Wife, mom, writer, Christ-follower, reader, knitter, baker... writing about life in general and everything that goes along with it.
From the monthly archives:
One of the authors who was kind enough to contribute books to the exceedingly popular Books Galore giveaways this past spring asked me to pass along a bit of information to you. Lyn Cote’s publisher has given her brochures to distribute that contain two $1-off coupons — one for Love Inspired romances and one for Love [...]
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Okay, not really. But I’ve been concise for as long as I can remember.
In high school and college, when instructors would assign an 8-10 page paper, my papers would always come out at around 6.75 pages. Every single one of them. Therefore, I became an expert at turning a 6.75-page paper into an [...]
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It was early evening, and we were all just hanging out in the family room. For some reason, C., my 8-year-old, was sprawling across the ottoman in front of me. So naturally, I put my feet up on him. Immediately, he complained and pushed them off. Not one to pass up [...]
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Hey, wait a minute, that game title doesn’t make sense! Well, that’s because this week’s review is of a little gem that’s imported from Germany. Tier auf Tier is German and translates into “Animal upon Animal.” It’s a fun little dexterity game that is always good for a little tension, a little [...]
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Mary at Owlhaven is hosting a wonderful carnival today, where she asks us to share a little about our childhood homes. Click the button below for more details, to read about others’ childhood homes, or to join in the fun yourself!
There’s so much I could say about the home where I grew up, and [...]
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As I flipped through the local TV channels today, there was one consistent theme. Across the bottom of the screen for all four-or-so channels ran those helpful weather warnings. Today it’s Flash Flood Warning, with a handy map of all the local counties blinking green, yellow, green, yellow.
I can’t hear the words “flash [...]
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I’ve been struggling to keep up with my blog-reading this summer. Things just seem a bit hectic, even when we’re home, and I’ve had trouble clearing my mind long enough to sit down and enjoy some bloggy goodness. But I’ve managed to read in bits of time here and there, and I’m glad [...]
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I don’t like my schedule to be too full or to be too out-of-whack. I usually have a very clear idea of how I want my day/week/month to go, and when something interferes, I get stressed out. No one would ever use the word spontaneous to describe me. This can be a good thing — after [...]
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If you’ve read my posts the last two days, thank you. I realize they were overly-long and quite rambling in style, so I appreciate your commitment. Today, I thought I’d write something that was highly funny or inspiring or informative, while at the same time being short and pithy.
But I’m drawing a blank.
So [...]
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I know I’ve mentioned before (at least once or twice) that C. has a very hard time parting with… well, just about everything. Everything from already-read National Geographic Kids magazines to paperclips that have been unbent and rebent into various shapes and then left to languish under his bed. He’s just sure that [...]
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