to thine own self be true

My friend over at Moot Thoughts and Musings recently blogged about her 30th birthday, including the things she was thankful for having experienced and accomplished in her twenties. With my own 30th birthday approaching swiftly, I thought it might be nice to do the same. So I have begun to reflect and perhaps you will see [...]

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One Saturday in Springtime

Today has been a day of near perfect leisure, just what a Saturday ought to be. I woke around eight o’clock to sunshine and a sense that it was a chilly day outside. Mike was still sleeping soundly so I took advantage of the quiet solitude to pray, and then picked up a [...]

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The new inner-city life of Rachel Vendsel

My new routine involves waking up between five o’clock and five thirty in the morning; Mike and I take turns convincing each other that we really do want to get up and work out.  Gym, treadmill, home, shower, and Mike packs me a lunch while I’m getting ready.  (“Honey, can I have turkey on rye [...]

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apology to our readers

I want to apologize (to any readers we have left) for how utterly uninspired our blog has been of late. Vox has been languishing in a perpetual state of “blah” for far too long, what amounts to an age, an era, an epoch in blogland. I’m afraid that this State of Blah is [...]

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Job Hunting

Late in the day on Friday I received a phone call from my employer. It seems the business has been struggling financially for some time and they have been forced to eliminate positions, including mine. He indicated that this decision had nothing to do with job performance as he has been pleased with my work [...]

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Four years and counting

My beloved is mine, and I am his. ~ Song of Solomon 2.16

We love because he first loved us.~ I John 4.19

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Birthday Love

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday yesterday. It was a really special day and I felt very blessed and appreciated by my sweet friends and loved ones. So many loving gifts and messages that I feel truly overwhelmed with gratitude! I have forgotten the source now, but [...]

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It’s Rachel’s Birthday!

If you would like to wish her a happy bday, please do so in the comments.

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dear diary

This morning I am preparing the commissions payable report for Barrington (still in my bathrobe and jammies at 10:49 am) and when I am finished with that I will straighten up and put dinner in the slow cooker. Mike and I prepared a meal plan for the week and we’re attempting to count our [...]

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Saturday in Rittenhouse Square

Today was absolutely gorgeous, glorious weather, the first real sunny and warm spring day we have had this year. I happy to report that Mike and I donned short sleeves and hopped on the train to downtown to spend the whole day outside in beautiful Rittenhouse Square.
I took these pictures early in the day [...]

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