quote – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Choosing hope over fear. /post/2015/07/30/hope/ /post/2015/07/30/hope/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:19:01 +0000 /?p=5862 I recently saw a Nelson Mandela quote that really stuck with me: It speaks straight to my soul. I’ve been asking myself, what would it be like if I made all choices in my life based on hope, instead of … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/07/30/hope/feed/ 4 Something to think about. /post/2015/03/11/make-it-happen/ /post/2015/03/11/make-it-happen/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:45:00 +0000 http://e2db5486-4675-43ec-b669-c688b0a4265d I just finished the book, Make it Happen, by Lara Casey, and I wanted to share this excerpt from it: “If there is a ‘secret’ to life it’s this: following God is far more valuable than all the riches and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/03/11/make-it-happen/feed/ 0 Dear Diary: A reminder to myself. /post/2013/12/11/freedom/ /post/2013/12/11/freedom/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:20:00 +0000 http://9952f22f-e8d1-4bf5-baea-c16b0b87118d  A year (or so) ago I decided to pick one word for 2013 that would motivate me for the entire year. I picked the word ‘freedom.’ I wanted to (attempt to) free myself from my own expectations and from the … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/12/11/freedom/feed/ 0 My husband is more supportive than a super-great sports bra. /post/2013/10/22/my-husband-is-more-supportive-than-a-super-great-sports-bra/ /post/2013/10/22/my-husband-is-more-supportive-than-a-super-great-sports-bra/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:20:00 +0000 http://772eea4e-556e-4bcf-a27e-e49df61674d2 If there is one trait I absolutely love about the Husband (okay, there is more than one trait, but if I had to choose one) it would be that he is endlessly supportive of me.  Like, I cannot even imagine being as … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/10/22/my-husband-is-more-supportive-than-a-super-great-sports-bra/feed/ 0 This week I ate an entire apple pie, and it was delicious. /post/2013/10/04/friday-37/ /post/2013/10/04/friday-37/#respond Fri, 04 Oct 2013 05:30:00 +0000 http://71551d29-c49e-498a-98b0-89b0663a7b30 This week was a good week. Not because it was special, but because it was so very normal. I had two interviews (please cross your fingers and your toes for me! I’m ready for the unemployed season of my life … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/10/04/friday-37/feed/ 0 Mental gifts and other good intentions. /post/2013/08/15/intentions/ /post/2013/08/15/intentions/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2013 05:10:00 +0000 http://479a49c5-137b-495c-aeed-84ca027e2826 I stumbled across this quote the other day and immediately bookmarked it because I just felt so darn convicted as soon as I saw it. I will be the first to tell you, I am the queen of ‘good intentions’. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/08/15/intentions/feed/ 0 Slowing down and smelling the flowers (because there are so many things to be thankful for!) /post/2013/08/07/gratitude/ /post/2013/08/07/gratitude/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2013 06:15:00 +0000 http://14fa3a4e-a841-4008-a1d7-11583a7ba621  I’m a sucker for ‘things that make my heart happy right now’ lists. Or at least, that’s what I refer to them as. So, because I just came back from a mini-vaca and my heart is filled with all sorts … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/08/07/gratitude/feed/ 0 Kindness (RIP Roger Ebert) /post/2013/04/06/kindness/ /post/2013/04/06/kindness/#respond Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:50:00 +0000 http://cc39bebf-574b-487e-a0e0-fefc9e0f235c A totally gratuitous safari picture. (Because I like to relive this adventure as often as possible. And because animals live together so peacefully. They coexist without hate or malice, and with survival as their prime motivation. They are not motivated … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/04/06/kindness/feed/ 0 It’s Friday! (So I have some links to keep you busy while you’re pretending to work). /post/2013/02/01/its-friday-so-i-have-some-links-to-keep-you-busy-while-youre-pretending-to-work/ /post/2013/02/01/its-friday-so-i-have-some-links-to-keep-you-busy-while-youre-pretending-to-work/#respond Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:28:00 +0000 http://e4e622c8-fad2-4906-abf4-423d68df70fc Gratuitous safari picture! (You’re welcome) This week the internet taught me: How to wake up earlier.  About a Russian family who lived in extreme isolation and didn’t know humans had landed on the moon.  That both men and women are … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/02/01/its-friday-so-i-have-some-links-to-keep-you-busy-while-youre-pretending-to-work/feed/ 0 She said it better than I ever could. Inspired. /post/2013/01/10/she-said-it-better-than-i-ever-could-inspired/ /post/2013/01/10/she-said-it-better-than-i-ever-could-inspired/#respond Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:58:00 +0000 http://41a5be11-7c1f-4ce4-a0c9-55758af5f0f6 Now is your time. Become, believe, try. Walk closely with people you love, and with other people who believe that God is very good and life is a grand adventure. Don’t spend time with people who make you feel like … Continue reading →

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