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Where Have I Been??? (Hoffer Family Update)

January 10, 2022 by Rebekah Hoffer 17 Comments

I have thought about how to write this blog post at least a dozen times. I'm still not 100% sure what I want to say, but after not posting anything new in this space for 9 months - it is time. After being in this blogging world for 12 years, I have seen many of my favorite bloggers quietly disappear. It always made me a bit sad to be invested in someone's life and then to never hear from them again. I've always sworn to myself that I wouldn't go quietly. If I decided to shut down my blog, I would make an announcement and say a proper goodbye. And I have thought about shutting down this space a lot. Am I Shutting Down My … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways & Annoucements, Life In Between, Our Real Life

My Personal Reflections on 10 Years of Blogging

December 18, 2019 by Rebekah Hoffer 3 Comments

My Personal Reflections on Blogging for 10 Years

As of today, I have been blogging for a full decade. 10 years of blogging! Happy Blogging Anniversary to me and you. On December 18, 2009, I published my very first blog post. It was a riveting post titled Welcome to Simply Rebekah. The post contained 134 words, no images, and an embarrassing number of typos. I introduced my blog to the online world, and then finished up the post with... Simply put, this blog is simply me. Simply Rebekah. As cringe worthy as that closing line may be, it really does summarize my journey here on Simply Rebekah. My very first blog design at SimplyRebekah.wordpress.com & the last post … [Read more...]

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Adorable and Affordable Owl Birthday Party

October 18, 2018 by Rebekah Hoffer 2 Comments

Adorable and Affordable Owl Birthday Party Ideas

Grace turned 8 last year, and we celebrated with an adorable and affordable owl birthday party. (I am a little behind on sharing our birthday party fun here on the blog.) Birthday parties in our house are always land somewhere in between “Pinterest Perfect” and “Minimalist Fun.” I want our parties to have fun decorations, but I don’t want them to take a lot of time or cost a lot of money. This party definitely took more work than other parties I have put together. There were a few time consuming decorations that I made, but they were not hard to create. They just required some time. Thankfully, the decorations were still very affordable. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birthday Parties, Frugal Tips, Life In Between, Our Real Life

Is My Blog Dying???

January 3, 2018 by Rebekah Hoffer 22 Comments

After blogging for over 8 years, is this a sign that my blog is dying along with all the rest?

Year end reviews have always been popular in the blogging world. It has been years since I've shared a collection of my most popular posts from the year, so yesterday I sat down to look at the numbers. I pulled up all of the traffic my blog received in 2017, and what I found really surprised me. My most popular blog posts for the year were all from 2014. This isn't actually the surprising part since my most popular blog post of all time (which continues to be the most popular almost daily) was published in 2014. In fact, 2014 was a pretty epic year for my blog. That was also the year that I wrote the popular posts: I'm Scared to Have 2 … [Read more...]

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The Pros and Cons of Telling People About a Miscarriage

May 23, 2017 by Rebekah Hoffer 15 Comments

What are the pros and cons of telling people about a miscarriage?

Grief is an extremely intimate thing. Usually, we aren't given a choice when it comes to inviting people into our circle of grief. When a person dies, we can't hide it. However, we can limit how many people know about a miscarriage. So then the question becomes: what are the pros and cons of telling people about a miscarriage? First of all, I want to be clear that I don't think anyone should grieve in complete silence. A miscarriage isn't something anyone should feel like they need to hide. I highly encourage you to tell at least one person besides your doctor. Secondly, there is not a right or wrong way to grieve. Some people will … [Read more...]

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Isaac’s Birth Story

March 6, 2017 by Rebekah Hoffer 7 Comments

Our newest little bundle of joy was  born on January 25th, but Isaac's birth story starts way before that. Low Fluid When Grace was born in 2009, I was induced because the amniotic fluid level was dangerously low. Her birth ended up being a natural and fast delivery. When Noah was born in 2012, we checked for low amniotic fluid a little early since Grace's fluid level was so low. Noah ended up being born a few days earlier than his scheduled c-section (he was breech) because he also had low amniotic fluid. Since I had a history of low amniotic fluid with both of my previous babies, we started monitoring Isaac's fluid levels at … [Read more...]

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