love does — by lauren jean allece on December 18, 2014

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Sunday at church, I met Bob Goff . He gave me a huge hug and told me to give him a call so we could talk more.  Bob... I'm h...

brokenness + hope — by lauren jean allece on December 8, 2014

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Psalm 51. A few weeks ago I sat in church wondering if God was going to do his thing again and tell me what I needed to hear.  ...

winter is coming — by lauren jean allece on December 3, 2014

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First, I'd like to submit my disclaimer here... All photos here are completely iPhone and completely unedited because as much a...

goddaughters are the coolest — by lauren jean allece on November 12, 2014

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So my plan to get back at it and blog like a maniac – not so much then, yeah? The sounds of crickets would be deafening if there were ...

dean + robin — by lauren jean allece on November 6, 2014

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(below is the toast I was asked to give at Dean and Robin's wedding on November 1, 2014... I'm still almost crying) I can...

You are worth it. — by lauren jean allece on October 16, 2014

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God loves you so completely, so wholly, that it is impossible for him  not  to have done the things that he's done. He is there in ...

Ramona Charlie — by lauren jean allece on August 25, 2014

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A couple-a-three-or-so (I've clearly lost track of time and/or the ability to count backwards) months ago, a very pregnant Maria ...

six years — by lauren jean allece on August 16, 2014

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Six years ago today, after a two day drive, I arrived in Portland and my love affair with Oregon began. This place has been home to som...

i had a monty python joke set to go for a title but it took too long to explain and I think I'm the only one who thought it was funny — by lauren jean allece on August 7, 2014

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the most accurate portrait of how life's been lately It seems like quite the trend lately to let Instagram completely eat up th...

because montana — by lauren jean allece on July 7, 2014

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Since May 4th, I have logged roughly 2,854 miles of solo-road-tripping to and from Montana.  I can't say this was always the reas...