Month: June 2009
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The Weather Is Far Too Glorious
Our weather has been far too glorious to be under the weather, but I have been. Just a little virus of some sort. Just enough to let me know that I’m really not well, but not enough to be really sick. Despite that, we’ve had a wonderful week, and we have all just been […]
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Living a Beautiful Life
I have a blogging buddy whose book recommendations I generally enjoy. Over the years she has recommended books by Alexandra Stoddard several times. A couple of years ago, I checked out the only book by Alexandra Stoddard that was on my local library’s shelf at the time. It really didn’t appeal to me. However, […]
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Seeing With New Eyes
“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”Nikos Kazantzakis, Report from Greco,excerpted from Living a Beautiful Life (Added recently to my Commonplace Book) God bless you as you look well to the ways of your household!Proverbs 31:27
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Monday Meanderings
I’ve recently run across a few things that were too good to keep to myself. I’d like to share them with you. Leila (Like Mother, Like Daughter) has some great thoughts about order and the importance a Sunday well spent has on your home and family. Ever given your children instructions when […]
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Marvelous Monday – Electives
Kendra and I have covered almost the entire spectrum of homeschool subjects. However, we would never be able to cover all the dozens of possible electives you and your children may want to cover. Cooking. Woodworking. Electronics. Computer Programming. Horticulture. Cooking. Animal Husbandry. Needlework. Auto Repair. Pastry Chef. The list could, and does, go […]
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Saturday
SATURDAY Stacking discounts from the natural foods co-op in the big city. A 25 lb. case of Blueberry Flax Granola, 15% member discount for the case lot, 10% seasonal bonus applied to my share purchases. If I’d been thinking, I would have saved my May quarterly discount (another 10%) to apply as well. Next […]
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Not Perfect
My life isn’t perfect. Far from it. I am, however, quite content with the road the Lord has me walking; and I cannot help but be joyful when I see His hand, even amidst the imperfection. And maybe most especially because of the imperfection. Will went out the other night to toss […]
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It’s Just Around the Corner
The 4th of July is right around the corner, just one month away. I spent a few minutes today pulling our favorite Independence Day books from the shelf in anticipation of our pre-holiday reading. Here are our favorites: The Fourth of July Story, by Alice Dalgliesh. We read this one at least once every year. […]
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Incredibly So!
Each and every day I can see so many, many ways that the Lord provides for me, cares for me and blesses me so very richly! Do you see His hand in your life, dear one? Open your eyes and look about you. Watch for His provision. Watch for His tender mercies. Watch for […]
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Fruitful
From my commonplace book: “To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends….”Samuel Johnson, The RamblerNovember 10, 1750,excerpted from Living a Beautiful Life Isn’t that a lovely quote? I loved it when I read it, and immediately added it to my […]