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On the Move

In: Family on: October 14, 2021

Somehow it seems that when one person/family in our family moves (houses, cities, doesn’t matter what!), everyone moves! This may be calming down a bit since our kids are now the house buying mode instead of renting houses or …

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“I Cannot Live Without Books”

In: Reading on: May 5, 2017

The first time I saw the Thomas Jefferson quote, "I cannot live without books," it was on a t-shirt in the Library of Congress gift shop. It resonated so strongly with me that I plunked down the money and bought the shirt. …

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New School Year, New Projects

In: Family, Uncategorized, Writing on: August 20, 2015

Even though I no longer have students actually living in my house, my kids' lives are still dictated by the school calendar. My daughter embarked on her final year of her master's degree program last week. My middle child had …

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Another Real Grown Up in the Family

In: Family on: July 30, 2015

Last weekend we moved child number two into his own apartment in Arkansas, where he will begin his first teaching job (4th grade). That means 2 of our 3 are "real" grownups with full time jobs to support themselves. I can't …

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Fifteen Focused Minutes

In: Writing on: February 9, 2015

I'm a little hard-headed. I'll admit that. Sometimes I hear wisdom and it takes a while for it to penetrate my thick skull and seep down into my heart, the part of me that will actually at least try to put wisdom into …

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How Cute Is This?

In: Family, Life, Reading, Uncategorized on: August 4, 2014

My daughter's new apartment is small, but it has some wall space. So she got the idea that she wanted to something cute to hang her mugs on instead of having them take up valuable cabinet or counter space. She found a picture …

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Would You Pray for Us?

In: Family, Life, Reading, Uncategorized on: July 9, 2014

My daughter and I are off to Philadelphia to find her an apartment. Would you pray that the Lord will lead us to the right place--one that is affordable, safe, and close to the school? Thank you! …

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Ready to Organize

In: Life, Reading, Uncategorized on: May 22, 2014

When my house is quiet and everything stays generally in its place, I can ignore the chaos behind cabinet and closet doors. But when my house erupts in the chaos of kids (and all their stuff!) home for the summer, I find …

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Keep Dreaming

In: Family, Life, Uncategorized on: July 25, 2013

As a dating/engaged/newly married couple we spent lots of time dreaming about our first house. And our dream house. Of course life does what it does and alters what you think you want. Or what you need. Or what you can …

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