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you never outgrow what you love
It’s no secret that I don’t always make my kids get dressed and start their school work first thing in the morning. In fact, I prefer to allow them the space and time to sleep in is late as their growing bodies need and then let them ease into their morning by playing something that… Continue reading
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what’s cooking in 2015?
I don’t know about you, but I love December. There’s a host of reasons; Advent, the anticipation of Christmas, spending time with family, using my Christmas dishes and giving gifts top my list. Also. Target has already started putting out their Twenty-Fifteen planners and calendars. It takes every ounce of restraint and self-control I have… Continue reading
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like watching a dog walk on its hind legs
This past weekend, we were in Charlotte for an Army Strong Bonds retreat. As a Chaplain, hosting these events is part of Ryan’s job. They are wonderful events, and a great time for couples to reconnect to one another. One component of these weekends is a scheduled date night for the couples with childcare provided.… Continue reading
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stone by stone, brick by brick
This fall semester, I have had the privilege of facilitating a Kay Arthur Bible Study at PWOC, the chapel women’s auxiliary ministry of which I am a part. It has been an intensive, inductive study of Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. I agreed to teach the study to fill a need. And initially I reasoned that… Continue reading
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almost one year later…
I am not a fast learner. In fact, I think it takes me about a dozen times hearing something, feeling something and having all manner of confirmations on things before that little light bulb dings above my head. I have written almost 1,100 blog posts for seven straight years on my Blogger domain. For a… Continue reading
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for when you don’t feel like dancing…
Back when I was in college in the late 1990s (ahem, has it been that long?!?) my roommates and I choreographed and put on a wonderful Christmas dance to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You…” It was a dance in four parts and my friends Jamie, Jennifer and I were the steady… Continue reading
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11 tips for regaining the home school mojo
I don’t know about any of you other homeschool mamas out there but I am T.I.R.E.D. and it is only September. We have had a little bit of a hiccup in our school these past two weeks and it has left me tired, feeling defeated, doubting myself and now, reflective. Just last week, I spoke… Continue reading
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there’s been a death in our marriage
This past weekend, Ryan and I were fortunate enough to celebrate our anniversary on a little get-away to Callaway Gardens. We love these three little blessings more than life itself, but boy did we need this weekend alone. Thankfully, Ryan’s parents offered to meet us in Atlanta and treated the kids to a very fun… Continue reading
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back to school baskets 2014
It’s difficult for me to wrap my mind around the fact that we are beginning our FOURTH year of the Wood Academy of Christian Kids (W.A.C.K.) in only a few, short weeks! This whole thing began as a fight between me and God and a consolation of “okay, I’ll give this a shot for ONE year,”… Continue reading
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martha wouldn’t cut the pie
I can be one of those people that wants things to be just so. I tend to get into Martha-mode faster than you can say, “A Good Thing.” Of course I’m talking about the perfection of entertaining and celebrating the holidays that is synonymous with Martha Stewart. But like much of the world has done,… Continue reading
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