When I was growing up my mother had a red plate and in fancy writing it said ‘You Are Special Today’. My brother, sister and I were always eager (and let’s face it down right competitive) to do something special to earn the red plate at dinner time. I’ve thought about getting the red plate for my own children and…
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Our Thankful Journal
I’ve been asked to blog over at Larger Families which is an online resource for well, um larger families. I’m honored to be included with such an amazing group of women. Our common bond is that we each have four or more children. Go check out my post today at www.largerfamilies.com/drupal I shared our family tradition of writing a Thankful…
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Soul Food: Judge Not Your Brother by Eric Bibb
We served up a different kind of nourishment in the kitchen today. The sustenance didn’t come from any of the five food groups, but from each of the senses. My children have grown fond of a phenomenal folk musician named Eric Bibb. Earlier this week happened upon a new CD and we’ve been singing along to Judge Not Your Brother…
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MEME
I got tagged for this meme by amamgets over at life its ownself. I’m not really sure what a meme is, except that you are supposed to answer the questions. For those of you who read this, you are supposed to answer the same questions in your own blog. So, here goes…. 1.Grab the book nearest to you, turn to…
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Pre Valentine Heartbreaker
Absentmindedly, I drew a heart on my son’s snack sack for school last Friday. I must have been thinking about Valentine’s Day and how much I love him. It just happened. Below his name, I made a big heart with a silly cupid’s arrow straight through the middle. A few minutes later, he saw the sack and gave me a…
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Mouton & A Bottle of White
Once upon a time, there were three little children who had very discerning tastes. On a particularly dark and rainy day the mother had grown weary of small demanding voices. Had they not been served with love whole-wheat pancakes with fresh berries and bananas for breakfast? Were they not content with their much requested pepperoni pie for lunch? And was…
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