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Leaving home to go home. (Part 5.)

And so we have arrived at the final part in the series documenting my struggles with 2013.  I’m glad you have read along.  The words I wrote in this particular post were all written last week and they were actually … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Part 4.)

In today’s installment I want to share a few keys to my healing process.  I’m thankful that there are so many different resources available and want to share them here for others to utilize. Keys are quite helpful.  If I … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Part 2)

Welcome to the series where I bare it all, exposing the tender spots on my heart regarding our most recent moves. Monday, in the introduction to the series, I shared why I’ve had such a hard time getting these words … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Part 1)

As I mentioned yesterday, most of what I wrote in the “Leaving home to go home” series was written over a month ago.  I’ve healed quite a bit since I wrote this and it’s taken me a few weeks to … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Series intro.)

Home.  I have to say, I love being home.  To define that, I mean my house, where my stuff is and where my family lives.  For a military family, the location of home changes frequently.  We haven’t moved as many as … Continue reading

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Christmas Ornament from PCS Stickers

“I saw the cutest thing on Pinterest.” Famous last words of any crafter… except this time I actually started and competed the project! It required some thinking-ahead, as in, while we were unloading our HHGs.* As things were unpacked, I … Continue reading

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Our Texas House is Now a Home.

While I admit to not feeling at home in the Texas heat I will say that we have turned our house into a home and we are quite pleased with the results.  We purged over 3000 pounds of “stuff” we … Continue reading

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Random thoughts during this move…

I don’t like vertical blinds but they do, at least, have some benefits. One being that they block out some sun (heat) and help keep the house cool. Painting the walls was a very good idea… I LOVE the Boothbay … Continue reading

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A House for the Hamricks: Part 2

Yesterday I shared the first post on last Tuesday’s exciting events.  Today’s post will have a few mores stories and a bunch of pictures.  Welcome to our home.  (I can’t wait to have our own stuff in it!)  So, to … Continue reading

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A House for the Hamricks: Part 1

Last Tuesday at this time I was on my first (and only, so far) early morning run here in Texas. I was happy to know that there was a time of day during which the state was not on fire, … Continue reading

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