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Stephanie Black
Aug 12, 20215 min read
Soooo... I Got Married.
I still remember the days I prayed for the things I have now. On January 29th of this year, I sent my mom a link to the above two signs...
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Stephanie Black
Mar 27, 20217 min read
Too Pretty To Be a Virgin.
That’s right... I used the “V” word. I think that word might actually be more taboo than actual curse words these days. It’s definitely...
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Stephanie Black
May 26, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 58
Day 58. Week 9. Day 1. June 12. I have no words. 1. The heat is officially turned off in the building. I appreciate that it was a 70...
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Stephanie Black
May 22, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 57
Day 57. Week 8. Day 7. And on the last day of week 8. WE GOT SMALL GROUP PRIVILEGES BACK!!! 1. I made a pot of coffee today. It has a...
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Stephanie Black
May 21, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 56
Day 56. Week 8. Day 6. SUNSHINE!!!! Glorious sunshine. Do I really need to say anything more? 1. Gold sparkle shoes for the win today. ...
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Stephanie Black
May 20, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 55
Day 55. Week 8. Day 5. Have you looked at the forecast? I saw the number 80. Not gonna lie. That’s pretty amazing. 1. It’s not...
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Stephanie Black
May 19, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 54
Day 54. Week 8. Day 4. On Day 54 of quarantine, I”m going to take a break from my daily update and simply ask for you to pray. I’ve got...
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Stephanie Black
May 17, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 53
Day 53. Week 8. Day 4. On Day 53 a bird flew into my screen door. My day is going much better than that birds... I think. 1. Even when...
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Stephanie Black
May 16, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 52
Day 52. Week 8. Day 3. Washed my hair today. If you haven’t picked up on this by now... I hate washing my hair. I hate wet hair in...
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Stephanie Black
May 16, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 51
Day 51. Week 8. Day 2. I’m fine. It’s fine. Everything’s fine. I have never really liked the word fine. It's such a wishy washy word....
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Stephanie Black
May 15, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 50
Day 50. Week 8. Day 1. Day 50 marks the start of week 8. My soul died a little writing that. 1. Small win today. And the Lord knew I...
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Stephanie Black
May 14, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 49
Day 49. Week 7. Day 7. Tomorrow begins week 8. Tomorrow begins the concluding week of 2 months of this. That is all. I have no other...
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Stephanie Black
May 13, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 48
Day 48. Week 7 Day 6. It’s May 12th.... Why is there a freeze warning? What is happening? I’m making an actual attempt at keeping...
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Stephanie Black
May 12, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 47
Day 47. Week 7. Day 5. I had a friend text me that she had a nightmare that her child coughed in church. This is where we are at in life...
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Stephanie Black
May 10, 20203 min read
Quarantine Day 46
Day 46. Week 7. Day 4. A Single Girl and a Quarantined Mother’s Day. Sounds like a hallmark movie, right? Of course there would be lots...
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Stephanie Black
May 9, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 45
Day 45. Week 7. Day 3. I was listening to a news station today and one of the show host joked…. “I can’t go to one of those zoom parties…...
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Stephanie Black
May 9, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 44
Day 44. Week 7. Day 2. May 8. 20 more days of quarantine. Maybe?!? It snowed today. I don’t even know what to feel anymore. I’m...
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Stephanie Black
May 8, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 43
Day 43. Week 7. Day 1. May 28th. 5.28.20. That’s three weeks from today. My naive self really thought we’d get some small group...
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Stephanie Black
May 7, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 42
Day 42. Week 6. Day 7. Tomorrow begins week 7. Remember when this started out as a two week adventure?!? 1. Got a gift today. He loves...
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Stephanie Black
May 6, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 41
Day 41. Week 6. Day 6. When I talk to my parents on the phone they are normally sitting in their sunroom. Without fail in the midst of...
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Stephanie Black
May 5, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 40
Day 40. Week 6. Day 5. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights for Noah on the ark. The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years. Jesus...
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Stephanie Black
May 4, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 39
Day 39. Week 6. Day 4. I’m up way later than I normally am and when that happens life can go one of two ways. You either get super...
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Stephanie Black
May 3, 20201 min read
Quarantine Day 38
Day 38. Week 6. Day 3. It was 70 something today. The sun was out. And I washed my hair today. Life today was a success, friends. 1....
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Stephanie Black
May 2, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 37
Day 37. Week 6. Day 2. Anyone else think Boris Johnson’s voice is pretty awesome? I’m sure it’s the accent, but if all our politics...
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Stephanie Black
May 1, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 36
Day 36. Week 6. Day 1. Do you know how many hours are in 6 weeks? A lot. A whole lot of quarantined hours. Oh I could do that math. ...
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Stephanie Black
Apr 30, 20202 min read
Quarantine Day 35
Day 35. Week 5. Day 7. As I sat down to write this this evening a spider crawled across the notebook next to me. There was screaming...
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