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THIS WILD LIFE


My Sourdough Era
This is my first sourdough loaf. She isn't perfect, she doesn't have the fancy scoring, she isn't aesthetically photographed because this...
macripps17
Mar 164 min read
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Held Hostage by Comparison
"You God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no...
macripps17
Feb 272 min read
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Reoriented Hope
In my devotional today, the topic was hope. The author of this devotional listed out five things we should know about hope and this one...
macripps17
Jan 202 min read
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Fitness, Food, Faith and The Pursuit of Being Loved
I recently got a ring cut off of my finger. This task needed to be done like six plus months ago, but I put it off because I was battling...
macripps17
Nov 17, 20246 min read
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Dare to Dream
One of my closest friends got married last week, what an honor and joy it was to be part of her special day! During the ceremony they...
macripps17
Aug 11, 20242 min read
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Reset and Refresh
Something you might not know about me, and honestly is embarrassing to admit (but this is a judgement free zone, right?), is that my room...
macripps17
Jul 28, 20245 min read
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Hello, My Old Heart
Some time after college, I'm not sure the exact time (as time gets blurrier every year, lol at that being thirty life), I was reading a...
macripps17
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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True Strength
Happy Sunday my friends! I have been exceptionally tired, I normally get at least one nap in on Saturday or Sunday over the weekend, but...
macripps17
Jul 14, 20245 min read
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Curly Hair Just Don't Care
Okay, that's not true, I totally care most of the time. Haha, I guess just less about what people think of me as I used to, but really I...
macripps17
Jul 7, 20243 min read
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Chatty Cashiers and Spiritual Formation
I did my weekly shopping this week on Friday night because my weekend is filled to the brim with friends, therapy, babysitting, church,...
macripps17
Jun 29, 20248 min read
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Giving Myself Grace and Getting Caught in the Rain
I let myself sleep in until ten this morning. I usually don't do that, but my body needed rest and so instead of beating myself up for...
macripps17
Jun 22, 20244 min read
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Box Jumping, Budgeting and Consistency
Last weekend after the 5k, we stopped at this cute little coffee shop and I had the best iced chai latte of my life thus far. Perhaps it...
macripps17
Jun 15, 20245 min read
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Pursuing Simplicity
l decided impulsively last night that I am going take a break from social media for the whole summer. It's been on my mind for awhile,...
macripps17
Jun 9, 20244 min read
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My Bucket List
Hello friends! I thought we needed to lighten up a little bit and do a fun post after a few serious ones :) I was recently inspired to...
macripps17
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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More Than A Body
A few weeks ago, I sat in my therapist's office at the end of our session and she left me with an assignment for the next time she would...
macripps17
Jun 2, 20245 min read
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Missing My Closet
Lately, I've been missing my closet. To the majority of you that will sound really weird, so let me give some context. A few years ago, I...
macripps17
Apr 30, 20245 min read
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Grace Changes Everything
Well hey there friends, it's been awhile since I've taken time to write here. Life has been busy and full in some of the best ways and in...
macripps17
Apr 27, 20247 min read
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The God Who Sees
Tomorrow I will wake up a thirty year old. Wild! That happened so fast, it feels like yesterday that I was in my early twenties. In these...
macripps17
Mar 16, 20247 min read
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You're In Then You're Out
LOL. If you can read the title without singing Hot'n Cold by Katy Perry, I applaud you. This post has literally nothing to do with her...
macripps17
Feb 29, 20244 min read
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The Pursuit of Love
Love. We all want it, we all need it. We were created for it. I very recently, joined a dating app. I also very recently deleted said...
macripps17
Feb 14, 20244 min read
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