Author name: alyssa

Last in Gym Class

When I was a kid, I was always picked last in gym class. No lie. I’m just not very coordinated. Anyone else experience this? Oh, gym class. I remember some of those moments so vividly. The silent prayers offered up to heaven during the picking process, “Please God, not this time!” Quietly pleading, “Please! Pick …

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Just a few thoughts…

I’ve not been a consistent blogger this month. We’ve spent a lot of time with family. It’s been wonderful. We spent the past week in Texas with my parents, my sister and her husband, and my brother. It was nearly 100 degrees everyday and sunny. My parents happen to live at a resort. Well, not …

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A cicada story

It’s hard to believe that we’re entering the merry month of June tomorrow. Anyone else with me? Seriously. That means it’s about to officially be summer. I feel like we just celebrated the New Year a few weeks ago. At any rate, I’m happy to welcome June. We’ll celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary this month, …

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Strawberry Peach Pie

I’m on a strawberry kick. Can you blame me? It’s strawberry season! I love it! We went to the farmer’s market on Tuesday and I picked up more strawberries, and a bunch of ripe, juicy peaches! Mmmmm…. Peaches are a favorite of mine. With fresh peaches and strawberries, I decided to bake a pie. I’m …

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Strawberry Muffins

The cicadas are officially in attack mode here in Nashville. Honestly, it’s been a little scary. Their cries have grown louder – almost deafening at times. And instead of just hanging out in the trees, they’ve taken to swarming all over the place. We park under a tree and have been running too our car …

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