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2011

. . . was a year of eye opening experiences. help me to learn and grow from my mistakes and to accept forgiveness, not keep beating myself up. Thank you for showing me my anger was misdirected & helping me come to terms with it. . . . was a year of struggling against my [...]

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quiet

Tonight we sit here together enjoying the quiet. Been a crazy week. I’m going to set up January’s menu & shopping lists. It was a fantastic week! Went by so quickly. Many memories made. Blessings overflowing. A peaceful feeling. Encouraged by The Baptist Bible Hour’s devotion: The God who never changes always makes good on [...]

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finally!

We’ve been saving for months, and we’ve finally reached our (modified) goal! YAY!! We’re off to Kalahari very soon.

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when you give

I looked high and low for a way to share this song with you! There was only 1 really poor quality version where you couldn’t even hear the words really. So, I thought I’d link you to where you could at least preview it, if not purchase it if you like it. Matthew 6:2 The [...]

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spreading Christmas cheer

This year I’m feeling very Christmas spirit-y. I’m not complaining, I like it. Feels more like the “me” I used to be. And so, we’ve decorated the house, and are making our Christmas cards & cookies tonight. When we’ve done this in the past, i’ve used patterns or ideas from Family Fun the magazine. So, [...]

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Welcome. . .

. . . to my winter blog setup. I was thinking something a little more subdued, wintery, and calmer was in order. Enjoy!

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mirror, mirror

“The foundations of good character are not built on lecture, but by bricks of good example, laid day by day.” ~ Leo B. Blessing You’re actions, Moms – Dads, speak louder than words! Show your children by your example how they should live.

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Secret Agent Man(and woman, and kids)

Go ahead and sing the song I was humming it while I typed the title anyways. (it’s a great song, isn’t it!?) A blog post I read yesterday (and the subsequent actions of my children towards each other) made me think about how I’ve dropped the ball about building up their character. I have so [...]

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A Firm Foundation

Today as the time creeps closer to late afternoon I find my nerves getting the best of me. I’ve been trying to stay busy as that is what seems to work best for me when I’m afraid or stressed, or just overwhelmed. So, I was prepping tomorrow nights dinner and I just can’t get past [...]

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Project: Positive Mom-status

It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to read more, or even work on the projects from before. But today I decided I wanted to share with you how my idea for the Christmas gift for each of my children is going

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spoken for. . .

Not the best quality, but it’s live. This song has brought me so much encouragement. Take this world from me [...]

boggle

Boggle

Remember boggle?   You put all the dice in and shake it all up so they all end up in [...]

menu 04.30 – 05.06

no fancy anything today. I’m not in the mood for it. Here’s the menu for the week: Monday breakfast PB&J [...]

Flexible Mom

So excited to have found this!  When I was going through the dark valley of my “littles” season, I read [...]

bag o’ free’s

Earlier this week I posted this facebook status: But I never got around to telling you WHY it makes me [...]

Comfort

I’ve been reading recently, a lot about comfort. Source: weheartit.com via Sandra on Pinterest   Main Entry: comfort Part of [...]