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My Favorite Reads of 2023

In 2023, I surpassed my reading goal of 52 books, ending the year with 62 reads. From the series conclusion to "Inheritance Games" in January to the delightful space adventure of "Seventh Grade Vs. the Galaxy" in December, choosing monthly favorites was a delightful challenge. Ultimately, "Seventh Grade Vs. the Galaxy" brought my family together and took the top spot.

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I’m Back! (I hope!) With 2024 Goals

Hi there! Welcome to A Wise Woman in Progress. I can't believe that it has been an entire year since I sat down to share anything on this blog. I know I had big dreams of writing and posting and all the things but truth be told 2023 kinda just kicked my behind. I struggled… Continue reading I’m Back! (I hope!) With 2024 Goals

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My Top 5 Books of 2022

My Goodreads goal for last year was set at 52 books, one book a week. I managed to come in just under that number but several of thew were quite lengthy (I'm talking 800+ pages) so I'm still calling it a successful year in reading. As I spent time scrolling through my Goodreads "Year in Books" review I was pleased to see the variety of reading I had done and I'll be honest when I say that it was quite a challenge to choose my top 5 books for the year but I did it so here we go.

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The Illusion of “Doing It All”

Anyone who knows me and my family knows that we are busy people. Between schooling the kids, household management, church work, associational work, running small businesses, and all the other extra add ins we are just alwasy going and doing. I often hear from people that they have no idea how I "do it all" so today I'm going to let you in on my little secret.

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Tis a Season

Does that mean I will be in this season forever? Nope, at any given time this season may shift and change. Our schedules will either open up or become even busier than they already are. Or our priorities may change due to outside circumstances. But because I read in these simple verses that God is the one who sets out the seasons, I know that I don't have to stress or worry about what season is to come. All I have to do is continue to walk day by day in faith and know that since God has placed me in this season he will see me through to the other side of it as well.

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Open the Curtains, Let the Sun Shine In

Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Last week I wrote about how lonely I have been feeling in the wake of some big decisions made in our country and subsequently the response to those decisions. The constant bombardment of negative energy pouring from one side and the extravagant boasting with little to no compassion coming… Continue reading Open the Curtains, Let the Sun Shine In