From the monthly archives:
This week I needed to tackle my entry, again. I think this area needs to have a quarterly clean-out, if not a monthly one. The up side of having a nice big entry, especially for a large family, is having a nice big space for coats and boots and shoes and stuff. The down side [...]
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The other day, I mentioned training littles to sit still in church. Holly asked, in the comments, if we practice sitting still in church during our weeks. We do, not every day, but as often as I remember to work it into our schedule, we do. Why? In addition to church, having littles who are [...]
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A few of the things I never wanted to hear my 3 yr old say-
“Oh, Mom, I’m going to go potty on your lap”
“You smell like tow poop*, Mom”
*said like cow poop…
And the phrase that strikes fear into my squeamish heart-
“Oh, no, Mom, I’m gonna puke!”
Technically, she was still 2 when she told me I [...]
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It was 9:30 am, 45 minutes before we needed to leave for the day. It was 3 degrees outside, though according to weather.com, it felt like -9, great.
The previous nights’ fire had not been rekindled in the early morning and the inside temp had dipped to 63. My hands were cold, my feet were cold, [...]
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I mentioned that maybe we should work on a song to sing and play together the next time we visit one of the nursing homes we’ve been visiting for the last almost 9 years. I can remember how long it’s been, because I remember that we started going along when our almost 9 yr old [...]
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211. seven children, healthy at the same time
212. time spent training the youngest two to sit still in church
213. knowing that time spent training children will mean more time spent enjoying their company for years to come
214. a reading checklist getting all checked off
215. feeling like we accomplished something and learned something new today
216. believing [...]
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(Unloved shoes, now bagged and donated!)
I’m finishing my closet today. Yes, decluttering, cleaning, and organizing my closet did end up being a 4 week process, worked in baby steps, and yes, that’s okay. If I get to feeling energetic this afternoon (it could happen…) I may start in the youngest children’s closet. There [...]
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Made me smile, made me think, touched my life-
How to Really Fall in Love All Over Again @ holy experience, I always love Ann’s writing, this post had me catching my breath and sighing sweet sighs.
I’m gonna miss this @ mckmama, a great Mommy moments reminder.
Forgiveness is Part of My Story @ (In)Courage, by Kristen [...]
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Grace recently turned 7. One of her gifts was the classic game Operation. The first time the children played it together, it was pretty much an unfair fight. Jaron, our current 10 yr old was getting piece after piece out with steadied hand ease, causing the 8, 7, & 4 yr old girls to become a [...]
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I’ve done a lot of reading, thinking, and praying over the years about how to train my children. I’ve said before that I’m no expert, not by far, but that we are blessed with relatively well-behaved children. We have never had any serious parent-dissing type behavior nor any truly foul attitudes (well, besides crabby preschoolers). [...]
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