Living, Loving, & Learning Together
It is hard for our family to ever get its fill of fresh Pico de Gallo. So we all work as a team to chop up a huge batch every week or so. Our daughter Rebekah started this tradition several years ago. Dad brags to everybody she makes the “world’s best pico de gallo” — and the title stuck. No…
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July was a busy month for our family. The Tyranny of the Urgent reigned supreme for several weeks, though none of us like living that way. I finished five books for the month. It took some creative use of time to get that many in. Reading helped me pass the time while my children and grandchildren were riding roller coasters…
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I always have the best of intentions about posting my reading lists early in the month. But then LIFE happens, and the month is almost over before I get around to it. I finished seven and a half books in June, and quite a variety of books at that. Here’s the full run-down, in the order I finished them: The…
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When my husband first suggested taking a 4000-mile road trip as a family back in 1999, I resisted. Being cooped up in a car for weeks on end with seven (at that time) loudly energetic children — two still in diapers — did not sound like a relaxing vacation to me. To be honest, it sounded more like a nightmare!…
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It has been awhile since I’ve published one of my Scripture Sunday coloring pages. In fact, I haven’t posted much of anything for several weeks. (Sorry about that.) But this verse was a comfort to me today, so I wanted to share it with you. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far…
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Who’d ever dream that I could have so many things in common with a celebrity like Kelly Ripa? First, we both have the same son-to-daughter ratio: She has 2 boys to 1 girl. I have 8 to 4. Proportionally, that’s equivalent. Second, each of us enjoys a decades-old marriage. She and her husband, Mark Consuelos, celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary…
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I’m finally getting around to sharing the books I read in May (never mind that the month is 2/3 over). Better late than never! The last couple of weeks have been a little crazy for our family! Since my last book review post, we’ve welcomed a new grandbaby, added a new daughter-in-law, and finished a new book! (More about that…
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As I mentioned last fall, I had the privilege of teaching five of my grandkids two days a week this school year, along with my youngest four children who are still at home. Since several of these kids are close to the same age and grade level, I decided to try Timberdoodle’s 3rd grade boxed curriculum to help keep them…
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This week, I updated my Summer Reading Rewards list for kids. But what about moms who love to read? Wouldn’t it be nice if we could earn rewards, too? Now, thanks to Tyndale House’s My Reader Rewards Club, we can! I know I’ve mentioned participating in this Reading Rewards program several times in the past, but I thought maybe a…
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Did you know that May is “Get Caught Reading Month?” That’s a great goal for families, don’t you think? Reading is a pastime I want to encourage in my children. But it is also one I actively cultivate in myself. As we take a break from most of our school subjects during the summer months, we have more time to…
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Since today is Mother’s Day, I’m sharing another motherhood-themed coloring page. This one is based Isaiah 66:13… “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.” Isn’t that a beautiful promise? I spent several days last week caring for seven of my grandbabies while their mother was out of town. She spent 10 days out of state visiting…
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I read this week that a full 65% of greeting card sales happen in the five days leading up to Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, if you wait too late to shop, you run the risk of all the Mother’s Day cards being sold out. That actually happened to me one year. The problem is, most stores don’t stock Mother’s Day cards…
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