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For Dad.

April 25, 2016 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

My dad died on Saturday. It still seems surreal to say that, pointing it out as such a straightforward fact. On Friday, Dad was with us. On Saturday morning, he no longer was. And now, here I sit, finding myself suddenly fatherless at 34 years old.  I have kept the progression of my dad’s illness…

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Creating a Legacy

April 14, 2014 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Create Your Legacy - Inspirational thoughts at Positively Splendid about the importance of creativity

It’s been a long while since I shared a personal post, opening up about something dear to my heart. I hope y’all will bear with me today as I do just that, regarding a thought that started to percolate in my mind at church last Sunday and then was confirmed and galvanized with a post…

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Birthday Wishes

July 17, 2013 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

via Today I turn 32. Some dread birthdays; others embrace them with open arms. For me, it always seems to turn me introspective, thinking about the year gone by and looking ahead to what the next trip around the sun will hold. If the first part of my 32nd year were fairly status quo, the…

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Our Bargain Beagle + Method Designed for Good Cutest Pet Contest

June 14, 2013 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Today’s post is brought to you by Method // Ten years ago, our family was joined by a tiny, wriggly bundle of beagle cuteness, and it didn’t take long for that little creature to capture our hearts and establish herself as a bona fide member of the family. Long before my world became about diapers and nighttime…

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The Helpers

December 15, 2012 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

There are some days that just change things forever. Defining, earth-shattering moments, the consequences of which shake our world to its very foundation and cause us to see everything differently. In light of the horrific tragedy that transpired yesterday in Connecticut, I simply couldn’t rationalize proceeding with business as usual with the Saturday 7 Party….

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5 Tips for Quitting Diet Soda

August 21, 2012 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Those who follow me on the PS Facebook page might have seen me mention a couple of weeks ago that I have finally decided to stop drinking Diet Coke. sourceI know. That’s crazy talk! I mean, I always used to say that if Diet Coke is my only vice, I’m doing pretty well, right?Well, the problem is,…

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Cupcake Perspective

August 3, 2012 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Today is without a doubt the biggest day yet for my second-born: Not only is she celebrating her fifth birthday, she is also starting kindergarten! That hot August day five years ago when we welcomed Charlotte into our family truly seems as though it were yesterday, yet here she stands before us, a self-assured, sharp-as-a-tack,…

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Managing Your Family Photos

May 31, 2012 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Many of y’all might remember the bittersweet post I wrote at the end of last summer about my first-born’s starting kindergarten, and today already marks his final day of school. I can recall all of the times I used to roll my eyes as a teenager (albeit discreetly) when an adult would lament how quickly…

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Filed Under: Organization, Personal Tagged With: Life, Photography, Photos, Scrapbooking

Legacy

April 5, 2012 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Last week, I received an envelope in the mail (the tangible, 3D mail!) that was such a precious surprise: a hand-written note from my grandpa, whom I call Pop, with a folded card tucked inside from what seems like a lifetime ago. At first glance, this card might seem to most to be something of…

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Packrat

March 1, 2012 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

viaI have a confession to make: I am a serious packrat. As in, a certifiable, card-carrying packrat.Mr. Splendid is undoubtedly nodding his head emphatically YES as he reads this.When I was small, my mom would give me a box of fancy chocolates each year for Valentine’s Day. Four little handcrafted, edible works of art that must have tasted…

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