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Maggie Whitley

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How to love on your children.

May 20, 2014 · 11 Comments
Filed Under: family, Maxwell, Zack

I’ll never forget it — we were sitting in church a couple months ago and Pastor Brad was speaking on the importance of making sure we encourage our children (specifically fathers) and how powerful simply loving on them is, verses always parenting/correcting them. He gave many examples and it was seriously soul touching to see… [Read More]

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State of the Biz: “How do you decide what to blog about?”

May 19, 2014 · 11 Comments
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One topic in particular that seems to never bore me is on the business side of blogging and handmade shop ownership. And when I think about it, this topic goes back to the beginning roots of my blog. For this very reason I’m inspired to introduce a new series, State of the Biz: blog &… [Read More]

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Ten things I love // vol. 1

May 16, 2014 · 15 Comments
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Hi loves! Remember when I mentioned feeling super inspired to revamp some of my content? With that inspiration comes a new blog series that starts today, “Ten things I love”. Each volume in this series will include a different topic. I’m super excited about this and all the topics we can effortlessly chat about in… [Read More]

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My favorite summer makeup essentials.

May 15, 2014 · 11 Comments
Filed Under: hair + beauty, seasons

Let’s talk about bad habits for a second: one of mine is wearing foundation every day, even when it’s summertime and I’m at the beach. It’s more of a bad-habit-turned-disability. Because the foundation I use provides pretty solid coverage — meaning my face doesn’t really get a tan when I’m outside, my face doesn’t have… [Read More]

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Our next BIG (little) adventure…

May 12, 2014 · 56 Comments
Filed Under: baby #2, family

…begins now! Zack and I are beyond ecstatic to share that our family is growing and come October we’ll be holding a newborn baby. Yesterday was a very special Mother’s Day for our family as we anticipate a baby boy or baby girl, due to arrive late October. We didn’t find out Maxwell’s gender until… [Read More]

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Blog, home and African inspiration.

May 9, 2014 · 10 Comments
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I’ve been so inspired lately to really revamp my blog and the content found here that last night I finally purchased the Blog Life ecourse by A Beautiful Mess. I bought and completed Blog Love, their previous blog ecourse (written a few years ago) and loved it so much. I knew I would love this… [Read More]

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What May has looked like.

May 8, 2014 · 4 Comments
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It is May, right? I really had to do a double-take after I typed the post title. Whoooo. It seems there is so much going on, yet there is so much less going on than usual. May has been a good month for us, mainly because we did some major tweaking in April. I couldn’t… [Read More]

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My wildflower.

May 5, 2014 · 5 Comments
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So, I’m going to go out on a limb and say Maxwell will not appreciate me calling him a wildflower once he’s old enough to know the word ;) but, he’s my independent, wild, “blooms where is he planted” son and I cherish him. Before Maxwell joined our family, we prayed for a baby to… [Read More]

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Let’s chat about being brave.

May 2, 2014 · 16 Comments
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Years ago my dreams revolved around my career, which is how I defined myself as a young twenty-something married lady. But I can’t help myself and think of this quote by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” I’ve challenged myself with the world of handmade for years…. [Read More]

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How to create imperfection.

April 30, 2014 · 18 Comments
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For so long I’ve talked (and whined and complained) about wishing I had more time to do “fun things”, that I almost missed an opportunity last week to create something imperfect. One thing Zack is so good at doing — that I admire so much — is turning his cheek to the mess in order… [Read More]

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MAGGIE WHITLEY WEAVES HER WRITINGS around joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith, and simple living. She homeschools her children, enjoys a quiet room while reading, and roars with laughter over the challenges and delights of motherhood. Maggie and her husband, along with their five young children, live in northern Michigan. She has been writing online since 2008. CLICK TO READ MORE ♥

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