OK everyone, I’ve got a question for you! My husband reads chapter books to the kids every evening. He’s done this for two decades. Over the years he’s read them many favorites: the Narnia series, the Little House series, Phantom Tollbooth, Swiss Family Robinson, Robinson Crusoe, Watership Down, the American Adventure series, and many...
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Today within minutes of receiving this book in the mail, my youngest two daughters were sitting on the couch together turning the pages and squealing delightedly over nearly every picture. Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches is well named. The pictures are great, and the food looks wonderful. After thumbing through the...
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Sprittibee is giving away a copy of my book A Sane Woman’s Guide to Raising a Large Family. Go say hi and enter the drawing!
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I’m being a chicken. On Thursday I was interviewed by Mary Byers on Tricia Goyer’s show Living Inspired. I talked — no, I ran at the mouth– for 54 minutes!– about adoption, food, and family. Friday they put up the link to my show — it’s at the top of her right-hand sidebar, the March...
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I wanted to share the story of the Parker family. They’re friends of my friend Jenni. They have a good-sized family already, but have been moved to adopt two most adorable babies from Ukraine who are affected by Down’s Syndrome. Check out the blog and help them reach their goal and get those babies...
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Baked Herb-Crusted Chicken ~~~~~~~~ Also, don’t miss an interview and giveaways of THREE COPIES my books happening this week at: Cultivating Home and Making Home Now I’m off to swim lessons– as soon as I fix the failed elastic in my son’s swimsuit, that is. Such a glamorous life I lead.
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I have a friend named Ree, and she has a brand new cookbook. I know that almost everyone already knows and loves her, but after meeting and hanging out with her husband Marlboro Man and two of their kids in the Dominican Republic, I feel a special fondness for her. Ladd is the real...
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I was recently sent a copy of the newest book by Ann Graham Lotz: The Magnificent Obsession: Embracing the God-Filled Life. I agreed to review the book a month or so ago, but I am convinced that it was God who caused the book to arrive just when I needed it. In the book,...
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I wanted to thank those of you who reviewed my book at amazon. I really appreciate your voice and the time it took to share your thoughts with others. And on a more important note, please go read this post written by a doctor working in the same area of Ethiopia where my sister...
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UPDATE” Book winner posted here. Thanks for your stories about your awesome hubbies!!!!! ————- My book giveaways have been a bit derailed by the bathroom remodeling drama around here– pix soon! But as promised, here is the first giveaway. A couple who reads my blog, Josh and Amy Bottomly, wrote a book about the...
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