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the Crissmans: October 2011
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Sarah found this retail website that sells clothing that honors Ethiopia. Sounds like a portion of the profits will be donated to help the country. Http:/ www.villagethread.com. We have a small group that meets at our house on Thursday. I had a discussion plan for tonight, but it went out the window. Instead we planned our social agenda through the remainder of the year. You know, like laser tag, Christmas, and a corn maze. We have the best group. Questions no one asks you when you're pregnant. Other que...
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Don't Stamp the Baby: February 2013
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Looking for Poetry in the Everyday Madness : Winter 2014. Sunday, February 17, 2013. What you have for breakfast? This weekend Elliott made it his mission to find out what every soul within earshot ate that morning. Friends, family, librarians, cashiers, random grocery shoppers we passed in the aisles. His approach was so bold and so perfectly innocent, I swelled with a mixture of pride, awkwardness and heartbreak each time he asked his well-rehearsed question. What you have for breakfast? But it really ...
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Don't Stamp the Baby: August 2012
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Looking for Poetry in the Everyday Madness : Winter 2014. Sunday, August 26, 2012. School is where we practice being brave and kind. I heard a statement once that I think about all the time: “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” How true and how amplified the day a new school year begins. Like he had tried it and found it not to his liking. Sending him back put a little dagger into the heart I wear around outside.
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Don't Stamp the Baby: paying attention
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Looking for Poetry in the Everyday Madness : Winter 2014. Sunday, March 9, 2014. Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. –Simone Weil. Early one morning last week, I was scrutinizing my freshly washed face in the bathroom mirror, silently bemoaning the noticeable dark circles and growing collection of wrinkles, when I noticed Elliott standing in the doorway studying me. Mom," he said, his sleepy face gleaming. "You look beautiful. Go Away With Jae. Its nice to have you back, Amy! What's th...
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Don't Stamp the Baby: October 2012
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Looking for Poetry in the Everyday Madness : Winter 2014. Monday, October 1, 2012. How about them apples? The last two weekends we’ve visited two different orchards. For you local folks, Honey Hill Orchard. In Maple Park, IL. (I should, however, note that my kids were crazy about the washing stations at Kuipers. We brought home some spanking-clean pumpkins.). At both orchards I picked up a peck of Cortlands. Hands down (in my opinion), they make the best applesauce. Using my grandma’s recipe. A pizza rec...
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{Adopted by His Love} with C Rose | Saying Yes to Our Father's Love | Page 2
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Adopted by His Love} with C Rose. Our Father’s Love. Newer posts →. March 5, 2012 · 2:55 am. Every Life is Beautiful: Dawn Cornelius. Every life is Beautiful. February 28, 2012 · 3:21 pm. Love Me Because I Said So! Truck Drivers, Bullies and Jesus. A truck driver almost made me cry today, well actually, since I’m being transparent I did cry. Yep, there I was headed down 40 East with tears sneaking down my eyes, which were unsuccessfully hidden behind my designer shades from China. 8230; He invites us to ...
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Unfailing. | {Adopted by His Love} with C Rose
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Adopted by His Love} with C Rose. Our Father’s Love. For the director of music. A psalm of David. In you, LORD, I have taken refuge;. Let me never be put to shame;. Deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me,. Come quickly to my rescue;. Be my rock of refuge,. A strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and my fortress,. For the sake of your name lead and guide me. Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,. For you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit;. From those who...
