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Raising Our Wild Things

Southern Living - Red Wine Sippin' - Wife - Mom of 3 - Jesus Follower- Mompreneur

January 2, 2013

Top 5 Posts of 2012

Wow…2012 sure did fly by! But what a great year! 2013 you better come on strong if you want to beat 2012!Highlights of the year: Celebrated my first blogging anniversary in November of 2012 Bought my first home with my…

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December 18, 2012

Christmas Weekend Fun

This weekend was crazy busy but a lot of fun for the Thompson household. We started the weekend off by attending a Tacky Christmas Sweater/White Elephant Party Friday night. It was a a lot of fun. We ended up with a new…

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November 5, 2012

Do Not Fear The Future

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately (which is always a scary thought) and the sermon at church today really verbalized all my thoughts. I am sure many of my readers have, like myself, heard many people say…

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October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone! Every year finding a costume to dress up in for Halloween always starts off as a dreaded daunting task for me but ends up being one of the highlights of the Holiday once I finally decided on…

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October 29, 2012

Peoria, IL: The City of Beauty in October

I had to visit Peoria, IL for business in October and thankfully got to bring my sweet husband with me. Although there isn’t much in Peoria (it is about a 3.5 hour drive from Chicago) I did learn that: 1)…

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July 23, 2012

Can you believe it?

Well, our first wedding anniversary is this weekend! Crazy, huh? We aren’t sure what we are going to do to celebrate yet…stay tuned! As I think back on our first year of marriage I am overwhelmed with gratitude to God…

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January 3, 2012

Ringing in the New Year

Welcome 2012! Why I loved 2011:1. I got MARRIED to the love of my life! 2. I graduated from the best university in the south (possibly the world) 😉 GO DAWGS!3. I started my career with a wonderful company4. I got…

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Hello! I am Chelsea. I am the homeschooling mom of 3 and lover of adventures!

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Small Shop Gift Ideas / Deals and Steals

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. There are so many great deals and steals going on right now. Below I am sharing a few of my…

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Peoria, IL: The City of Beauty in October

I had to visit Peoria, IL for business in October and thankfully got to bring my sweet husband with me. Although there isn’t much in Peoria (it is about a 3.5 hour drive from Chicago) I did learn that: 1)…

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The BIG Announcement: My Pregnancy Story

“I participated in a Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for First Response. I received product samples as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.”I have to say finding out I was pregnant was one of…

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Fall Weekend Shenanigans

What a gorgeous fall weekend it was this past weekend. Wanna know what I was up too? 1. Pumpkin Carving Contest on Friday. Here’s the pumpkin we carved: 2. Luke Bryan farm tour on Saturday night. Here he is in…

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