May 3, 2013
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It’s been almost two weeks since I last posted… an extended break I didn’t plan. I just set my timer for 15 minutes, long enough to briefly check in here and then get back to work. It’s May now, something … Continue reading
March 5, 2013
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So often we think of love as something that makes life easier, better, happier, and it is. Love unlocks goodness in every direction, pushing us upward like the flower reaching toward the light. Sometimes it’s not so pretty. This week … Continue reading
February 7, 2013
by jennifer
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Yesterday I asked my son to tidy the family room. He gave me the usual groan. Then I said, “And I want you to put things where they really go this time, instead of down the stairs, up the stairs, … Continue reading
January 24, 2013
by jennifer
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Winter is getting to me. So many weeks of below freezing temperatures, weeks of smog and fog and gray, gray, gray. Everything gray. It’s as if the world has been drained of color by this winter. Last night we had … Continue reading
January 22, 2013
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I can’t remember a colder winter than the one we’re having. It’s so cold that in the time it takes me to walk my groceries to the car, load them and get in, my hands hurt from the cold. The … Continue reading
November 8, 2012
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This morning I am savoring the memory of last night’s mini-concert by Mindy Gledhill, performed at a lovely little shop, Dear Lizzie. I was at the back without the best view, but she sang my favorite song and I loved … Continue reading
October 9, 2012
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I walked to our vegetable gardens to see what we had still growing. The sun still blazed high in the sky on one of those crisp-warm autumn afternoons. I looked around, counting the heads of my children playing around the … Continue reading
October 1, 2012
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My flowerbeds are in desperate need of attention. In fact, they have been for a while. I guess I’m putting them off so I can do one big push before winter, get everything cleaned up, bulbs in, and move on. … Continue reading
September 24, 2012
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Around 4:30 a.m. I heard the click of my front door closing as my parents left for their journey home. Two hours later I was quietly getting my oldest two students and husband out the door for the day while … Continue reading
September 14, 2012
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What can be better than two little girls in pretty dresses with their hair in pigtails? I’m simply loving having these two to myself during the day. They are such good friends and so delightful to be around. It’s a … Continue reading
