Category: My Life
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WV Office of Energy EECBG Award
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant “To Amy McCallister-Ethel: The WVOE is pleased to announce that your organization’s project ‘Habitat for Humanity of the Tri-State Huntington ReStore HVAC Proposal‘ has been approved for funding………. Congratulations on being awarded this grant so that you may continue to improve your community and thank you for all the…
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Conversations with a 4-year-old
A little of this, a little of that…. And a fib thrown in the mix. (He did NOT really barf). Aidan is at SUCH a funny age right now, and I just wanted to share the sweetness! Because of Him, Amy (To catch all of this greatness LIVE, Follow me on Periscope and Twitter! My…
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Burdens: Hand ‘Em Over
The last couple of days have been kind of rough. Nothing major or catastrophic has happened, just your regular, run of the mill, grown-up/first world/parenting problems. If you are a grown up with small children living in the United States and (taking your job as a parent seriously) breathing actual air, you know EXACTLY what…
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Time Goes By Too Fast
When I was pregnant with Nathan, a friend of mine told me, “Time will fly by, because you will be so busy!” Oh my goodness, how true that has been. I wish I had more time to write, blog, create, etc. I know there are times when I am not an incredibly reliable/available person. 99%…
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The Pearl
Right now, I have approximately 5 or 6 unfinished blog posts sitting in my drafts. I have at least two reasons for this: My 20 month old, and my 2 month old. I am a little ( a lot) overwhelmed right now. I have so many things I need to share, but right now is…
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Overcome the 3 D’s through R.C.A!!!
I have begun to notice a pattern of habits about myself. Last week I talked about how I had been discouraged and feeling like I did not have much talent. Discouragement is part of the pattern I’ve begun to notice that leads me down the road to depression and believe you ME, I am NEVER…
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#iPPP What I do when I’m not blogging
Last weekend, I was away from my baby for only the second time since he was born. (The first time was when we went on a marriage retreat that was pretty much life-changing. ) I have been trying for the past 4 days to blog about my experience at the Women of Faith Conference I went to…
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What’s in a name?
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So sorry for keeping everyone in suspense about New Baby Boy Ethel’s name! Before I tell you what it is, I have to tell you briefly about our journey and how we decided on his name. Thanks for indulging me! For many months now, JR and I have been racking our brains trying to name…
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I choose LIFE!
It is 6am in the morning and I just had one of those bad dreams that make you suck in your breath and be OH so thankful to be awake. I dreamed that my husband had died. Everything about the dream was really dark. I didn’t see the funeral, any friends, any family bringing food…
