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The Day I Stopped Showering
Posted Wednesday, February 22, at 2:19 PM It was a normal day. I had decided to sleep in and very much enjoyed the luxury of it. I woke up and read my Bible, journaled and ate a breakfast of cereal. I picked out my clothes for the day and headed to the bathroom to shower. I did the normal routine -- I turned on the exhaust fan in the shower, let my hair down, placed my towels in the right spot and turned on the water. ...
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Word of the Year Last year, instead of making a new year's resolution, I chose a word to represent my year of 2011. Last year, my word was "secure." I was looking for security and trying to say goodbye to all my insecurities. This year I wasn't sure what my word for 2012 should be or whether I should even have one. But after thinking about it a lot, I've decided my word for 2012 is "purpose."...
19 Blessings and Counting Josh, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, ... Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have 19 children, all their very own and all delivered by Michelle herself. After giving birth to Josh, their oldest, Michelle and Jim Bob had a miscarriage when Michelle got pregnant while taking oral birth control. Since then, the couple chooses to no longer use birth control...
Right now, I am renting a house. And let me tell you, I have the very best landlord. First of all, my rent is cheaper than you'd ever imagine. My landlord understands my financial situation -- not making much money and yet raking in the bills. My landlord bought the house in pretty bad condition. He and his wife have been fixing it up slowly over the years...
Enjoying my Youth Every Thanksgiving my family heads to Center Point to my great aunt's house for food and fellowship. I think we had around 60 people there this year. It was pretty crowded! All the ladies bring in their food -- vegetable trays, pies, salads and casseroles. All the men walk in and head to the living room to chat or watch the football game. All the kids run in to play with the toy tractors...
Let's Eat! Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I am so excited! I can't wait to see my family, eat lots of good food, play games and prepare for Christmas. Just talking with my co-workers, I've noticed everyone has different foods they look forward to during the holidays. Let me share the foods I'm most looking forward to...
Growing up, I never thought much about my country, my government, politics or the military. I said the pledge of allegiance. I stood for the National Anthem. I was thankful to live in America, land of the free. But I guess it never really sank in or meant a whole lot to me...
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Top Five Fears Happy October! In honor of the month for scaring, I've created a list of my top fears. I decided to leave out the emotional fears -- things like failure or loved ones dying -- instead, I'm just focusing on physical fears. 5. Heights I've overcome this fear a little bit. As a camp counselor, I was trained on a high ropes course and that really helped me gain courage. However, I would still say this is a fear of mine. It's not like I want to lean over the edge of a 20-story building or anything!...
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Holding on to Memories School has begun -- from my little cousin entering kindergarten to my best friend starting classes for her last semester of college. I began school when I was just a 4-year-old playing with Barbie's. I entered preschool in Bowling Green with my grandparents as my teachers. All the other kids called them Mr. Paul and Mrs. Ann, but I stuck to Grandpa and Grandma...
Sunny Vacation For the past week, I haven't been doing any writing for The Times. In fact, the only writing I've been doing was inside my personal journal as I looked out over the ocean. Yes, the ocean! I have been in Florida this past week on vacation with my boyfriend, Travis, and his family. I had a wonderful time and got a very nice tan...
Entering Adulthood I've officially been a Times' reporter for more than a week now. I was surprised by how many people I talked to who mentioned seeing my photo in the paper or reading about my new position online. I felt a sense of pride as I agreed to being a part of this staff...
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