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Transparent Life: Mommy Time
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Stumbling through all of this together. Interrupted and Ms. Understood: Rebuilding the Feminine Equation by Jen Hatmaker. This author/mom is hilarious and witty and smart and godly and I want to be her. The Midwife by Jennifer Worth (but I totally dig stuff about labor and motherhood and strong women). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Information Storage in the Brain. Are You Smarter Than A. Wiggle, writhe and whine. Stuffy, fuddy duddy Christians. Lay it Down (in Prayer). No labels, Just Hope.
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Transparent Life: Stuffy, fuddy duddy Christians
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Stumbling through all of this together. Thursday, October 7, 2010. Stuffy, fuddy duddy Christians. My husband and I have had this conversation a hundred times. When we find out that we weren't invited to a party, or he wasn't asked to play on the neighborhood basketball team, or nobody came to our Christmas party. we start asking each other. Are we boring? Do we come across as fuddy, duddy Christians who don't know how to have a good time? I know this is ridiculous. I know everyone likes us. :). Informat...
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Transparent Life: Homeschool
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Stumbling through all of this together. I never in a million years thought I would homeschool my children. Homeschoolers wear denim, don't cut their hair, and eat granola too much. Plus, children need social interaction! They need to learn to get along with peers and respect other adults in authority! I could never be enough to teach them all they need to know! After all, I went to public school and felt grossly unprepared once I entered college. I certainly don't have the tools to teach my kids. Homesch...
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Transparent Life: Are You Smarter Than A....
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Stumbling through all of this together. Sunday, October 17, 2010. Are You Smarter Than A. I love this show. Even though it makes me feel dumb. I rarely know the 5th grade answers. And I think those little genius kids up there on their panel already know the questions. There's no way those kids are that smart, or that excited to be there. Anyway, I thought it might be fun to play my own little game. (These are actually all from my kids' curriculum.) Play along if you want to feel dumb, too. View my comple...
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Transparent Life: Lay it Down (in Prayer)
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Stumbling through all of this together. Lay it Down (in Prayer). I have witnessed the awesome power of prayer on many occasions since I became a believer. Without diving into long emotional stories of healing, redemption, forgiveness and grace, I can summarize some of my experiences with prayer for you. I have found a couple of convenient charts to be helpful in praying for my children and teaching them about character qualities and the power of prayer. The Operational Definitions of Character Qualit...
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Transparent Life: No labels, Just Hope
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Stumbling through all of this together. No labels, Just Hope. To Be or Not To Be. Momma said Knock You Out. This time, we get another diagnosis: Central Auditory Processing Disorder. A full blown language based learning disability with a whole host of other deficiencies and disorders to boot. So now I am knee-deep in learning about re-wiring the brain, changing brain dominance, rebuilding short term and long term memory capabilities, and interhemispheric communication. And it is fascinating! Watermark te...
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Transparent Life: Puppy Dog Tails
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Stumbling through all of this together. Monday, October 11, 2010. I always knew I wanted a son. I grew up at the ball fields cheering on my two brothers and I've always dreamed I would be back there with my own boy. Boys are easy. All they need is a stick. Then, the Lord blessed me with four beautiful girls. And as much as I adore my baby girls, and as much as my husband did NOT want any more children, I longed for a boy. I ached for a boy. I prayed and cried and my heart hurt for a boy. Confessions of a...
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Transparent Life: Wiggle, writhe and whine...
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Stumbling through all of this together. Monday, October 11, 2010. Wiggle, writhe and whine. As I learn more about the neurodevelopmental approach to dealing with learning differences, I am amazed at the tools we have to help our little ones. So, if you have a child in your care like I do with some of these symptoms:. Slumping in seat (poor posture). Tipping chair back, falling off chair. Moving all the time, or seldom moving at all. Fidgeting, having trouble sitting still. Trouble judging "personal space".
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Transparent Life: Bribes and Guilt (and other effective forms of parenting)
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Stumbling through all of this together. Bribes and Guilt (and other effective forms of parenting). My kind of parenting, for the most part. Grace Based Parenting and Raising Kids for True Greatness by Dr. Tim Kimmel. Raising Kids True Greatness. I'm all about natural consequences, when I have the creativity and energy to come up with them. Parenting with Love and Logic. Of course, we love love love James Dobson. These are a must. Bringing Up Boys and Bringing Up Girls by James Dobson. No labels, Just Hope.
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Transparent Life: Belle E Boo
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Stumbling through all of this together. Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Hey Belle. That hospital over there is where you were born.". I remember. I was so excited that day! I was so excited that day, too! You were my 4th baby girl and I couldn't wait to hold you. You looked right at me and smiled. And then, I blinked. And now you're almost 5. So smart. So strong. And so fast. A tiny little athlete. Silly girl. So fun and full of life. You'll always be my Belle E Boo. And I'm never blinking again.
