gratitude

On Mother’s Day

Backyard zinnia greets me Saturday at sunset. So teach us to number our days, so that we may apply our…
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To every thing there is a season, a time for every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 I don’t relish…
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Every detail of your body and soul – even the hairs of your head! – is in My care; nothing…
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It all started with the stuffing of the eggs. The little girls and I were putting chocolate treats in each…
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Since the time I had just one child toddling about, my grandmother encouraged a habit. Each year, when the azaleas…
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Beginning our theme for April, Habits for a Happy Mom. A habit I’ve learned is to stop and take in…
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“Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays,…
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“One of the greatest gifts that life can give to anyone is the very special love that families share… As…
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“Time is a very precious gift of God; so precious that it’s only given to us moment by moment.” ~…
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This business of play. It’s a dirty job. But someone has to do it. Because play is a child’s job….
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A compiled tribute to Hodgepodgedad. From 2009…. (to the tune of If I only had a brain from Wizard of…
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(Photo of framed card by Marjolein Bastin) On this Valentine’s Day we are thankful for hearts. And we have thankful…
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Supper on the table for everyone, I gathered my things and blew a kiss goodbye. It was a moms meeting…
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