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Overwhelmed: When Life Makes You Disappear
The Disappearing Act. We have all seen one. The magician covers the rabbit, waves his wand, says the magical word and POOF! The rabbit disappears! We all clap in awe…
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Alongside: A Place to Call Home
This is Part Two in a series about our adoption story and the book Alongside. You can read Part One here. No Birthdays "This is the first real birthday party…
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Alongside: What Teens Really Desire
This is Part One in a series about our adoption story and the book Alongside. You can read Part Two here. Recently, I had the privilege of reading the book, Alongside:…
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Compost from the Ground Up
The Need for Compost Growing up we had a compost bin out at the edge of the woods. I never paid it much attention. My father would fill it with…
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A Rough Beginning: How Our Garden Began
I am not an expert gardener. But I do have what I consider a pretty big motivation: my family. With five kids at home, and only one of us working…
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Plant to Plate: Thai Basil Chicken
We love foreign food! You name it, we eat it! Chinese, Thai, Indian, Mexican, African ... we are willing to try just about anything. But Asian food is hands down…
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Shaping the Heart and Filling the Mind
Treasure in a Shell On one end of my daughter’s bed there is a collection of boxes and treasures that often threatens to overflow it’s shelf and cover her bed…
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Blessings in a Dogwood
In 10 years, we moved 8 times. Not surprisingly, our kids expressed a desire to have a permanent home. They started to become attached to the places we lived and wanted…
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Mulberry Bush?!
“All around the mulberry bush the monkey chased the weasel....” Our kids LOVE this song! If you have never heard it, you should check it out! It is just a…