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Shamelessly plagiarized from the Paperback Swap newsletter:
Little-known fact about August: it is a thief! The months used to alternate between 30 and 31 days all through the calendar, but when the Romans decided to give Caesar Augustus a month, they didn’t want to annoy him (= they did not want to be [...]
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moved here for greater visibility. come on…it’s just one more click and it’s for a good cause.
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My good friend Colin and his brother have a collection of audio and video documentaries that look into, among other things,
How Christians should and are standing against public perversion and
What are the effects of Feminism on our culture
These are HIGHLY recommended teaching tools for you and your family. If you dont’ have them go here [...]
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Have you noticed our Fun & Games widget on the lower left sidebar? There are two new additions, both brought to my attention by Mother Hen.
The first is the Age Game. Mother Hen found this for me at the Peterson Clan’s blog. Actually the game is called something like this:
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but I thought it might be [...]
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My good friend Doug Phillips has this to say:
“I respectfully disagree with part of that statement. I am confident that Mrs. Palin is a delightful, sincere, thoughtful, and capable woman with many commendable virtues. But in fairness, there is nothing “traditional” about mothers of young children becoming career moms, chief magistrates and leading nations of [...]
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Did you enter the giveaway of the week? You know, the GOTW? It was here. Don’t bother clicking over, though, because it’s too late now. Just resolve to do better next week, and congratulate the happy owner of a new George Sarris CD of her choice:
Briana, who said:
Volume 3. We have two of these [...]
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Like many families, we used to read a chapter of Proverbs aloud every day. I loved the way that given the first line, our girls could complete nearly any verse in the book. This was a habit that fell by the way, particularly when everyone who could read began reading silently and separately.
I’m working now [...]
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I was scooping refried beans into a tortilla for lunch when I heard Rachael calling out in distress.
“Mom! I just stepped in dog poop! It’s on my toes!”
My burrito began to look a lot less appetizing.
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We’re back to drying the old-fashioned way this week. I have to admit that I like it. I know it’s crazy, but I love the motivation to get up and go outside for a few brief minutes of physical activity. I despise exercise, but I’m finding that I enjoy hanging laundry. The chore officially belongs [...]
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My kids occasionally get their hands on some cold hard cash and they have also been known to lose it. Being a good mom (except when I’m busy being a Bad Mom) I offer to hold it for them if it’s a significant amount, and they usually take me up on the offer. I keep [...]
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If you like to start your Christmas shopping early, now’s the time. Vision Forum just started their big gift certificate sale! For every $95 worth of merchandise that you order between now and midnight Saturday, get a $50 Passport (gift certificate) for free. There’s no limit and no coupon necessary, and no need to split [...]
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The Gross National Debt
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