Wife, mom, writer, Christ-follower, reader, knitter, baker... writing about life in general and everything that goes along with it.
From the monthly archives:
Okay, I know lots of women post about how it’s so hard for them to say “no.” They do everything that everyone and their uncle asks of them, get in over their heads, and then end up in the land of Much Stress. They need to learn how to say, “no.”
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A few random thoughts on this Wednesday afternoon:
1. Today is C.’s first day of school. He navigated the bus transfers, met his teacher, was faced with a huge stack of books on his desk, and greeted his old friends. Pictures will be forthcoming, but are now languishing on my camera.
2. Sick, [...]
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School starts in less than 48 hours, so today and tomorrow will be filled with pencils, folders, my label-making machine, glue sticks, a non-bendable ruler, and many other exciting things.
Personally, I love this time of year. The feel of a brand-new notebook, cracking open a package of pencil-top erasers, folders without stains or creases…ah, [...]
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If you just took a quick glance at Qwirkle, you might think it was a simple game of color and shape matching. Kids’ stuff, right? Well, you’d be wrong. Yes, Qwirkle involves matching colors and shapes, but one play will convince you that while it’s accessible for kids, it’s also a game [...]
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C. and I participated in Jennifer’s Read Together mission and we finally finished our book a week or so ago. We have been working our way through The Warriors series for months, and when Jennifer started the mission, we were getting ready to dive into book five of the series, A Dangerous Path.
For those [...]
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In yesterday’s post, I talked about injustice. I looked at how my two boys have responded to the injustice of having a toy swiped out of their grasp, and I briefly mentioned that I’m someone who likes things to be “fair.” That doesn’t mean we all have to be “even” but just that [...]
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C., now 8 years old, was an only child for 7.5 of those years. As a baby and toddler, he enjoyed uninfringed-upon access to his toys. No one stole them, no one kicked them out of his reach just to see what he’d do, no one said, “Here, let me do that,” no [...]
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There have been quite a few discussions about school in our house lately. While C. still holds to his desire to not know when the first day of school is, he’s grasped the general idea that this week is his last full week of freedom. As that first day of third grade looms [...]
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Because I like to be bossy helpful, I often slip a book about building a strong marriage into a bridal shower gift. Oh, don’t worry, I still pick up something from the registry, but I also figure that some unsolicited advice in the form of a book can’t hurt. (On that subject, two [...]
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Yes, you’re in the right place, and yes, things are looking a bit different around here!
A special thanks to Jules at Everyday Design for the awesome header, and for the new blog look.
I’ll be playing and tweaking and working on my sidebar over the next few days, but things should settle down soon.
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