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Apr 12, 2010
Cleaning the Mirror
Have you ever walked into your bathroom and thought, “wow, when did that mirror get so dirty?” You look at it and notice the water spots, the toothpaste, the fingerprints etc making your reflection not so shiny. Oh, that hasn’t happened to you? I’m impressed. It happens regularly to me. I’ll notice a little spot here or there and think, I need to clean this mirror. Life... read more
Mar 14, 2010
Just call me Joseph
Ok, not really. Are you ready for the long version? Have some chocolate and your favorite beverage? Fabulous! Several weeks ago, as a family, we were reading through the book of Genesis. We have read through the book of Genesis quite a few times and with all the other books of the Bible one would wonder why we were reading Genesis again. It was for Joseph. Joseph was the son of Jacob; the son of Rachel.... read more
Feb 5, 2010
Perspective
How your day is going is really a matter of perspective. Really. It is. The other day I was having one of those days where I had allowed my perspective to get knocked around a bit. I had overslept. The kiddos had not. A couple of the little ones really should have slept a bit longer. (This means they were really, really grumpy. So was I. Fun times.) School just wasn’t happening the way it should.... read more
Feb 5, 2010
Happy Birthday, Bekah!
I am a little late in posting about Bekah’s birthday because, honestly, I just don’t know where to begin with how wonderful this girl is to me. I was going to type child but she is definitely a young lady and no longer a child. On January 31st she turned 11. Once again her birthday was celebrated with the ground covered in ice; just as her 1st birthday was. She didn’t care. Did it dampen... read more
Feb 2, 2010
Share a Blog!
My friend, Melissa, hosts Share a Blog. I have really enjoyed discovering new blogs. I thought I would play along today. Large Family Mothering is one of my favorite blogs. This is written by a home school mom of fifteen. It never fails on one of those rough days that I can find some encouragement at this blog.... read more
