From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Kids Crack Me Up!

by Alison on April 15, 2010

“Whoa, I almost fell!” gasped the energetic Hopie. “Well, maybe you should stop racing around like a maniac…” I replied. “Do you know how fast that is?!” she asked. “How fast?” I wondered aloud. “Tons of fast!” -Yep, that’s fast…   Mercy came down the stairs one recent morning, smiled a big smile, and informed me [...]

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I Heart Sally Clarkson, and a giveaway!

by Alison on April 13, 2010

She moved us with The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child’s Heart for Eternity and The Ministry of Motherhood: Following Christ’s Example in Reaching the Hearts of Our Children, among others, and she has done it again.  Moved me, that is. Her latest book, Dancing with My Father: How God Leads Us into a Life [...]

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Multitude Monday 331-350

by Alison on April 12, 2010

The Anniversary Edition This post is going up late, but better late than never, right?  With a couple sick kids, it was “one of those weekends”, so I didn’t get to writing last night.  With a gloomy sky, not enough sleep, and apparently more than my fair share of pms, it was “one of those mornings”, [...]

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Sunday Hymn, O Happy Day!

by Alison on April 10, 2010

O happy day that fixed my choice On Thee, my Savior and my God! Well may this glowing heart rejoice And tell its raptures all abroad. CHORUS Happy day, happy day, When Jesus washed my sins away! He taught me how to watch and pray And live rejoicing ev’ry day; Happy Day, happy day, When [...]

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Junk Out 4.10.10

by Alison on April 10, 2010

What you see there is a full box, a couple of full garbage bags, and some random stuff, ready to be dropped off at the local thrift store.  Somebody else could use that stuff! Pretend you don’t see the stroller, that stays, we use it frequently! (that’s why it’s on top of the pile!) Ok, [...]

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Clean Up and Clear Out With Me Tomorrow!

by Alison on April 9, 2010

Cleaning up?  Clearing out?  Need a little camaraderie while decluttering?  I know I do… If you’re working on cleaning up and organizing your homes and your lives (inside and out!), we’d love to see your smiling faces linking up here on Saturdays!  I’ve got a pile of things waiting to be dropped off at the [...]

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We Stopped To Smell the Flowers

by Alison on April 8, 2010

We got “out and about” on Monday, making it to the Macy’s Flower Show- Spring Is In the Air at the Downtown Minneapolis Macy’s, 8thfloor, so I was able to cross #1 off my list of 7 Field Trips I Hope To Go On This Spring! Between finding a ramp with a clearance height to [...]

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7 Field Trips I Hope to Go On This Spring

by Alison on April 6, 2010

I say “I hope to…” because, well, I’ve seen what happens when I try to make concrete plans… Much of the time I tend to be a perfectly content homebody, but I came to realize a few years ago that I didn’t want to spend my later years looking back with a heart full of regret [...]

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