Since October when I learned through Esther Haven about charity:water, I’ve been thinking about the many mothers in the world unable to give their children clean drinking water.  John and I are so blessed to be able to meet our childrens’ needs.  But not all parents are that lucky. This Thanksgiving eve, heart full...
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I’m not sure how my teeny little baby managed to turn 6, but she did! Click on the pictures if you’d like a better look at the fun she had.
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Other years we’ve used whole tree branches.  This year we used sticks spray-painted silver and put into a big vase.  Then I picked some shades of poster paper that went well with the vase, and we cut out dozens of leaves.  Today we each hot-glued a couple blessing-leaves to the tree.  We’ll aim to...
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I’ve got a couple of more recap posts from T4A– wow, such an awesome weekend.  I want to tell you the story of Pharaoh’s daughter and the basket in the river. (Point to ponder:  ya think she just HAPPENED to go to the river to bathe when she knew her daddy was killing boy...
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Third child.  Third time I’ve sent a child off to college, and still it is not easy. Friday I got Jared settled into his dorm room for his first year of college. Made his bed, stocked his dorm fridge with yogurt and OJ and milk, bought him cleaning supplies and ravioli and trail mix...
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Sixteen summers ago, my sister in law and I were pregnant at the same time. Due the very same day, actually, August 15th. It was my 4th and her first. Her baby seemed anxious to arrive first — she was on bed rest beginning in mid-pregnancy. In mid-June I also began having signs of...
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Fishing to some people involves a dock and a lawn chair, or a boat out on the lake.   But to us and to our kids, fishing means putting on water shoes and  ‘getting wet’ clothes, and hiking a winding river whose banks look different every year. Much of the river meanders shallow.  You can...
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“Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” ~John 8:36~
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Wednesday night the kids and I had the fun of attending our local God and Country Rally.  It is a huge patriotic celebration.  There’s live music by Christian artists–this year it was Meredith Andrews and Needtobreathe, among others.  There are military displays including the swearing-in of new recruits in all branches of the military. ...
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…but nothing that exactly fits on the blog at this moment.   So I’ll share some pictures of my sweet girl on her 8th birthday.
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