Category: Favorites
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On Turning 50: Discoveries and Delights about God, Myself, and the World
Big birthdays provide opportunities to celebrate and reflect. In honor of turning fifty on Monday, I thought it would be fun to share with you my list of 50 discoveries and delights as I reflect on my life at this point. May they bring a smile to your face, and perhaps, a nod or two…
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Best of: Big Bend Revisited
In my first post of 2020, I mentioned that I have been writing in this space for almost ten years. I first called the blog AlwaysOrange, but in recent years changed the name to aliciabrummeler.com. While I don’t have plans to stop blogging, I thought it would be memorable throughout 2020 to mark this milestone…
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Travel Roundup Part II
Spring is in full bloom—finally! Each time I look out the window I marvel at the transformation. A few weeks ago, the trees stood brown and bare. The blooming bulbs with their vibrant colors served as the only signal that spring was on its way. My Lily-of-the-Valley, one of my favorite blooms of spring, erupted…
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Travel Roundup: England, Part I
If you follow me on social media, you know that Brad and I traveled to the United Kingdom the last two weeks of February. For me, and I imagine many of you, part of the fun of traveling is the planning. In the months and weeks leading up to our departure, I collected and researched…
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Late-Fall Shorts
Adjusting to an Empty Nest Anna left for her year abroad on September 3rd. Nothing quite prepares you as a parent for leaving your youngest at the airport, knowing she will be across the Atlantic for the next year. As I watched her make her final steps through security, I felt my smile start to…
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Some Favorite Family Read-Alouds
Hi friends! Head over to my friend Jessica Snell’s blog to read a piece I wrote about some favorite family read-alouds. I think you’ll enjoy checking out her blog, and hopefully you will find a new title or two to add to your reading list. Until next time, Alicia
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Keeping a Commonplace Book
The beauty of the commonplace book is that it makes the act of reading and writing inseparable. Reading inspires writing which inspires more reading. -ReadLearnWrite.com Occasionally I like to write about topics that connect my worlds–my life as an educator with my life as a writer. Today’s post is that. As the Blizzard of 2016 descended…
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Always Orange 2015 Christmas Gift List
This type of post is a first for me. I love reading the gift lists others write, but I get nervous whenever I have to compile a list of favorites, especially when it includes books. How to narrow the choices? What if I forgot something? One list that I look forward to reading all year…
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Fall Shorts
Today marks the first day of autumn. For this season-loving girl, the promise of sweater-wearing days, orange-colored soups, baked-apple desserts, and spice-scented candles fills me with happiness. To celebrate this day, Anna and I went to Starbucks and enjoyed warm drinks in festive cups. This weekend the fall decorations will come out of the box.…
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5 Favorites about Cruising
I feel a tad sheepish writing this post. Last week at this time I was in Grand Turk, enjoying white sand, sunshine, blue skies, and warm temperatures, such a contrast from the snow/slush combination outside my door. I also realize how lavish this sounds. Another cruise? Two years in a row? Does it help if…
Alicia Brummeler 