Anna McParlan

Anna McParlan
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Anna was born + raised along the shores of Lake Superior. The water and the dear family and friends that call Duluth home are the magnet that keep her and her growing family adoring this place. Anna married her high school crush and together they are raising two darling compassionate adventurers with a love of fresh air and grace. Anna loves all things that shout of beauty, hope, truth, and pointing people towards joy. Her love for writing started in kindergarten where she would come home with long stapled together novels- recently found in her Moms chest of saved childhood projects. That passion for stringing together words would only bloom in the many years to come. When Her Dad battled brain cancer for 17 years, writing became her safe place to wrestle with both joy and pain as well as a place to search for beauty. Today you can find Anna running wild in the things that bring her joy. Falling more in love with her tall sweetheart of a husband. Doing her best to raise kids who chase after truth, love a good hike, and give away kindness. Gathering friends old and new in their home to share good food, hearts, and life. Filling out adoption paperwork to bring home their third (and maybe 4th!) babe from Uganda home. Chasing sunsets with her minis + capturing couples promising their forevers as a wedding photographer at Along An Inland Sea Photography. She shares about heaven breaking into the everyday mundane on Instagram where she likes to mini blog and post about those darling babes of hers-- pop over and say hello to her on Instagram

7 Reasons to Fall for Bayfield + Apple Festival

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There are few places in this world that I love more than Bayfield, Wisconsin. It is chalked full of nostalgia for me -- 27 years of it to be exact. 27 years with only...
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8 Life Hacks for a Military Mama

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Solo parenting with your partner across the world is not for the faint of heart. But military mamas don’t have to go at it alone either. I’ve gathered up a few ways that I've...

9 Simple Ways to Make the World More Beautiful

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There’s no pretty way of saying it: the news is straight up horrific these days. It shouts of heartbreak and brokenness and terror and bullies of every age. I couldn’t count on my set...
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Tales From the Birthing Center: A Birth Story

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For the final post in our Tales from the Birthing Center series, sponsored by St. Luke's, we decided to skip the interview with mom, Anna, and let her share her birth story in its...
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Hey, I’m Scared Too: Diary of a New Foster Mom

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We had been in the process of adopting from Uganda for the past 7 months, when on a random Monday laws changed that caused our adoption to hit the brakes with a screeching halt....

7 Lessons Learned from Chip + Joanna Gaines

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{Photo credit: New Earth Natural Light Photography} Falling in love with Chip + Joanna Gaines was a simple sell for me. From the first episode of Fixer Upper I watched, I was hooked; I loved their...

Where You Invest Your Love: Valentine’s Tea

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Truthfully, I had every intention to write about streamers and recipes and throwing the perfect Valentine's party. And maybe another day I will. But for today, life feels all too fleeting. And my heart...

When Heaven Broke Through in a Brown-Eyed Boy

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I was driving down the road the other day with a high school boy riding shot gun who kept trying to change the radio to pop hits. The sun was peaking out through the...

Glensheen Mansion: A Mama’s Review

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Glensheen Mansion is a historic part of our city. We drive by it daily on our commute to preschool and some of our favorite memories include running around its grounds for their legendary Music...

Standing with Aleppo this Christmas

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I decided I cannot turn my head away. Because the killing doesn’t stop. The pain doesn’t cease fire. The hunger doesn’t flee when I refuse to look. When I flip the channel because the...