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Twas the night before public school starts … and I’ll admit that there’s a little nostalgic twinge of excitement I feel for those who will be beginning a new school year tomorrow. I remember first days of school. The fuss over what I should wear, the giddiness about seeing friends again, the anticipation of using fresh…
In the United States alone, there are nearly 600,000 hysterectomies completed annually. There are many more hundreds of thousands performed around the world. Reasons for having the procedure range from pain, heavy menses (periods), fibroids, cysts, some infections, cancer, etc. This isn’t an article to debate whether or not hysterectomies are the right choice. Typically, there is a…
It’s sometimes hard to celebrate the holiday season. We live far from family. Most of the year we can keep our homesickness easily at bay, but around the holidays the homesickness is at its worst. Since my husband is in the Air Force, we’ve never lived near family, and it’s been difficult for our large family to…
Are you looking for something constructive for your kiddos to do with their time this winter when it’s too cold to go outside? Take a look at these great books! You might find some helpful winter read alouds that will fit your family! As the holiday hubbub kicks into high gear, the weather turns cold…
Note: If you’ve never made a gingerbread house, you’re missing something fun! Since today is Thanksgiving Day, we thought we’d share Heidi’s post about making gingerbread houses. If you have some time after eating your Thanksgiving dinner, and if you (like some of us on the team) don’t want to fight the crowds at the…
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. ~Colossians 2:6-7 I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time getting my children to maintain a thankful…
Why does popcorn pop? What makes the fall leaves turn all beautiful colors? Who invented the first cake? These totally unrelated questions are a teeny sample of the kinds of crazy questions that, ah-hem, pop into my head from time to time. These momentary question marks hang around for a second or two before I’m…
Ever since I was a child, I have always called the fall harvest season my “very favorite.” I have very nostalgic memories of my grandmother reading books to me and taking me on long walks. I have many memories of listening to her read to me on her porch swing through the rustling of the…
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