Brenda Rodgers

Category: Just Me

  • Why I’m Giving Up on Smocked Dresses and Big Bows

    Why I’m Giving Up on Smocked Dresses and Big Bows

    Nothing sends a southern mama’s heart aflutter like hearing the words, “It’s a girl!” Her next thought is “smocked dresses and big bows.” Fantasies of being a girl-mom come true, and she praises Jesus she doesn’t have to peeve a baby son (or her husband) with second-rate Jon-Jon’s.

    I know this because I am one of those southern mama’s. We’re a little obsessed. Finding a gently used Strasburg dress at a consignment sale sets us up for a week of rainbows and sunshine. Then if we’re blessed with two girls the fun starts all over – matching dresses!

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  • It’s Eight Years Post Heart Transplant!

    It’s Eight Years Post Heart Transplant!

    I know exactly where I was sitting eight years ago at this very moment. I was in Duke Hospital, and I had just received the news that my husband received a heart donation. Surgery would start later tonight, and it would continue until 5:00 in the morning on August 7th.

    That seems like a lifetime ago. So much so that sometimes people will ask me, “How’s your husband doing?” in an off-the-cuff way, and I hesitate wondering why they’re asking me that. Then I remember, “Oh yeah, the heart transplant.”

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  • What I Learned about Love in 2017 and My One Word for 2018

    What I Learned about Love in 2017 and My One Word for 2018

    Christmas is busy because it’s Christmas, but it’s also busy because around October I start thinking about starting a new year. For the last few months of the year I have high hopes of launching the new year strong. I think about what worked well the previous year, and what didn’t. And I try to land on one word to focus on in the year to come.

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  • Differences Between Georgia and North Carolina

    Differences Between Georgia and North Carolina

    We’ve been back in Georgia for about four months now, and it’s been fun noticing the differences between living in the two states. When we lived in North Carolina we could always tell the culture was different from Georgia, even though both states are in the south, but it was hard to explain those differences.

    Here’s a fun post about what I’ve noticed. And if you’re familiar with life in Georgia and North Carolina maybe you can relate.

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  • On Moving Home and Blogging

    On Moving Home and Blogging

    Hey there! Well, it’s been a while. Life got crazier than usual this summer and something had to give. My blog gave. Along with some other things.

    This summer we moved from North Carolina back to our home state of Georgia. We’re thrilled to be home even though we left behind friends we love and nine years of life-changing life.

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  • Why My One Word 2017 Irritates Me and Why I Chose It

    Why My One Word 2017 Irritates Me and Why I Chose It

    ,The word “love” irritates me. I know that’s not the good, Christian girl thing to say, but I’m just being honest. And yet, it’s the word I chose for my One Word 2017.

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