Category: This Beautiful Life
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Take Time Before Time is Gone
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love.”– Washington Irving We lost a great man this week. My precious father-in-law, Tom Rossler, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 7,…
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Family Birthday Dedication Sunday
Today is our family’s 2nd birthday (adoption day) and we are excited to announce that both of our boys were also finally officially dedicated at church today. December 1st will forever be both our family birthday and the boys dedication day. What is a child dedication and why would it be important to you and…
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House Framing Scripture Party
Hi, Friends! Can you believe that we are three days away from Thanksgiving Day 2019?! Time is flying by and sometimes I wish it would just slow its roll a bit. One year ago today some of you may remember that we literally started the process of tearing down our little house to make room…
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Who are the Cool Kids?
A local magazine sent out an email with an insiders view into their August publication. Inside the August issue an article jumped out from the page and made me stop and stare in disbelief. The title of this article is disappointing. The title alone indicates that this is written for the “cool kids”, which in…
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Mom, Mommy, Aunt… Is it the name that really matters?
This Mother’s Day I was quickly reminded that my boys are watching my actions, they hear my words, and most importantly they remember how I make them feel. Sunday, May 12, 2019 I officially celebrated my second Mother’s Day with my little family. I thank God daily for the gift of being a mom and…
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Pete the Cat Play Ball Pumpkin Book Report
Tips for helping your child complete projects that may seem overwhelming and impossible at first. Jackson loves the book, Pete the Cat Play Ball, which is why he chose this Pete the Cat book to be the subject of his pumpkin character book report for school. When the project directions came home I was immediately…
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International Dot Day
The Dot A review of the book, The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds with stories of how the beautiful lessons from the pages of this book have positively impacted our lives. Thursday, September 13, 2018 was International Dot Day at my boys school in honor of the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.…
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One Year Today
I’m having difficulty processing the fact that we lost Ami one year ago today. It seems like it’s impossible that a year has already passed. I had the honor of speaking at Ami’s funeral last year and I have been given permission to share with you what I wrote on this platform. It’s been a…
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Team Rossler is Officially Official
Today I officially became a Mom and Paul and I officially became parents together for the first time. We stood before a judge at 2:00pm today with our boys and our amazing attorney, Becki Murphy, and the judge made it official. Jackson got to hit the gavel on cue and Lincoln got to say the…
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One Year Later
When I suddenly realized this month marked 1 year into our wellness journey, I felt I needed to share my heart about this past year and how it has positively impacted our lives. One year ago this month Paul and I embarked on a serious wellness journey as a family and our lives have been…
Halley Rossler 