Groundhog Day

February 1, 2010

Today’s Ground Hog Day!
Each year, February 2nd, looks strikingly similar in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania where officials gather to watch the beloved groundhog come out and look for his shadow.
The movie, Groundhog Day, is one of my favorites. I know we all have different moral ’settings’ for entertainment, but stay with me, I’m making a point here. (Plus, we [...]

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Keep the Home Fires Burning

January 27, 2010

This time of year we keep the fireplace burning – I love a fire. Maybe I have some pyro *issues* deep down … I just like to watch it burn. We use real wood (you have to make a distinction living in the ’suburbs’). We haul it in from wherever we can get [...]

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Children and Chores

January 22, 2010

“Many hands make light work”. We all live in this house and we all share a portion of the work. I’ve found it helpful to divide chores around the ages of our children. We also rotate chores seasonally to help keep the work fresh and more fun.
I can’t do a graph (or at [...]

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One Man Can Make a Difference

January 20, 2010

Yesterday, we saw Scott Brown win the Massachusetts Senate seat, left by Ted Kennedy. The press reports his victory as the biggest political upset in  recent history! Ironically, it’s taken place on the same soil that Paul Revere rode to herald a revolt against the British to begin the Revolutionary War and utlimately to secure [...]

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Pray for Massachusetts Today!

January 18, 2010

Tuesday, Massachusetts will elect a Senator to replace Ted Kennedy who represented this state in the Senate for 46 years! Scott Brown, a conservative is expected to fill this seat in the election. If elected, he will upset the 60 vote majority needed for President Obama’s ‘health care’ bill to pass.
Can we, once again, have a [...]

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Real Moms and Real Life

January 12, 2010

In our world of staged, ‘reality’ TV – I’m alarmed at the new trend in mothering to portray ourselves as … ‘real’. Let me get this straight, the the world is telling US to be real?  Is there a role in life that faces reality (on a daily basis) more than mothering? We must be [...]

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Monday Morning Song

January 10, 2010

I post these – Monday Morning Songs – because this is what drives me … really. The Lord, Jesus Christ, is my driving force in life. I’m not driven by being ‘good’ or doing things ‘right’. I’m smitten by the love of God and stopped in my tracks by the God of the Universe. I’m [...]

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Course Corrections

January 6, 2010

After going through the 10 simple questions I asked myself regarding 2009 – I’m making some course corrections.
#7 got to me – “What books have I read this year and how have they impacted me?”
In pondering this question, I came to the painful realization that I’ve ‘fallen off the wagon’ with reading chapter books aloud [...]

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Wordless Wednesday

January 5, 2010

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Another Year ‘In the Books’

January 3, 2010

At the close of the year – I take time to stop and reflect on the year gone by.  I’ve found this helps me get a grip on where I’m at and understand where I hope to go in the coming year.
I do this  by stopping to ask myself 10 simple questions about the previous [...]

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The Art of ‘Puttering’

December 29, 2009

I enjoy this week after Christmas, just before the New Year begins. In the balance between closing one year and beginning another – I find myself *puttering*. In case you’re one of those high energy moms that never stops – here’s the definition -
v. put·ter 2 (ptr)

v. put·tered, put·ter·ing, put·ters

To [...]

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Oh Night Divine

December 24, 2009

Oh holy night!
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appear’d and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh [...]

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