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Raising Our Wild Things

Southern Living -Wife - Homeschool 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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The Challenges of Christmas Day

Tis the season…our second Christmas as a married couple is quickly approaching! It’s amazing how time flies isn’t it? It seems like yesterday that I was writing a post about last Christmas and the *joys* (I say that both seriously…

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Mountain Weekend

I love long weekends! And as much as I love my job I really love days off of work! This past weekend we took advantage of the fact that I had Monday off for MLK day and took a long weekend…

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LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Atlanta

With over 2 million LEGO bricks under one roof, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta is a LEGO lover’s dream! Come share our world of color, creativity and family entertainment. Come ride Merlin’s Apprentice and Kingdom Quest! Don’t forget to check out…

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