Living, Learning & Always Writing
I’m an L.L.Bean fan. When David and I went on our dream Autumn in New England vacation in 2000, we stopped at L.L.Bean in Freeport, Maine. I found this little video pretty cute. Introducing the 100th Anniversary L.L.Bean Bootmobile. (Your kids will love this!) The Starburst corset prom dress. Yes, that’s what I said. Words Fail 1: Missouri Kindergartener forced to sit in own...
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I loved Pew Hospitality from Karen. I knew that of which she wrote. To be honest, we missed many Sunday services because we were too tired to keep a spirited toddler or preschooler quiet. It was easier to just stay home than spend the entire service up and down, keeping her from distracting those around us. If you see a mom with little ones on Sunday, please do give her a word of...
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I think David and Caroline are now both over the sickies. Caroline got it first and then David succumbed. There is a lot of this two to three week cold going around right now. Thankfully, I have avoided it so far and am hopeful I’ve avoided it altogether. All those years of teaching little people built up my immunity, I think! Cute BYU student prank. Girls get pranked with live animals...
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Want to be happy? Have two daughters from UK Telegraph Two posts on the growing concern regarding the negative impact Mark Driscoll and the Acts 29 Network are having on different denominations. First, I am a Concerned Nazarene and then Things That Bear Watching from SBC Today. Did you know the Department of Education is a relatively recent development? Here’s some good stuff on Do We Need...
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Barbie and Ken’s Wedding – I can’t decide if I should show this to Caroline or not! LOL! Some of the photos are exceptionally good! Questions and Answers on Issues Related to H*m*s*x**l*ty and S*m*-S*x M*rr**g* – I thought this was very good. Your children want YOU! (via ModObject at home) – I have avoided getting sucked into Pinterest like the plague. I also...
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Frost wipes out juice grapes in southwest Michigan – If you like grape juice, you might want to stock up. Welch’s usually gets 17% of their grapes from SW Michigan. Your baby isn’t trying to annoy you; she’s trying to communicate has some good food for thought Limping may be the shortest post I’ve ever linked to. I laughed out loud when I read it. Not at the blogger...
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Wade Burleson has written a beautiful post: To My Daughter Charis on Her 25th Birthday! Love, Dad. I’m quoting this for posterity’s sake in case he ever takes his blog down: I have tried during your life to help you capture the truth that who you are as a person has never been defined by your pastor-father, nor will it ever be tied to the identity of any man. Contrary to what...
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I’ve never been interested in golf, but was glad to read Bubba Watson Wins 2012 Masters from the Billy Graham Association. What a great story, but a sobering contrast to Tiger’s story. There but for the grace of God… How collective memory saved lives: Japan’s 1,000 year old warning is a short, but fascinating historical read. A great example of those who LEARNED from...
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Where does a week go? We’ve been busy with all kinds of projects around home and blogging had to go to the side for a bit. More on what I’ve been working on another day. So here are some good links for your reading pleasure! First it was throwing away kids’ lunches if they didn’t meet federal guidelines. The nanny state in the UK decided to take it a step further and...
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Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords from Yahoo! – I cannot believe they actually ask this and expect people to comply. Are they out of their minds? The steady loss of privacy in this country is truly scary. “Fuzzy” sorority sisters united, strong in their grief from Cleveland.com – This was such a sad story about the Alpha Xi Delta sorority sisters killed by...
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I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth. I’ve been processing so much lately that I just haven’t had the mental energy to sit down and write. I apologize that I haven’t responded to recent comments either. As penance, I’m doing an extra long et cetera this evening. Okay, I have to start with the fact that my beloved Michigan State Spartans are a One Seed in...
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This was truly fascinating: The Myth of the Eight Hour Sleep from BBC. I had never heard of First Sleep and Second Sleep. Interesting the way this researcher combed history for references. The site Daily Routines: How writers, artists and other interesting people organize their days is quite unique. I’ve linked to Benjamin Franklin. I love the question he asks himself each...
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