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My Favorite Cookbook

Dear friends, what a treat I have to share today! Our babysitter—who has the same allergies as Jacob—recently let me borrow a cookbook: Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame. I love it, and you’re about to love it, too, even if you […]

February 27, 2013

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What I Love This Week

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. I haven’t finished it yet, but I already want to read it again. It’s the only book that has come close to my love for Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and […]

February 26, 2013

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Little Things

Somehow, despite my usual inclinations, life seems simple today. Maybe it’s knowing that Lent is coming up, or maybe I’m getting a little jaded by this cold, cold winter, but I am focusing on completing what I’ve started, rather than planning something new, keeping things quiet and low-key—and loving it. Though today started earlier than […]

February 7, 2013

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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