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December 2: Alivia Jo’s 2 month birthday!

December 3: 1st snow of the yearrrrr! (such a love/hate relationship with this lol)

December 6: LCS basketball games vs. Seward!

December 8: Michael and I watched the Chiefs game at his house…. obviously they picked up the dub 😉

December 9: This day was a busy one… first off, I finally caved and decided to put my acrylics back on, so I got those done with Kim! After that, I went to the LCS basketball games vs. Lincoln Lutheran! Lastly once the games were finished, Analise, Sophia & I grabbed some food at Chipotle and then headed back to Ana’s house and just hung for a bit! so,so thankful for those two gals… they sure are good for my soul

December 11: This day is always one I look forward to each year for a couple different reasons… first off, we have the annual family Christmas with my grandma’s side of the family in a teeny tiny town… Pawnee City, Nebraska. After we are done there, my momma, Shaylee and I always go out and put flowers on our relatives’ graves while up there and also, drive by the house that my grandma grew up (or my mom’s grandparent’s house or my great-grandparent’s house) in! Our last tradition we do on this Sunday each year, is stop by the local Casey’s there in town, grab some snacks, and then start to read through some of the loads of Christmas letters we receive each holidaty season on our way back to Lincoln.

December 15: Dawn’s last day at QWS! My momma and Dawn first met while working together at State Farm, so we have known her for quite a long time now and she definitely holds a special place in our hearts! This Thursday morning, the whole crew at QWS showed up real early before Dawn did, and we all suprised her with a big ole breakfast on her last day! We were so, so sad to see her go, but more importantly, we were way more excited for her to finally start this new adventure!

December 17: This Saturday I got to spend with my momma! 🙂 We had brunch at Greenfields, then went shopping and ran lots of different errands.

December 22: was our first day of break, but the girls and I decided to still get up real early and meet for breakfast at VI, so that way we could do at least something all together before we all got busy and went our seperate ways. Good, good food and good, good friends make for the perfect Thursday!

December 24: Christmas Eve! Each year my family (the 10 of us) have a set of traditions that we continue to take part of. First off, my momma, Shaylee, Liv & I went to church up in Omaha at Brookside! loved, loved, loved that service and the drive wasn’t too bad at all; just some heavy fog in some areas. After that, we always go over to the Boden’s. While there we all eat soups and breads and desserts together. We finish off Christmas Eve night, by opening gifts from one another and then put out cookies & milk out for Santa 😉 and carrots & oats for his reindeer!

December 25: Christmas Day! Our Christmas traditions with the family continue as the morning of the 25th, we get up bright and early and head back over to the Boden’s. Once there, we all eat breakfast together again and then light some candles and eat cake and sing “Happy Birthday” to Jesus. We clean up after our meal and then hang out for  a little bit until that afternoon, then we head back to our house and do our Christmas (dinner & opening gifts) with Michael & Kitter.

December 28-31: I went back and spent some time with grandma & grandpa by myself. I definitely don’t get to do this as much as my heart desires, but I do cherish the times I can and always leave feeling refreshed and ready to go. 🙂

December 31: NYE! Usually when New Years rolls around, I always have a long list of plans with friends or family, but this year, I kinda just laid back and ended up working instead and then just heading home and to bed. SUPER COOL, RIGHT? 😉 I’m definitely not a party animal, so ringing in the New Year all by myself on the road/ in my bed, was just fine with me. 🙂

So, so thankful for all the life lessons, new friendships, accomplished goals, and memories 2016 brought, but even more excited to take on everything 2017 will bring, especially with this little blog! Here’s to a much, much needed fresh start & lots of blank pages…. make it a good one, sweet friends!

