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Learning to Pray Like a Child
As steam wafted from the bowl of macaroni and cheese, our son would pray.Quite young at the time, maybe four or five, he always requested to pray at mealtime.These prayers lasted a while. Rather than...
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Food on Fridays: Humble & Regular
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When "Watch Me, Mama" Gives Way to Individuation
My 14-year-old daughter had a friend over to spend the night last weekend. Due to scheduling conflicts, the girl, a kindred spirit, is rarely available to get together, so it was a treat to have her...
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Food on Fridays: Taste-Testing Chickpea Soup
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Simple Ways We've Gone Green
Visit this post at NotSoFastBook.com to enter the Green Mama book giveaway—ends Saturday morning, June 19.Each weekend during soccer season, we tote collapsible chairs to and from our kids’ matches....
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Food on Fridays: Sugar Cookie Cups
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Food on Fridays: Zucchini Recipes
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Food on Fridays: We Are Real (and so is the food)
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Food on Fridays: Show-and-Tell
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Dancing in the Loft
On Saturday I roamed the farm where I grew up, camera swinging from my neck, lens cap tucked in my pocket, eyes peeled for texture and angles; soul searching, too, I suppose, for memories, for clues to...
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Food on Fridays: Menu for Guests
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Food on Fridays: Easy, Frugal, Make-Do Spanish Rice
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Time for Yes
Throughout spring, my kids would come to me with requests to join their friends on outings such as sleepovers, birthday parties, and a production of “The Three Musketeers,” but I had to say no to...
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Food on Fridays: Egg Hearts
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People and Privacy
I was talking with a friend of mine about how people relate—or don’t relate—in our world today.My friend said, “I heard a story about an 80-year-old lady, Miss Jessie Parker, who used to talk about the...
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Ten Random Things I Haven't Mentioned
Sometimes my posts don’t reflect my daily life.It’s not that I’m hiding anything; it’s just that I sometimes don’t take time to write about what’s happening while it’s happening. Instead, I might write...
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Make-Do Mondays: Used Game System
At Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival you can visit to celebrate creative problem-solving, contentment,...
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Food on Fridays: Roti Orloff
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Make-Do Mondays: Imperfect Closet
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Make-Do Mondays: A "Love"ly Jewelry Box
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