From the monthly archives:

July 2011

Surrender, Now More Than Ever

by Alison on July 31, 2011

A hymn for Sunday- Surrender has been on my mind, a LOT, lately.  Surrender means so much more than just salvation, if we can ever use a qualifier like just when talking about salvation… Surrender means so much more than asking Jesus to come into my heart… Surrender means so much more than simply believing [...]

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Optimistic {About a Brain Tumor?!}

by Alison on July 30, 2011

MRI… mass… brain… (But I thought for sure it must be a problem with his neck…) You need to go down to Children’s… We’ve already called them… They’re expecting you… (But this isn’t supposed to happen in my family, not to one of my kids…) O how sweet the glorious message simple faith may claim [...]

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This will be quick- I’m feeling too exhausted to write very many intelligible sentences. Our oldest son, Ian, needed another physical this summer so he could play soccer again with the local Christian high school. I brought him in yesterday. He has had a couple issues lately that I brought up with the pediatrician. Some [...]

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A Night-Owl Relapse

by Alison on July 25, 2011

Earlier this summer, I wrote about my efforts to change from a dyed-in-the-wool night-owl to a morning person. I’ve been doing ok, so-so, not perfect, but not that bad. I’m falling asleep today, and I’m pretty sure it’s due to the fact that last night I did not even make an effort to get to [...]

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Saturday Snapshots

by Alison on July 22, 2011

Read about the idea behind Saturday Snapshots here, then stop back and link up!

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Gearing Up For Preschool

by Alison on July 21, 2011

While we claim to homeschool year round, we readily admit to taking it easy, academically speaking, through the summer. A math lesson or two per week, and lots of reading and music practice (our older 4 children play violin), but nothing real heavy or structured happens for some weeks while the kids are busy outside [...]

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Did you know that yesterday was National Ice Cream Day? Did you miss it? Don’t worry about it, there won’t be a penalty. I mean, seriously, National Ice Cream Day or no National Ice Cream Day, who said you couldn’t enjoy some ice cream on any other day? Not me, that’s fer sure. Did you [...]

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***ETA: Congrats to our winner, Holly! Check your e-mail! Sand toys = summer fun, don’t they? They sure do around these parts! Wether you head to the local beach, an oceanside vacation, the sandbox in the backyard, or in between the cucumber mounds in your garden (hey, it works), great sand toys provide oodles of [...]

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