Month: August 2006
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My Heart Is Full
My heart is very full. As Copper said at our celebratory dinner this evening, “We’re celebrating that we’ve now seen all four of our children baptized into faith in Jesus.” His words broke my heart in two with JOY!! This afternoon, as first the twelve year old……. […]
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Longing For Fall?
Autumn has long been my favorite season!! I know a lot of us have been longing for Fall. I’m sure that has a lot to do with the heat most of us have been dealing with off and on for the last several weeks. We’re having a nice, cool morning here. It’s almost 8:00 a.m and my […]
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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like….
Christmas? Nope, more like It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Copper’s Wife Has Bitten Off More Than She Can Chew”!!!!! Jo-Ann’s had their Thanksgiving fabrics 50% off this weekend. I have had my eye on a whimsical pilgrim print for a Thanksgiving apron, and I told my Corin that I’d make her a fall […]
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Lola’s Lamps (Favorite Things Friday)
I’m continuing with my Friday theme of sharing a favorite item with you. I have two of these lamps, a matched pair. They belonged to my late mother-in-love, Lola. I’m not sure where the lamp bases came from. However, Copper’s Mom was the Queen of the thrift store/garage sale/estate sale find. I’ve always had in […]
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Homeschool Mom, Are You Stressed Out? Tired?
So many homeschooling moms I meet seem so stressed, worried, burned out, anxious and just plain ol’ tired! Some even seem near to emotional overload. We’ve all been there at some point in time. If, as I firmly believe, God has called us to be the primary educators of our children, why are we […]
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Guest Blogger – Danielle
Danielle, at the request of one of my readers, has blessed me by writing this post. You’ve read what I had to say about her here, but here is her story, in her own, unedited words. I love you, Dani-girl!! My life as a still single daughter Hello my name is Dani and […]
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Let’s Catch Up
What I’ve been doing: Updating, working and re-working my planner. I know a lot of you keep these, and many of you call them your Homemaker’s Journal. I keep mine on my laptop (I plan on yacking about planners and such sometime soon!) Sewing!! I’ve been sewing!! I started to work on my “back-to-school” apron […]
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A Fifty-One Year Old Treasure (Favorite Things Friday)
You always remember the day you found it. That treasure in your life. I found my treasure 30 years ago today – on his 21st birthday! I was invited to church with my best-friend-from-forever, Carolyn. It was a Wednesday evening service and she told me that the whole group (older high school through college age) would […]
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Dani’s Famous And Wonderful Cinnamon Rolls
Awhile back I mentioned that Dani makes the best cinnamon rolls in the whole world. BTW, I’ve never made these myself. Yet. Dani has always made them for us. They are labor intensive, but WELL worth the effort. Dani’s Famous Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls 1/2 cup warm water 5 teaspoons yeast 2 Tablespoons Sugar 3 1/2 […]
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So Many Books, But No Time to Read – Part Two
In filling my children’s reading baskets each term, I use the following guidelines. I keep a list of the various genre I want them to read from. I also pick and choose some from one of the many book lists I use. I also have a mental list of what I want them to read […]