From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Sunday Hymn- Great Is Thy Faithfulness

by Alison on February 28, 2010

Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,There is no shadow of turning with Thee;Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not:As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
CHORUSGreat is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see;All I have needed Thy hand hath provided-Great is Thy faithfulness, [...]



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Junk Out 2010

by Alison on February 27, 2010

Let’s see, this week I passed on another box of baby boy clothes to my youngest sister, and I came to the realization that the new duvet cover that I finally got onto my bed just wasn’t as nice as it looked. It sure looked nice, and it sure was a great deal. That’s why [...]



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What’s So Ordinary?

by Alison on February 26, 2010

“I don’t know how you do it.”“You must be the most patient woman in the world.”“You must be so organized.”“You are one special woman.”
I hear it all the time, often immediately following the frequently uttered, “Wow, you’ve sure got your hands full.” Yes, I do, I think to myself, trying to remember to smile and [...]



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IPs and Lots of Lists

by Alison on February 25, 2010

Whew! There are a good many benefits to being married to an IT guy, like how he took care of the whole domain name buying thing and the setting it all up on the web server and entering all of the ftp path mumbo jumbo so all I have to do is hit “publish [...]



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Multitude Monday 281-290

by Alison on February 22, 2010

281. releasing another several pounds of clutter
282. children who beg for more biscuits, some with sausage gravy, some with butter and jelly, some with butter and honey, some with peanut butter, some with just butter, all made with love and more helping hands
283. a week with more sunny days than overcast days
284. a good night’s [...]



Hanna Andersson

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Junk Out 2010

by Alison on February 20, 2010

This week I didn’t make the kind of progress I had hoped for. That’s ok, I’m becoming a lot more comfortable with releasing things, and that is a huge step in the right direction. Huge. I passed on a ton of baby boy clothes to my youngest sister today without hesitation. I didn’t take a [...]



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Proverbs and Parenting

by Alison on February 18, 2010

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.Proverbs 17:22 (italics not mine, it’s printed just like that in my KJV)
This has been one of my favorite verses for years. I love it and read it over and over again. I meditate on it as often as I need [...]



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Simple Buttermilk Biscuits

by Alison on February 16, 2010

Oh, how I love a good biscuit fresh from a warm oven, yum.
So do my children. And so does my husband. It works out good that way, well, except for that whole fighting over the last biscuit thing.

The other day, on a whim, I decided to make our 10 yr old, Jaron, my little sous chef/baker [...]



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Multitude Monday 261-280

by Alison on February 15, 2010

261. the beauty that is in our frosty land these days

262. a Friday field trip down “in the city” without a headache despite harsh sun while driving, cold air outside, parking too far from the museum and nearly getting lost in the skyway system, oh, and paying to much to get out of the ramp [...]



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If the truth be told, and it should be, I hate winter. Hate is a strong word, and I often caution my kids that they shouldn’t just throw that word around carelessly, but I do. I hate winter. Usually.

I was born and raised right here in the Frozen Tundra. I have borne each of [...]



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