Much love, Davianne

P.S: OF COURSE, I just happened to have more phone issues and had to wipe my phone again (seriously i’m cursed lol), so I lost a bunch more photos… so there’s not as many pictures as I wanted this time, but we’ll live. 😉

 

funny story on this ^ one: I was putting up the stockings and not really paying attention, I ended up putting them up exactly like the picture of the left. I laughed and laughed and laughed when I finally noticed it, and the of course, (me being my ornery self ;)) left them up there for my momma to notice. hehe. I’M SO FUNNY.

 

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*if you follow the @Peaceful.Simplicity blog account on Instagram, you might have already saw this post haha, but if you don’t you totally should 😉 (click here) and then keep reading below 😉

hi guys,

sometimes in life God sneaks in the simplest of things and i’m reminded to just slow down & appreciate what i have & be thankful. i have had to wait on at least 2 trains a day for quite some time now, and to be honest, i was being dumb and a total high-maitence brat and super impatient and would let the time-stall irritate me and put me in a bad mood. yesterday an accident happened in an intersection two seconds after I crossed it and today you can barely see 10 feet ahead of you, thanks to the fog, but you know what? life is still good. life is still good and God is still good. so instead of sitting here and complaining about having to drive on dangerous roads, and REALLY complaining about having to wait for just a few minutes, i’m sitting here listening to “Drift Away”, eating my stale Runza fries, thanking God that He gave me 2 extra seconds of getting through the intersection, instead of being in a wreck, that I have a car to drive, and most importantly, taking a deep breath and slowly teaching myself patience because after all, it’s JUST a train. 💕 //

if you read all that 😉, hugs to you for listening to my rants and rambles 😂 hopefully you too, can just slow down & appreciate the little things in life sometime soon, because it IS important and we surely don’t do it enough. 😊

thanks for reading.

much love, Davianne

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Hey there,

A few years ago, my momma, Shaylee, and I were sitting around, just hanging out, when my mom introduced something new to us. This new thing was the idea that at the beginning (or middle or end, I guess it doesn’t really matter) of each year, you chose a word (typically an attribute or adjective such as: love, courage, brave, fearless, etc.) that you wanted to remember throughout the year or work towards making your life look like for that year.

While I haven’t been 100% accountable for all of the 365 days in the previous years, I did work towards/remember it fairly often and so it is something  (thanks to my momma 😊) my heart longs for each year.

Typically, I really take time to think about and decide what I want my word to be for each year. It’s something important to me and one I don’t wanna just let fly by.

2016 was a hard year for me (and a lot of other people too), if I’m being honest, and already my heart is heavy and mind overwhelmed within the first few days of 2017. I’ve been thinking and thinking and praying and praying and finally, I think I have picked my word (well technically it’s 3 words but ya know 😉) for this year.

I chose the words: let it go. 

Looking back, I let so, so, so many things stick to me, burden me, and slow me down. Things that I never, ever should have. I was so stubborn, and held onto so many things and instead of just letting go, I let those things trap me and change my life- not necessarily for the better.

Now, I’m not naive and know to keep some things around, but I have most definitely learned that some things are small and easy to let go of, while other things are big, and almost kill us to forget about and say goodbye to. BUT, it is crucial to know when you must do both.

This lesson, no doubt, was learned the hard way, but I’m not ashamed that it was or to share that information with you. I’m thankful that my back was burdened and my heart was broken a million different times because it taught me a thousand times more important things and ways for the future.

I know full-heartedly about all the little things I want in life, and how I want to be treated, and who I want to be surrounded by, and what I need (and maybe want or maybe not want) to let go of, in order to make my life one that I love, one that I’ve always dreamed of, and most importantly, one that brings glory to God and fulfills His plan for me.

My heart still breaks and my back still burdens, but at the end of the day, I can sleep a whole lot better because I am no longer holding on, suffocating, or trapped. I have let go and I am set free.

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I encourage you, sweet friends, to think about and pray and discover your word. Then once you do, discipline yourself and work hard to remember it when you can and apply it to your life. Once you do, I can promise you, my friends, your life will be changed forever. 💕

Much love, Davianne.

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