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  • Welcome to my blog!

    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

    I've created a map that shows links to our camping/hiking/general family fun review posts that you can find here. It's pretty much the coolest thing on this site. Thanks, Google!

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Category Archives: faith

Handkerchief baptism bonnets

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Posted in babies, faith, kids

In our family the baptism outfit is full of sentimental touches, from the family gown to the bonnet made from a handkerchief. At the baby’s baptism it’s a bonnet, but made from a handkerchief it’s ready to be converted for the baby’s future wedding day.  For my goddaughters’ baptisms I chose handkerchiefs with German lace […]

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Proverbs – a chapter a day

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Posted in faith

Are you participating in The Book of Proverbs – One Chapter A Day online bible study at womenlivingwell.org?  This is my first time participating in an online bible study and I’m really enjoying it.  It just started Monday, so it’s not too late to join in!  I did get the journal, but it wasn’t what […]

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