We all want peaceful Sundays, right? So, you’ve gotten into the habit of being ready a little at a time…
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Tapestry of Grace in Workboxes
We delved into workboxes at the same time we started an Olympic unit study last month. Doing both new things…
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Spring forward: A seasonal assessment
Are you longing to paint your toenails and pull out the sandals? Have you been thumbing garden seed catalogs like…
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Honor your father and your mother
Growing up, Wednesday nights weren’t always church nights. I wasn’t a G.A. I didn’t know all my Bible verses. Wednesday…
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Just take a nap
Part Two of Shhh. It’s Quiet Time. “Honey, take a nap.” Some of the best advice my grandmother ever gave…
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Flylady – tools not rules
Are YOU living in CHAOS? (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome) Do you feel overwhelmed, overextended, and overdrawn? Hopeless and you…
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Back to basics: the cook box
Funfetti cookies with icing, pineapple supreme cake, raspberry and blueberry muffins. My children have been cooking up treats with a…
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Back to basics: big-shop cooking
I must be honest. I’m not a true once-a-month cook. I tried. I strived (or strove). But it wasn’t easy….
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Back to basics: vacation planning
The habit of doubling a recipe I often have pep talks with myself while I’m in the kitchen. Something like…
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Back to basics: simple suppers
So you’ve started back with the basics. Slow and easy. Or maybe not. Maybe, like me, you are feeling a…
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Back to basics
I desperately tried to make the last week of December slow down. It didn’t work. The clock struck twelve, the…
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Easy Christmas decoration storage
Raise your hand if you’ve already taken down your Christmas tree. Neatly packed away all the decorations? Sigh. Not me….
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Having fun AND getting stuff done
If you know me, you know I like lists. The holidays are especially list worthy. Lists of errands, gifts to…
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