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Every year the seasons change. We watch the cold of Winter melt into Spring. Spring delights us for a time then transforms into Summer. As we enjoy the heat of Summer, soon we are anxious for the temps to cool off into fall. Then before we know it Winter rolls around once more. My Dad […]
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I clearly remember saying to myself and others that I would not get married until I had a career of my own and the means to support myself. I would not depend on a man for such things. All was going well. I graduated high school. Then proceeded to fly halfway across the country to […]
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I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas where Coke really means Dr. Pepper and TexMex is it’s own food group! I clearly remember the first time I went out to eat when I was in Vermont for college. I asked for a sweet tea and the waitress gave me a blank stare. Finding […]
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In the spirit of short summers we decided to make as many short trips as we could! Our quick turn around trip to the Big Apple was fabulous, exhausting and worth every minute. We hadn’t even unpacked our bags before we hopped back in the car and headed to Maryland to visit with family. Life […]
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The summer of 2018 was a blur! Our school district decided they we going to break the “Thou shall not start school before Labor Day” rule and bumped the start day to August 13th! Wait, What??? We only had 7 short weeks to cram in summer school, missions trips, swim lessons, and travel baseball. Just […]
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This past weekend was the Father Daughter Dance, at our little girl’s school. This would be the first time she has attended a Daddy Daughter Dance. There have been many opportunities before, at churches or on military bases, but they never seems to line up with our schedules. Or we learned about them after it […]
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Last week, in Virginia, we all complained about the non-stop rain. All winter I groaned about the cold. Once the summer heat and humidity arrive I’m sure I’ll be wishing for Fall. Have you noticed how we are never quite happy with the weather. Always wanting something different? What if for once we embraced the […]
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In the Hubbard House Friday night is Pizza night! Seriously almost every Friday we are most likely eating pizza of some sort. With a family of seven, three of which are growing teenage boys most of the time it’s frozen pizza. Can you imagine the cost of delivery every Friday for a brood that eats […]
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Springtime has finally arrived in Fredericksburg. Much later than I had hoped. But now that I can finally stroll the streets of Fredericksburg, I love admiring the beautiful spring blooms! I don’t know the names of every flowering tree or bush that I saw but they were all stunning in the early morning light. I […]
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It’s Friday in Fredericksburg but this week we are visiting Hawaii!! So first let me say, Aloha Friday!!! As a military spouse we have had the pleasure of living in many different places and Hawaii was one of them! We were blessed to be stationed on Oahu, not once but twice! Both times were filled […]
