… without taking food! That’s my rule. It works for me both as the giver and the recipient. I do not know a more thoughtful gift for an exhausted mom who is focused on tiny fingers and toes, uncomfortable afterpains, umbilical cord care, and swollen, leaky breasts (and bottom – ouch)… and especially for moms who [...]
Right There in Black and White
September 30, 2008
I haven’t always been good about taking some quiet, daily devotional time for myself. And on the rare occasion where I’d be inspired and gung-ho to dive into my Bible and “read every last bit of it” I would always stop short… way short. Somehow I’d get lost in all the words. Get confused. Lose [...]
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Cleaning With the Kids
September 28, 2008
I’m a guest poster again this week at Happy to be at Home. The topic? Cleaning with the kids. Those of you who know me in person… quit laughing!!! Cleaning is definitely not my forte, but the kids and I do have a few strategies to get it done together. Go check it out!
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Menu Plan Monday – My Little Garden
September 28, 2008
Watching my little garden flourish and produce an abundance of tomatoes, pumpkins, and peppers this week, I’ve felt like I’m raising a fourth child. The kids have a ball navigating through the plants jungle picking all the produce (lesson learned… don’t plant everything so close together!). My littlest one tends to gravitate toward the green tomatoes, [...]
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Best Bulk Buy
September 26, 2008
**Giveaway is closed.** Although I gave up my membership recently, I’ve enjoyed my fair share of years wandering the aisles of SAM’S club in search of great bulk deals (and yummy sample snacks along the way!) I still have access to bulk buying – thanks to “friends in high places” — but with grocery store sales and [...]
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