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Early this spring, I knew I would be doing the Blogathon. I watched their site for bits and pieces of information. Mid June, I had a banner made up, my charity picked out and I was ready to go. The day has arrived. […]
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I was ministered to today with the words Sallie at A Gracious Home wrote.. … what was said on her Streams in the Desert calendar. “Some of the storms of life come suddenly. Some come slowly. Yet it is in the storm that God equips us for service. Every man who is preeminent for […]
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Ethan’s main “around the house” chore is laundry. However, since he is gone this week, that has been my job. Although, unlike him, who works at getting one, maybe two loads a day done, I tackled it one evening, and got it all done, and haven’t had to worry about it the rest […]
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OK, I’m going to kill two birds with one stone. Today is the day of the Blogathon. 24 hours of blogging. Make a difference. I’ve done 30 some entries, but have a dozen or so to go. I need to do a “Carnival of the Blogging Chicks” […]
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13 Things about the Blogathon 2006
1. Its THIS Saturday, starting at 8:00 am (MY time…which would be central time).
2. 379 bloggers are participating.
3. As of tonight, $59,305.54 has been pledged to those 379 blogger’s charity of choice
4. Did I mention I was one of them?
5. And that we are […]
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“One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh ~
I think I have spent a life time trying to collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. I have a closet full […]
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Ethan has left for church camp … for 5 whole days. He won’t be home until Friday noon. Hear that? ya. Me neither. Silence is golden. I will miss him…but I’m also going to enjoy my time.
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Sunscreen, check. 5 sets of clothes, plus a few extras, check. Swimming trunks, check. Toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, shampoo, towels… check. Bible. Check. Offering money. Check. I do believe he is packed and ready to go. A first for us. Most years, we are […]
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I don’t like doing it this way — being almost a week behind; but the whole intention of keeping a blog — within the big picture of things — is to keep an almost daily running of “what’s happenin’”. And the things I did the bullet list on a few days ago […]
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13 Things I Need To Do This Weekend
Ethan is going to Church Camp Sunday.
1. Do an inventory of his clothes, see what he has, and determine what he needs
2. Get suitcase down off shelf so he can pack
3. Go shopping for swim suit
4. Go shopping for shoes
5. Go shopping for […]
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Its been another hectic day. It was quiet at work; but afterwards, we were pretty much on the run. I needed to stop and pick up some information from my aunt about this meeting we are having tomorrow with Hospice. From there we went to the grocery store.
And we did good. […]
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…some new graphics and a new layout. I still love the “prairie” layout — but, sometimes, like with a large house, it can be overwhelming. And there are times, I need simplicity. And, I want to play around with this new graphic set I got — with “everyday” girls — and […]
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
A Time for Everything
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 […]
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“When life whacks you so hard your head flies off, sew it back on and keep going.”~ Mary Pierce ~
Looking back, there is no doubt that my life has been richly blessed — by a wonderful husband, 5 great kids, 4 of the best granchildren in the world,and another one on the way. […]
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This is what Ethan has been up to lately. I didn’t get any of his late play documented; so I am trying to do better this time … although, he didn’t have much of a part. It was a cute production though. I’ve included here the newspaper clipping of […]
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… where blogging is concerned. I go from twindling my thumbs, wondering what I could …should write next — to having a basket full of things I want to get in here, and a busy busy schedule and not sure when I’m going to get to them.
So, for my sake, I’m going […]
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What is a “Blogathon”?:
On July 29, hundreds of bloggers from around the world will put their endurance to the test for charity, blogging every 30 minutes for 24 hours straight. This is the Sixth Annual International Blogathon, an event that creates a worldwide community for a day, serves up fascinating […]
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dream ( P ) Pronunciation Key (drm)
n.
1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
2. A daydream; a reverie.
3. A state of abstraction; a trance.
4. A wild fancy or hope.
5. A condition or achievement that is longed for; an […]
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They walk among us
Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old, still working fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying: “Free to good home. You want it, you take it”. For three days the fridge sat there without even one […]
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13 Things That Soothe The Soul
1. Finding a devotional that really “speaks” to me
2. Having an anxioius moment, turning to God, and having that wave of calm come over me
3. Journal writing
4. Spice scented candles
5. A book, or journal, and a table at the park
6. Watching my grandson play
7. […]
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(Scroll down to previous entry to get up to speed on what this rant is about).
Because I am the person I know me to be, no matter what the circumstances this afternoon, I will keep my mouth shut. I will not get into a grudge match. I will not getting into a […]
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I know that I show a lot of my doubts and fears and flaws here, and today is no acception. I can’t help but think — in all honesty, just how hard it is to honestly go before God this morning and say “Your will be done”. I want to direct […]
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Once in a while you have to take a break and visit yourself
- Audrey Giorgi
Bag in hand, I am setting out to visit an old friend. The bag contains a bible, a journal, several ink pens, an big insulated mug, filled with sweetened tea. I’ve included vanilla smelling lotion and a similar scented […]
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