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Good Friday Garden and Choosing a Tree
Both my grandfathers planted their gardens on Good Friday. We’ve adopted this tradition as well. And while it’s a good practice to wait until Good Friday because all danger of frost has past, we’ve...
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Forward and Back
I’m pushing him in the swing. And with each push I say, “forward!” Then, quickly, as he comes back toward me I say, “back.” He’s learning, just like brother and sisters before him, how to pump his...
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Golden Days of Parenthood
Don’t miss the links to parenting resources at the end… Oct 2010I hear his little feet coming around the corner. It’s busy, in-the-thick-of-it Sunday morning. I’m putting the ingredients in the crock...
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Simple, Frugal Ways to Celebrate an Anniversary
This past weekend Hodgepodgedad and I celebrated 17 years of marriage! It was a simple celebration spanning a few days. Because celebrating need not be elaborate and doesn’t have to break the...
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Put the Pause on Summer
It’s the last week. The last week before we start to hear of ‘back to school’ advertising. You know it all starts next week with Independence Day. Right when we’re just getting settled into a summer...
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Cultivating Curiosity with Nature Study
“Mama, I need a towel because I did one of the nature prompts,” she calls through the cracked open back door. I look and her feet are covered in clay. I smile.“Make a little mud and walk through it in...
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Wisdom for Every Day
We are smack dab in the middle of the morning when he asks. He’s looking far away, out the window.“When will God come to town?”It’s these moments of parenting. Seizing opportunities to teach in the...
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An attitude of anticipation
“I predicted yesterday that today would be great. My estimate was correct.” ~ Littlest GirlA weary Mama at the end of a very full day sure needed to hear that. And doesn’t He know just what we need?...
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The Joy of My Salvation
“I’m sad my baptism is over,” she says as she comes in from the backyard.“Oh sweet girl,” I answer. “It was a day you will always remember. But guess what? You have so much to look forward to. This is...
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The Bowl
She brought it on a Sunday filled with homemade mashed potatoes. I admired the yellow bowl. So she gave it to me. Nana gave me my grandmother’s bowl. A yellow Pyrex bowl she’d found in the old shed on...
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We’re riding over to my aunt and uncle’s house for the reunion type holiday gathering. The Christmas music is playing from the local Christian station. An ad comes on. The voice lists all the goodness...
View ArticleMama Ann’s Morning Bars
A long-time and long-loved recipe in our family is Mama Ann’s Morning Bars. Morning bars are a family classic from my grandmother, Mama Ann. One of those recipes we’ve come to expect her to always have...
View ArticleThe Bowl
She brought it on a Sunday filled with homemade mashed potatoes. I admired the yellow bowl. So she gave it to me. Nana gave me my grandmother’s bowl. A yellow Pyrex bowl she’d found in the old shed on...
View ArticleChristmas is…
We’re riding over to my aunt and uncle’s house for the reunion type holiday gathering. The Christmas music is playing from the local Christian station. An ad comes on. The voice lists all the goodness...
View ArticleMama Ann’s Morning Bars
A long-time and long-loved recipe in our family is Mama Ann’s Morning Bars. Morning bars are a family classic from my grandmother, Mama Ann. One of those recipes we’ve come to expect her to always have...
View ArticleChristmas is…
We’re riding over to my aunt and uncle’s house for the reunion type holiday gathering. The Christmas music is playing from the local Christian station. An ad comes on. The voice lists all the goodness...
View ArticleMama Ann’s Morning Bars
A long-time and long-loved recipe in our family is Mama Ann’s Morning Bars. Morning bars are a family classic from my grandmother, Mama Ann. One of those recipes we’ve come to expect her to always have...
View ArticleGood Friday Garden and Choosing a Tree
Both my grandfathers planted their gardens on Good Friday. We’ve adopted this tradition as well. The Good Friday garden. Good Friday Garden And while it’s a good practice to wait until Good Friday...
View ArticleMama Ann’s Morning Bars Recipe
Enjoy this oatmeal and black raspberry jelly bars recipe. Mama Ann’s Morning Bars are a long-time and long-loved recipe in our family. Morning bars are a family classic from my grandmother, Mama Ann....
View ArticleHow to Make Memories this Spring with Fun Homeschool Ideas
Here are some ideas for how to make memories this spring with fun homeschool ideas. It seems to me that we are always talking about making memories with our children during the summer. Or over the...
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