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Don’t Leave It On The Desk There was a certain Professor of Religion named Dr Christianson, a studious man who taught at a small college in the western United States. Dr. Christianson taught the required survey course in Christianity at this particular institution. Every student was required to take this course his or her...
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An interesting post by here in korea: Gossip Girls got me wondering about something this week. I thought it would make an interesting Opinion Saturday question. Do you think it is appropriate or necessary to help young teens (ages 12-15) select reading material, or should you just give them free run of the library?...
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…at losing weight — OK, this is pitiful–that a fond memory in my past is when I was fresh home from Africa, had giardia, and managed to lose 9 lbs in one month. Now, granted, I did not have a rip-roaring case of it. Mostly I was just nauseated and had no appetite and...
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…why you should always investigate when a kid gets way too quiet Thankfully it was only a small bottle of lotion. And, boy, did she smell yummy for the rest of the day!
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Now that we’ve got my 4 year old’s room all Pretty in Pink, my two 8 year olds have been hounding me to do something about theirs. They have some blue ‘gingham’ checked paint and a train wallpaper border that’s been up since they were babies and is now looking a little tired. Translation:...
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Playing Works For Me Wednesday with Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer again. This week’s idea is a simple thing. For the longest time I have hated my colanders. It seemed they were always either tipping over, letting all the spaghetti slop into the sink. Or I would have that dreaded drain backup problem–...
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After many months of waiting, my friend Anne finally got baby news– Adoption Journal: the most joyful news! Go help congratulate her! Also, the 2006 Blogs of Beauty Awards – Nominees and Finalists list came out today. Though I’m not a finalist, I was so honored to see I’d been nominated in 4 categories....
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On Saturday I asked for ideas to celebrate my anniversary. You all shared lots of fun ideas, but I am giving the Golden Keyboard to Brianna this week for the sheer humor of her response. Now that’s what NOT to do! Thanks for sharing, Brianna! And in more contest news, today I launched a...
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Our garden has been growing like crazy since I showed it to you 5 weeks ago. You should be able to click on any of these pictures to enlarge them. The first one shows most of the garden. Left to right, we have corn, tomatoes, cukes (on wire) pumpkins, peppers, and cabbage. In the...
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