As a book-lover and a mom of many, over the years I’ve spent a lot of time reading books to my kids. I’ve gotten tired of lots of stories. (My least favorite? Books adapted from Disney movies– yikes, they make me crazy.) But here are some books that I’ve literally been reading for a...
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The winner of the Saturday CD giveaway, according to random.org is commenter #25–Jamey from Zehlahlum. Jamey, send me your address and I will get the CD headed your direction. Next Saturday I’ll be giving away the Matthew West CD, so stay tuned!
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Sometimes I, I just want to close my eyes And act like everyone’s alright When I know they’re not. This world needs God But it’s easier to stand and watch. I could pray a prayer and just move on Like nothing’s wrong. But I refuse.
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Today I’m happy to be giving away a new CD by Josh Wilson called See You. I really enjoyed hearing him in concert with Matthew West earlier this week and I wanted to pass on the fun in CD form. I’ll be choosing the winner Monday. You can enter the drawing by telling me...
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This afternoon we took the kids out to play laser tag, a first for me– it was great fun! We got home hungry around 6 PM and I was eager to get a meal on the table quickly. Hubby requested something with beef, so I decided to make Ethiopian Sloppy Joes. It’s not necessarily...
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School has gone exceedingly well today. Thus there is no explanation as to why I am doing my best impression of cooked spaghetti in the corner of the couch at the moment. And scheming a trip to the grocery store ALONE of all things. Did you know that such desires cause me great guilt?...
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The kids were delighted the other day when we got a box containing 4 different flavors of a new snack to try. They’re called Raisels, and basically they are golden raisins that have been flavored to taste like sour candy. Flavors include sour apple, lemon, sour orange and sour peach. They contain no artificial sweetening,...
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I heard about the Story of Your Life concert in January and immediately knew I wanted to go. I’ve enjoyed Matthew West for quite awhile, and my teens and I have been impressed with every song that we’ve heard from the up-and-coming Josh Wilson. It’d be a great concert, and at $5 a ticket...
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The winner of the Saturday CD giveaway is #46 –Kristina. Her favorite hymn is Amazing Grace. Kristina, send me your snail mail address and I will get the CD headed your way!
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I uncover it as I pick up the coffee can to put it away, and my mouth gapes. It’s scrawled exuberant in pencil at the back edge of the kitchen counter: “Jesus loves you!” Graffiti has not been something we’ve had problems with, but even the Jesus-themed variety shocks me and has me imagining...
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