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No.257: The Big White Farmhouse’s 8 Year Blogiversary Giveaway

Today is a big day – The Big White Farmhouse is eight years old!  I took a trip down memory lane and found a bunch of my headers from the early days (when blogs weren’t quite so polished and this was a fun thing to do):

I am so, so thankful for anyone who has read my ramblings here through the years.  Some of you have been here from the very beginning and some may have just stumbled on the blog yesterday, but I am grateful for you all!  Your kind comments and support mean so much to me.  To thank you, I wanted to celebrate with a giveaway of a few of my favorite things!  One lucky winner will receive:

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Lilac Greeting Card from Oana Befort

Floral Bookmark from Love Maude
$20 Gift Card from Book Outlet
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To enter, simply leave a comment!  I’m using Rafflecopter to keep it all straight and promise to never share your email address.  Giveaway is open until 11:59PM EST on Sunday, June 16.

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No.256: I See You // Simple Ways to Show You Care

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about trials and suffering: why we suffer, how we suffer, the big and small crosses we each carry.  I’ve also been thinking about what to do for others while they walk their own path of suffering.  In the past, I’ve been paralyzed by the fear that I may say the wrong thing or that I may be butting into someone’s personal business.  But now?  Inspired by my word of the year, Notice, I’m stepping up anyway, asking the Holy Spirit for the right words and doing something instead of nothing.

Below is a collection of cards and ideas to show someone you care.  I’d love to hear how you show support as well as what has been helpful when you’ve been the recipient.

Cards

 

Ideas

No.255: The 20th Century in Books // A 100 Book Reading Challenge

In January, I quietly started a fun reading challenge to expand my reading to more than just the newest bestseller.  The idea started after taking a peek at my reading stats on Goodreads:
I’m reading almost exclusively from the last 20 years and while there really is nothing wrong with that, I also think that it’s difficult to be wise about the future without learning from the past.  SO!  New ongoing challenge is to read one published book for each year of the 20th century.  100 books!  I’m not putting an end date on this, but I hope to be more mindful as I choose what to read in the coming years.  I’ll update the post with the full list of 100 books at the end.  
UPDATE: You can find the current status of this challenge on this page.

No.254: Our “Welcome to Summer 2019” Basket

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In summers past, I have done “One Fun Thing A Day” (I wrote about them here and here) with great success.  We’ve made so many memories as a family that we still reminisce about.  But these kids keep growing older, so I’m trying something new this year: a Welcome to Summer basket!  As I purchased items throughout the spring, the theme that continually came to mind was “Summer Fun Without Screens.”  It’s so easy for us to fall into a “just one show” rut when it’s boiling outside so I wanted to give them fun options to do instead.  Here’s what’s in our basket for 2019:

painter’s tape (for making roads all around our hardwood floors)
everything to make s’mores: chocolate, marshmallows and graham crackers
playing cards
and the big gift for the littlest ones: a water table!

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