy
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Wild & Dangerous
Twenty months ago, I bought a violet to mark the first month of our adoption journey. And what a journey it has been. There have been...
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Brandy
Apr 25, 20222 min read
Shattered Dreams and Coffeecake Crumbs
I was baking a coffee cake when we got the call. Pillowy cake studded with tart pockets of rhubarb, showered in a gingery crumble that...
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Brandy
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Clearing the Back Forty
There’s a phenomenon in our home that we like to call “chopping down a tree on the back forty.” I can’t even remember where we stumbled...
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Brandy
Oct 18, 20212 min read
Dancing on Disappointment
Can I be honest? Toxic positivity makes me want to puke. Maybe you're not familiar with the concept of toxic positivity? In my own words,...
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Brandy
Jul 11, 20212 min read
"We're really here..."
Two years ago, almost to the day, I sat in my favorite music venue, Red Rocks, not knowing that in a matter of months the world would...
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Brandy
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Walking Before I Crawl
On February 27, 2021, I met my first grandchild, a sweet little boy who will one day call me "Grandy." As I held him for the first time,...
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Brandy
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Snow, Shelter & Bird Poop
Yesterday afternoon, a much anticipated snow storm moved into Colorado Springs. There's really nothing better than a weekend snowstorm...
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Brandy
Jan 17, 20213 min read
Joannie the Begonia
It's funny, I can't really tell you what prompted me to mark each month of our adoption journey with a plant. The idea rooted in my mind...
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Brandy
Dec 20, 20202 min read
A Season of Curious Questions
Advent is one of my favorite times of the year. It represents a time of waiting and anticipation. Which, feels like a lot of life. When I...
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Brandy
Nov 15, 20202 min read
On Masks and Control
If I had to choose one way to describe 2020, it would be "out of control." Because if there's something that reminds you that you have no...
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Brandy
Nov 24, 20192 min read
Things done, and things left undone
Every Sunday, we do "prayers of the people" at church. We pray for our church, our community and the world. We pray for the sick, the...
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Brandy
Nov 10, 20192 min read
It's Pie Time!
What's your kitchen nemesis? I'm not talking about figuring out what to make for dinner -- that's everyone's nemesis. I mean the thing...
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Brandy
Nov 7, 20192 min read
From the Archives: Like Me
I wrote this post over a decade ago. I can still vividly remember this season -- of being an audience of some much heartbreak and loss. I...
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Brandy
Oct 16, 20194 min read
My Big Fat Geriatric Wedding
I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to get married when you're "older." Please, don't comment and say "But Brandy, you're...
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Brandy
Sep 25, 20195 min read
The Great Road Trip of 2019
I always do this, don't I. Start a new blog, get really excited, and then not post for a few weeks. I think I just need to accept this as...
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Brandy
Aug 29, 20193 min read
The Secret Ingredient is ALWAYS Love
About a month ago, our appliances went on strike. It started with the washing machine flooding twice (the second time right through the...
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Brandy
Aug 26, 20194 min read
10 Signs I Married the Right Man (this time, with gifs!)
Well, I certainly didn't intend to not write anything for the past week. I have some thoughts swirling around in my head, but nothing...
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Brandy
Aug 19, 20192 min read
Top 10 Things to do on a Perfect Weekend (plus bonus points!)
In an effort to keep some motivation with my blog, I am going to try posting a "top 10" list every Monday. It's kind of the equivalent to...
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