This past weekend Hodgepodgedad and I celebrated 17 years of marriage! It was a simple celebration spanning a few days….
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Faith & Gratitude
Golden Days of Parenthood
Don’t miss the links to parenting resources at the end… Oct 2010 I hear his little feet coming around the…
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Forward and Back
I’m pushing him in the swing. And with each push I say, “forward!” Then, quickly, as he comes back toward…
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Fun for Easter Week
A guilt-free, clean-slate stay-cation celebratory Easter week ahead! We’ll enjoy some Easter traditions and add in a few other activities…
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The Passing of Two Pots
This post, from December 2009 has new meaning. New meaning because yet another slow cooker has passed. It became a…
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Same Life, New Story
Life is God’s novel; let Him write it. ~ Isaac Singer Perhaps it’s time for a new story.
The Habit of Hymns
I have an old hymnal – one passed down. I’m not sure how it came to be on my end…
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10 Favorite Resources for Easter and Spring
As the sun set, I told the children I was going to run out and get a picture of the…
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I Dare You Not To Laugh
Sometimes I can get so caught up in the getting it done that I forget to laugh. The to-do list…
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Growing Gratitude
“He calls me smart and big and tall!” ~ six-year-old “He builds me a train track.” ~ four-year-old A couple…
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Hands that show…
Rest… Writing practice… Learning… Play… Helping hands… Caring… Gentleness… and generations of hands… Great-grandmother’s hands of love holding generations… What…
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The Messes of Yeses
Yes, we can make Valentines. Claps, squeals. Stickers, pink and red construction paper, sharpies all mix together and little hands…
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The Accident and the Amazing Answer
Above is a cartoon version of the amazing accident we experienced yesterday. It really was a crisis at the time….
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