Posts
Our Radical Sabbatical
Talking with my girlfriend this past New Years’ Eve, we commiserated with each other about all the time spent driving kids back and forth to different activities each week. Our conversation revolved around disgust in our ‘captivity of activity’. Later she asked me if I had made a New Years’ resolution yet this year. Like…
Snowstorms and Soup
We are such creatures of habit, aren’t we? For instance, every time a true snowstorm blows in I begin craving potato soup. Thankfully, the writer in me always keeps a mini-journal in the margins of my favorite recipes…otherwise I probably wouldn’t have realized the connection between my favorite potato soup recipe and deep snowfalls! Rarely…
Christmas Break Goals
To edit the heck out of my WIP! I have a fool proof plan to get three hours of uninterrupted writing each day during break. Relax and read Put some photos in albums, scrapbook… (yes, I’m being vague about this because as I type I’m not wanting to stress about the stacks of photos, cds,…
Christmas?
It’s hard to believe it’s over. It really didn’t feel like it began. Except for the Christmas caroling Christmas Eve and the shrimp I deveined, it didn’t feel like Christmas this year. We spent Christmas alone as usually and had our fun candle light family dinner playing the Minister’s cat afterward. Then we brought gifts…
A Gift From Above
(c) Gina Conroy October 25, 1990 I wrote this Christmas song over 15 years ago. Though you won’t be able to hear the tune over the internet, may the words reach down deep into your soul! A Gift From Above Little eyes full of compassion Little hands that would grow strong Little heart full of…
Writing Letters to Jesus
Years ago I started something with my children that has now turned into a Christmas tradition. We write letters to Jesus. I started writing these letters out of a desire to give a gift to Jesus on Christmas. After all, it is HIS birthday. When my kids were too little to write, I wrote for…
Writing Letters to Jesus
Years ago I started something with my children that has now turned into a Christmas tradition. We write letters to Jesus. I started writing these letters out of a desire to give a gift to Jesus on Christmas. After all, it is HIS birthday. When my kids were too little to write, I wrote for…
The Golden Compass: To See or Not to See?
There has been a lot of controversy over The Golden Compass written by Philip Pullman, a self proclaimed and proud atheist, who’s mission with his books has been to lead children away from God. But should we boycott the film? That’s a personal decision. A gray area even some Christians don’t fully agree on. It…
What to Expect: Guide to a Healthy Home
Flu and cold season is already upon us. So far we’ve been able to avoid the Flu. In fact, we’ve avoided it for years most likely because I’m a germaphobic, but not in an ODC kind of way. We use germX every time we leave the grocery store and before we eat. My kids don’t…