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End of Winter Coffee Date. Edition: We’ve got a Table with a View and SO much to Cover!

by Monica 30 Comments

Friends...Most of you know by now how I love a coffee date!  I try to do these seasonally, and by the time I sit down to write them I'm about to burst with all of the thoughts, questions, and stories to share.  I can't help but smile as I begin to type...imagining you right here, and I'm leaning in to ask:  Where should we even start!?  How are you?  What's new?  Can you even believe it's March already!?  Aand Shhh - We're gonna have this coffee date on the

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Categories: Encouragement and faith, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family, Travel

A Year of Island Inspirations! (Sign up below!)

by Monica 6 Comments

Add inspiration to your days...all year long.  (scroll down to sign up!)There is no doubt, Hawaii is a special place.  I know many of you have visited the islands, and have told me you immediately felt a connection.  Some of you say you feel more at home in Hawaii than anywhere else, or that a visit to the islands changed you in some way...maybe profoundly.  Some of you live here, and -- like me, you're still discovering this magical place.  Others of you, from all over the world, tell me

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Categories: Encouragement and faith, Home & Country, Miscellaneous, Travel

Tahiti: 4 take-home lessons from the Friendliest people on earth.

by Monica 12 Comments

Though I've been working on this post a little at a time since Luke and I returned from Tahiti (nearly 2 weeks ago!)  I realize it's coming out just in time for Easter weekend.  That seems impossible since it was New Years like, last week, (right!?) but I guess the calendar doesn't lie.  With that, let me begin by wishing you a Very Happy Easter!  I hope you have a sweet and meaningful weekend.  (Easter is my favorite holiday and I wish I were dedicating an entire post to it, but my little book

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Categories: Encouragement and faith, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family, Surf, Travel

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