Ever have one of those days or weeks where you ‘re just lost inside your own dreamy head? And you can’t sleep or remember the last 3 pages of the book you just read? And you eat but you’re not satified? Nothings’ wrong but nothings’ quite right either. A weird sort of holding pattern where [...]
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This is so fun and easy that you must try it with your small children. Silhouettes are all over the internet but I think I first saw this method on the Shabby Nest. 1. Take a picture of your subject. This happens to be my darling and wonderfully handsome nephew because I’m making silhouettes [...]
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For editions 1 and 2, go here and here. 41. I speak from experience when I say that having children who are compliant can give you the false sense that you are an extraordinary specimen of a mother. And on the contrary, having strong willed children will have you convinced that you are not capable [...]
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If you’re really bored and don’t have any laundry to fold, take a seat, drink some coffee (you’ll need it to stay awake) and stroll down memory lane with me. 21. I double majored in chemistry and biochemistry in college with a minor in biology. I would have made a pathetic chemist. Chemists should be [...]
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It’s Spring Break for us so I invited several friends and their teens and tots to join us at Barter Theatre to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I don’t what was more fun….watching the play or watching my kids watch the play. The teenagers laughed out loud and wore the technicolor flashing glasses [...]
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I am quickly approaching my 200th post! Wow, I’ve had a lot to say these past 9 months. To celebrate, I’m contemplating a giveaway and I’m doing the obligatory ’100 things’ post…..only in bits and pieces. And only 100 because I don’t even know 200 things about myself. So here’s the first installment. 100 things [...]
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Excerpt taken from “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” a devotional booklet for Lent written by Pastor Bill Cwirla The wounds of apathy afflict us. Lazarus lay at the gate of a man who had all the resources in the world to help him. He likely saw Lazarus as he was dining in luxury, but his [...]
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Guess who’s CD you can now buy on iTUNES? The Verity!!!!! Oh yes you can. And if you visit their myspace page, you can see their spring and summer schedule. Maybe your youth group would like to invite them to play. Or maybe you’d like to buy their CD on iTUNES. I think you would [...]
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and guess what she got for her birthday? yep, chicks…..and ducks You only turn 7 once, right? And I am a firm believer in a little bit of childhood magic. So what if they ‘cheep’ alot. So what if there are 6 of them. Life is messy. Might as well get your hands dirty. And [...]
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Warning, you may need a mask to enter this post ’cause I’m Hooked on White Spray Paint. First, let me start this little spring-y goodness with an introduction. Meet my new pool guy. He is a her. Her name is Emme, she’s eight years old and she is excited about her new job. Come July…..she [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
