I’m barreling my way through an amazing little book called, More Than Dates and Dead People: Recovering a Christian View of History. It is by Stephen Mansfield with a foreword by George Grant. I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Grant this week, and couldn’t help but hear his voice in my [...]
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This is better than Cute Overload. I missed a lot because I laughed til my mascara ran into my eyes, and I was rubbing my eyeballs raw trying to see what I was missing. In spite of this, I still managed to laugh myself sick. It was great.
Two legged dogMonkey teasing tigersCrazy [...]
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Thanks for the helpful stories on what your children have eaten. I feel better.Speaking of the things kids eat, I overheard this in the van yesterday:
“Did you know Aunt Alaura (my 12yo sister) thinks it’s gross to squish a tiny spider? I did it and she squealed because she thought [...]
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Proverbs 12:10 tells us that the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.Here is a good example:Doctors are selectively reducing triplets to twins in order to reduce the chances of losing the entire pregnancy. Doctors and parents alike seem to think that this is sad but somewhat necessary.Abortion is never the right answer, but [...]
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Blogads brings in a bit of cash to help me rationalize away the time I spend on my blog.If you enjoy my blog, could you help me rationalize even better by taking my Blog Reader Project survey?It’s quick and easy and you’ll be my best friend. I’ll even eat chocolate with you - just [...]
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Words that I never want to hear again:“Mom!” in a voice of shrieking horror. “The baby just ate - “Never mind. I can’t even type the words. I’ll just keep repeating to myself, “It never happened. It never happened.”Does anyone want to try to make me feel better by [...]
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I just have to brag up my dad-in-law. Last week I received an unexpected package for Mother’s Day.Can anyone guess what was in it? Would you be able to guess if I mentioned that my father-in-law knows me rather well?
It’s a chocolate fan
The Leaning Tower of Chocolate:
Look, it’s my masterpiece:What’s that? Only [...]
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I recently reconsidered my priorities and moved many items out of my purse to make room for a small Bible. Right on cue, Hubby gave me a lovely little Bible for Mother’s Day. It is compact but the text is a nice comfortable size, and it has a snap flap to help protect [...]
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There are portraits of the 3 remaining boy pups over at our Golden Retriever Pups blog. Girls will follow soon. Are they precious or what?
We took the 4 girl pups out to meet a prospective buyer today and learned that 75% of young pups get carsick if the ride lasts over 18 minutes.We [...]
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I finished the Old Testament this morning. This means I have read the entire Bible since July. Four of our daughters finished ahead of me, which is reason for me to rejoice. They are filling their heads with vast quantities of scripture at an age where I only learned a few memory [...]
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Deanna and Kaitlyn made a short video, posted at hubby’s blog. If you like Lord of the Rings, you’re going to enjoy this.
Lydia, our little skinny runt girl, has fallen in love with the runt pup Minnie. It’s going to be sad when they part. Maybe whoever buys her will email pics [...]
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Will anyone be at the FEAST Homeschool Convention & Curriculum Fair in San Antonio on Friday and Saturday?Be sure to swing by the Vision Forum table and say hi to hubby and me. We’ll be there with a small assortment of our children. BTW, pastors and their family get in for free!
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One of our puppies got sold. Oh, wait. Did I ever mention we even had puppies? Well we do. Ten of them were born but now we only have 9 because we sold one.Here are their names counting the one we sold:Daisy, Lady, Tiger Lily, Blondie, Minnie, Big John, Tramp, Ruff, [...]
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I laid my clothes out and when I came back…Photo Sharing - Upload Video - Video Sharing - Share Photos
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