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A Happy Fall brings Pumpkin Muffins
Happy Fall! I wanted to take a moment to share with you a FAST, EASY and SPECTACULAR recipe for moist pumpkin muffins. I have had these brought to me TWICE in the last few weeks (thank you Rebecca and Diana). We don't waste time and share anything we don't love, so...
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46 Things I Know
Once you get past your 21st birthday, there is nothing super exciting about your age creeping upward. Except maybe being able to rent a car anywhere when you turn 25. But I'm not sure that counts. The Bible says "young" people are the ones dreaming dreams and running...
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And Then There Were Two
After years of writing (here, in my journal, and in my millions of half-finished notebooks around the house) about life with kids and navigating their baby years, tween years and teenage years, it's finally here: the dreaded "empty nest." We dropped Number 3, Catie,...
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Unexpected
I recently heard someone say that totally unexpected news brings out dumb statements. Think about it. You receive some information you were completely not expecting and it takes your brain some extra time to process it. If your kid studied hours for a test and knew...
read more“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.”
-Mother Teresa
Experiencing The Crucifixion – How to get through the difficult
I read the other day that Jesus couldn't wait to get to the cross. He was clawing His way to get there. That's ridiculous! I get so mad every time I think about it! Today, Good Friday, always gets me. It has a shadow on it - a sadness. Throughout the day, I'll...
read moreVulnerability
My 17 year old son says that the movie, The Greatest Showman, has changed his life. He has seen it three times. I've been only once, but it does have a profound effect on any age. (If you didn't see the movie) The movie is based on the life of PT Barnum, his...
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Don’t Be Offended – Just Trust
This Christmas has been a little more intense. With intensity and difficulty come clarity and a fresh perspective. We personally had a rough spot this season. It was brief, but nonetheless hard. It brought Christ right smack into the center of our lives with arms...
read moreA New Year’s Recipe If You Want Good Luck (But Hate Black Eyed Peas)
Christmas is full of family traditions, right? What we do, what we eat, who we give gifts to, when we unwrap those gifts, etc., etc. In our family, one of the best traditions is making cream candy. My great-grandfather borrowed this recipe from a friend more than...
read moreHoliday Stress: Keep it Simple
The election is over and I'm going to tell myself that someone, somewhere planned US elections to be completed just before our attention was diverted by tidings of comfort and joy. Like the song says, "We need a little Christmas, right this very minute!" Thanksgiving...
read moreAll The Good in the World
My mother-in-law and friends during their 18-state excursion, at a stop in Bar Harbor, Maine. My mother-in-law is a news junkie. And a politics junkie too. She spends a lot of time listening to the round-the-clock cable news cycle, and she loves to discuss and...
read moreI Have to Say…
We can choose not to live in fear, but to live responsibly and smartly.
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Unexpected
I recently heard someone say that totally unexpected news brings out dumb statements. Think about it. You receive some information you were completely not expecting and it takes your brain some extra time to process it. If your kid studied hours for a test and knew...
read more46 Things I Know
Once you get past your 21st birthday, there is nothing super exciting about your age creeping upward. Except maybe being able to rent a car anywhere when you turn 25. But I'm not sure that counts. The Bible says "young" people are the ones dreaming dreams and running...
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