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Green Food
Well, the “green” Mac and Cheese, made with a little too much garlic pesto, wasn’t a huge hit with the kids. Neither was the Reuben, with sauerkraut. In fact, after Timmy, my six-year-old took a bite, he looked up at me with he big blue eyes and said, “Mom, I don’t like this sauercrap!” We…
St. Patrick Day Recipes & Fun
Today we’re getting together with some friends to celebrate and remember the life of St. Patrick, patron saint to Ireland. Of course we will do some crafts, like making shamrocks. Did you know Patrick used the three leaf clover to explain the trinity? And probably learn a little about the history of leprechauns and Ireland,…
Quick Fiction Fixes – Writer’s Voice, part two
We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Developing your writing voice, part…
Procrastinators… I feel your pain
It’s National Procrastination Month. Like I need another excuse to put off… (you fill in the blank coz I’ve probably put it off). We’ve all been guilty of that “I’ll do it later” mentality. And let’s face it– there are lots of reasons for procrastinating. Some of them are even good reasons. For example… …the…
Never Let Your Kids Pick a Candle Fragrance
I could have gone into my husband’s office and picked a candle from the two young men selling them for charity. But I have too many candles as it is, and I didn’t feel like getting out of the car when I went to pick up my boys at their dad’s office. So I told…
School: A Muliple Choice Question?
I’m tired of always second guessing myself about homeschooling. I’m tired of my unfulfilled idealistic visions for homeschool. The first year, I planned my curriculum and thought we’d do fun projects and read, snuggled up on the couch. Then reality hit. Homeschooling two kids with a two-year-old tornado didn’t work very well. Plus how much…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day out Right Scripture, Short Devotion “He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters.”~~Psalm 18:13-19 In too deep. Think back to the time when you first felt the grasp of that firm hand, reaching out of what seemed like impossible hope, and finding…
I should be doing something else…
Kids are in be early, husband is working late at the office. I really should be plotting my cozy, or folding mounds of laundry, but instead I’m catching up on my blog reading. Learning new things about old friends and realizing I miss a lot of them and I’m wondering how in the world I…
Guest Blogging Today!
I’m posting at Generation Next Today! Go check it out and make sure Tricia knows I sent you!
You are Dulcinea, God’s Beloved
Tonight I went to see Broadway’s Don Quixote. Though I vaguely knew the story of the crazed man who fought windmills, I didn’t know God would use this story to speak to my heart. Filled with interesting and wretched characters (which completely contrast with Don Quixote’s virtues of honor, love and valiancy), the story took…