There is a riveting discussion going on in my previous post so check it out…along with all the comments. Our neighborhood progressive dinner was last night so I’ll show you some fun photos from that and announce the winners of my book giveaway. But first, here’s a peek at my garland…….that I’m ‘froofin’ right up [...]
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Yesterday, we woke up to this… …in East Tennessee when you wake up to this……. the news declares that school is one-hour late…… when school is one hour late, we drive here…….and these sleepy heads…..order this……and I show the kids this……and tell them stories about when I was in medical school and my friends and [...]
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7 sure fire ways to decipher whether or not you need a new printer: 1. The printer that you got ‘free’ with your computer now ‘feeds’ the paper in crooked and causes a paper jam with EVERY try at printing. Despite this obvious fact, you try it no less than 37 times. Crooked again……Hmmm, maybe [...]
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from the Lutheran prayer book: Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good and His mercy endures forever. Lord God, heavenly Father, You have created me and endowed me with all that I am or have as a pure gift of Your fatherly divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in [...]
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Two days before Thanksgiving To Do list: 1. Clean out fridge. Sounds simple enough. 2. Bake carrot cake. 3. Cook potatoes so they’re ready to mash. 4. Make broccoli casserole. 5. Continue to ‘ghetto-up’ the basement with lights and fabric so teenagers will have a retreat. Presently, it looks like a shady underground sports [...]
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The view from my desk……The view from my laundry room…..My friend Cindy getting all my “Emme-love” at the Cross Country Banquet Friday……Emme then decides to sit with the boys….How does a girl find her place…..where she fits in….in a group of boys?Arggg!! Who can figure those pesky boys out?I see how this works…..I get you [...]
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7 Quick Takes……This is a link party…..to play along, visit here. It’s like 7 random musings…all in one post. And you’ll love snooping around Jennifer’s blog. Superb writing…..funny, smart, and I wish she were my next door neighbor. She could possibly be my new BFF (which apparently changes weekly) ’cause she has ADD. [...]
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Remember the Kubler-Ross ‘stages of grief’ chart from Psychology 101? Here’s what mine looks like after my purse got stolen right outta my car last night. While my car sat in my driveway. 1. Denial- “Surely noone would just come and take my purse right out of my car. And steal my ipod. And [...]
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These are some of my dearest friends in the world……This is mocha cake……This is their story. Donia, THE girl in the picture above came to visit Friday. No she’s not from Texas and no she doesn’t host a show on the Trinity Broadcasting network. (I’m giggling). She used to live in my wonderful neighborhood with [...]
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Thank you to Jessica and Keli for this award. And let me first say that I’m a little tardy acknowledging them. But thank you girls so much for thinking of me. And to Angie for this award. All this bloggy love I’m gettin’ is great… but I’m a little technically challenged so all this [...]
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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...
