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Feb 21, 2012 by

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I so enjoy looking at before and after pictures of house exteriors.  How about this one?  Or this one? I definitely have to try to make this playdough that conducts electricity from The Quilted Turtle: Conductive Playdough Recipe Can we...

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Women in the Church Resources – New Links

Feb 20, 2012 by

Women in the Church Resources – New Links

One of my goals is to gradually produce a page of excellent resources for those studying all issues related to women in the church. This evening I added a number of new articles and links on my Women in the Church Resources page. All of the new...

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Feb 20, 2012 by

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I haven’t been ignoring people’s comments!  We’ve gone from a tummy bug (Caroline) to colds (David and now Caroline) and on to strep (Caroline) here. Thankfully I’ve avoided all of them so far.  All those years of...

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Resenting other people’s blessings

Feb 18, 2012 by

Resenting other people’s blessings

A few weeks ago I wrote Reflections on Fifteen Years of Marriage. I wrote it about the same time Sarah wrote In which [love looks like] a mirror of the mystery. It was a beautiful post about being blessed with a good marriage. She followed it...

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They know who you are

Feb 17, 2012 by

They know who you are

Am I the only one who semi-regularly thinks about disconnecting from the internet and going to all cash?  Seriously.  These kinds of things are just creepy beyond words. How Companies Learn Your Secrets The internet and social media really...

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Feb 16, 2012 by

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Lanier has written about her friends’ new venture in Befeathered and Bespoke. Be sure to check out Olive and Jane Millinery.  Absolutely beautiful! So why would I link to Help! My 5-year-old won’t “do” school from...

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I am not responsible for my child’s salvatio...

Feb 15, 2012 by

I am not responsible for my child’s salvation

And neither are you. Does that statement bother you? A few weeks ago I ran across an older article from Christianity Today entitled The Myth of the Perfect Parent: Why the best parenting techniques don’t produce Christian children....

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Feb 14, 2012 by

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Forget Your Debt. Just Forget About It. Really. from Afford Anything (Love this quote: “Take a look at your bills each month. You have expenses just like everyone else: groceries, electricity, gas. Maybe a payment to your credit card is...

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Free Kindle Books 2

Feb 13, 2012 by

Free Kindle Books 2

Here are some currently free Kindle books that might be of interest… Remember, even if you don’t own a Kindle or other e-reader (I don’t), you can download a free program from Amazon and read them on your computer. Weekend...

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Was Bathsheba’s immodesty to blame?

Feb 11, 2012 by

Was Bathsheba’s immodesty to blame?

Becky at Created to be His has an excellent post on the oft-maligned Bathsheba. She makes a great point that authors of books about modesty often use her as an example of all the terrible things that can happen when a woman fails to remain...

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Six Ways Egalitarians Undermine Their Message

Feb 10, 2012 by

Six Ways Egalitarians Undermine Their Message

This week I received an invitation to write on a website dedicated to Christian egalitarian marriage. David and I have always had an egalitarian marriage except for a brief, depressing foray into a patriarchal period. But even though...

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