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What Does It Mean to be Blessed?

Seems like a simple question, right?  Down where I live (in what is sometimes described as The Bible Belt) folks use the term “blessed” an awful lot.  Usually we’re referring to some great, positive thing that has happened to us.  Sometimes we’re talking about our financial comfort or material wealth.  All sorts of things that [...]

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Passing Down Traditions- Even the Obscure Ones!

As I sit and type this, my four year old is dancing her heart out to a song most of you have probably never heard of- Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.  When I hear it I am a kid again, sitting in the backseat of my parents’ Ford Taurus station wagon on the drive home [...]

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Haddy and Baby Jesus

This past weekend I had a moment that made me glad I keep a journal…because this is one I don’t want to forget!
As we were getting ready to leave (isn’t that always when these things happen??), my almost 2 year old decided that her bunny needed to go potty. You can imagine what happened [...]

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Fun Gift Ideas Kids (and their parents) Will Love

Ahhh, yes, the Christmas season is now upon us.  I’ll be honest, I love it.  I love the decorating, the baking, the celebrating, the traditions, the gift-giving.   But let’s face it, that last item can become an unruly burden if we let it.  Especially if we have kids in our lives.  So…as a mom, I [...]

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