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Jessica Broberg

I'm an English Breakfast tea drinker who loves the color green. I enjoy reading, writing and baking and am a world traveler "wannabe". I am mother to three of the most amazing kids & am madly in love with my husband who just also happens to be my best friend. I am passionate about all things faith & family. We live a rather quiet & simple life...I wouldn't want it any other way.

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Operation: Pharisectomy

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I had been waiting to get my hands on a new book on my Kindle for a while.  Finally a night with no prior engagements. I grabbed my blankets and drew them up close to my chin and started in.  I had only gotten about halfway through the first page when my husband, who was starting a new book himself, started laughing. I began again and got to about the same point in my book when my husband starts laughing again, quite hysterically. By this point my curiosity was getting the better of me so I turned off my [easyazon-link asin=”B005890G8Y”]Kindle[/easyazon-link] and asked him to read me a little bit from his book.peter haas

I guess you could say I was pretty much hooked after the first sentence of chapter one where the author, Peter Haas, starts off with this: “The first time I ever cussed into a church microphone was right after I became a youth pastor.”  

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Citrus Slush

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I grew up on this recipe of citrus slush. It’s an oldie but a goodie. Such a delicious & refreshing way to beat the summer heat!

Citrus Slush

I was home a couple of weeks ago & my mom had 3 or 4 containers of this frozen & ready to go. My kids were begging for “slushies” all week. 🙂 In fact, an old childhood friend of mine came over & jokingly asked my mom, “Hey, ya got any of that citrus slush you used to make?

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At the Bottom of the Lake

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The other day at the lake I lost something really valuable.  Something that kind of makes me ache inside to even think about.  In reality it happened in a matter of seconds but in my mind it was like being stuck in slow motion.  I was trying to will myself to catch the ring before it hit the top of the waves and sank to the bottom of the lake.

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It took up residence on the ring finger of my right hand over  12 years ago.  I still have vivid memories of the night my husband gave me the ring.

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Hide and Seek

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Most of us have played the game before.  Pretty basic idea.  One person counts while the rest hide and when the counter gets to 10…well, “ready or not!”  When my daughter first started playing this game she would hide in the same place over & over again.  She would run into her dad’s closet and slam the door behind her, giggling the whole time.

Hide and Seek

After a few rounds of her hiding in the exact same spot my oldest became frustrated.  “This really isn’t very fun mom, I know exactly where she is!” he said. So, I encouraged her to try a new hiding spot. But, she thought she had stumbled upon something pretty great and she wasn’t about to give it up to try and find a new spot.  And so, my oldest continued the game of pretending he didn’t know where she was hiding.

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Poor in Money but Rich in Love

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It’s that time of year again.  The leaves have turned & with them the temperatures, signaling a time to once again reflect and give thanks. The weather has changed & with it so have we.  Instead of going outside & enjoying our time outdoors we start to retreat inside to our warm, cozy houses. And kind of parallel to nature, our hearts start retreating as well.  Nights are darker earlier & we find ourselves with a little more time to sit in our favorite spot in the house &  enjoy the quiet.  Time in solitude is naturally conducive to reflection. And so,