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View ArticleWake up call!
Over the holidays, I realized a great many things. For instance, when my oldest children were younger, much of our day was spent curled on the couch together reading quality books or Bible stories. The...
View ArticleDeliberate Living Out the Window, ALREADY?
It started out with a prayer that made me chuckle out loud. My son told the Lord,"Thank you for giving my Mom the guts to keep 6 kids!" I believe this prayer was uttered on Monday night, so we were...
View ArticleWell, that was a bomb!
Since last August, I have known that my turn to teach a life skill to a group of girls was coming in March. Lacking in many of these life skills myself, I was leaning toward the necessary knowledge of...
View ArticleDeep Thinking from a Car Seat!
On the way to Bible study last Wednesday night, my 4-yr-old asked very seriously, "Mom, do we know all the people we know?" "No, honey, probably not," I answered....
View ArticleReality Came to Visit
For over 8 months, we have been anticipating hosting a preacher's family for our weekend gospel meeting. I don't mind being hospitable really, but I am always nervous about having things "just right."...
View ArticleSummer Plans
Sorry I never answered everyone who left messages after our scare with Kelsey's appendix. I appreciated all of the thoughts and prayers. She had a wonderful check-up last Friday and was cleared for all...
View ArticleBusy, busy, busy!
Well, we leave tomorrow after services to take Kelsey to her first ever sleep-away camp (here in Dickson, TN). She is super excited, but very nervous! I have to admit I am some nervous for her as well,...
View ArticleMy Garden is Trying to Kill Me!!!!!
I know, now you are picturing me in a massive, overgrown garden that is maniacally alive and wishing me ill. Unfortunately, your mind picture might not be too far off. We decided to plant a huge garden...
View ArticleAlmost Chili Weather
Well, we had a few days of cooler weather. In the spirit of fall, I used bunches of tomatoes to make chili that I was going to freeze to eat on one of those busy nights when I just cannot cook....
View ArticleI Can't Drive 55!
The other day, I was stuck behind someone driving SO SLOW. They weren't even close to the speed limit! As usual, we were in a rush to get to a destination-I-can-no-longer-remember. I caught myself...
View ArticleYou've got mail.
Don't you just love the anticipation of walking to your mailbox? I have always just loved mail. Well, maybe not the bills, or junk mail so much, but all of the other surprises. Growing up, I had...
View ArticleHS Campout!!!!
It is time! We are in packing mode and having to purchase a few last minute things today. Cleaning out the van. Washing clothes. Mostly, looking forward to visiting with old and new friends! We will be...
View ArticleCrossing That Bridge
Life is in the fast lane around here! Since hscamp, we have been so busy with soccer every night of the week except Wednesday, countless "worthy" field trips hither and yon, several truly-worthy gospel...
View ArticleOld Friends (must be hummed like the old Simon & Garfunkel tune) ;-)
Okay, I know this is highly unusual for me to post twice in one day let alone twice in one month. (Maybe as excited as I am about our FL trip, I am equally unexcited about packing for some reason.)...
View ArticleBook Friends & Catching Up
For years, I have traveled to our local library about 2 times a month, or more. We always leave with 30 to 50 books between the children & myself. Amazing to me is the fact that on those shelves of...
View ArticlePolar Bear Land & Tennessee
Want to know something crazy? We watched a short, lovely piece on the Olympics about polar bears in Manitoba (Canada). Here they are on the frozen tundra in the middle of nowhere and these bears just...
View ArticleWriter's Block, or Too Distracted to Focus?
I haven't posted in a long time. For that matter, I haven't even looked at pleo for a while. It just seemed overwhelming with everything else we had going on to spend any time on the computer. Here's...
View ArticleFinally, a breather, for a few weeks! Is anyone still listening?
An update on some of the people in my last, long ago, post: My mother-in-law has now been cancer free for a year and 6 months! Praise the Lord! She had a knee replaced last December & has suffered...
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