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Adventures in Self-Reliance: April 2013
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There's a good reason most people are paid by the hour. Time is money. We've found that the less money we need, the more time we have for the important things in life. Simplicity and self-reliance shape our lives. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Out of the wilderness. These days I feel as if I've just returned to civilization after the six-year long wilderness camping excursion that was my children's early years. I now sleep all night long. I only wipe one child's bottom on a regular basis. For years, I've been...
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Adventures in Self-Reliance: The Honeymoon
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There's a good reason most people are paid by the hour. Time is money. We've found that the less money we need, the more time we have for the important things in life. Simplicity and self-reliance shape our lives. Wednesday, August 05, 2015. The kids aren't fighting quite as much, either. Luckily, there aren't enough waking hours at home in the day for full blown Fight Club Mode. But there are still explosions; some I can prevent or fix right away and others that leave me standing there asking "W...One d...
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Adventures in Self-Reliance: July 2015
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There's a good reason most people are paid by the hour. Time is money. We've found that the less money we need, the more time we have for the important things in life. Simplicity and self-reliance shape our lives. Thursday, July 30, 2015. I used to write this column once a week. It's been my most popular feature here. Over a year ago, I stopped being able to keep track of the funny and weird things that my kids said. And without further ado . Put the blanket behind the couch and the cookbook on the shelf,.
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TheoSpora: Stranger Danger
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Greek, from theos: God, nature of God speirein: to sow, scatter;. Monday, January 10, 2011 by niebuhrian. You know, if Jesus was born in modern day America, they never would have gotten past the information desk at the hospital, much less up onto the maternity ward. In fact, they may not have even made it through customs. A couple of middle or far eastern looking guys with vague intentions, no idea where they are going, and carrying valuable items across the border? 8220;What is the purpose of your visit?
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Adventures in Self-Reliance: March 2014
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There's a good reason most people are paid by the hour. Time is money. We've found that the less money we need, the more time we have for the important things in life. Simplicity and self-reliance shape our lives. Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Two weeks of giving up. When I can't control something, I give up. What am I talking about? Yes All of them. Day 1: Ash Wednesday. My husband and I had agreed to fast this day. By lunch time, I had to eat something. I decided to go with the U.S. Co...Day 2: I ate a lo...
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Adventures in Self-Reliance: November 2013
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There's a good reason most people are paid by the hour. Time is money. We've found that the less money we need, the more time we have for the important things in life. Simplicity and self-reliance shape our lives. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. The road trip rules. Or an electronic bucket line to ferry snacks to the passengers? Or dividers that deploy around the loudest troublemaker in the back? Or low-voltage shock in the seat controlled from the front for scofflaws? More than once an hour. I'm being gener...
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Adventures in Self-Reliance: June 2014
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There's a good reason most people are paid by the hour. Time is money. We've found that the less money we need, the more time we have for the important things in life. Simplicity and self-reliance shape our lives. Sunday, June 29, 2014. Turning 40 used to seem like a bigger deal. I remember in my teen years my parents planned and went to 40th birthday parties with grim reaper balloons and all the jokes about old age and the death of youth, being over the hill with that midlife crisis looming. Today I don...
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Adventures in Self-Reliance: August 2015
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There's a good reason most people are paid by the hour. Time is money. We've found that the less money we need, the more time we have for the important things in life. Simplicity and self-reliance shape our lives. Thursday, August 27, 2015. The biggest fight in the morning is getting my daughter to brush her hair. She won't let me touch her hair; only her father is allowed, apparently. Whatever. Hot mess on Aisle 3. Fiona, go brush your hair. A bird is going to land in your hair. GO BRUSH IT! Oh, well th...
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Adventures in Self-Reliance: Happy Easter
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There's a good reason most people are paid by the hour. Time is money. We've found that the less money we need, the more time we have for the important things in life. Simplicity and self-reliance shape our lives. Sunday, April 20, 2014. As I approached the altar this morning, I noticed the cross had already been turned around. The words to an old Dolly Parton song came to mind (yeah, I grew up in the 70s.):. He's alive and I'm forgiven. Heaven's gates are open wide.". Today that was a more magical feeli...
