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9/11: Meet Me in the Stairwell
‘MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL’ You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news On September 11, 2001. Neither will I. I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say ‘Good-Bye.’ I held his fingers steady as he dialed.…
We've Arrived!
We’re finally settled into our hotel after several delays (2 hours this morning!)A Raggs crew member met us wearing a bright orange t-shirt and a sign with my daughters name. She was shy at first, but started warming up. I’m just praying she warms up tomorrow for the taping. The only disappointment is that we…
Traveling with Toddlers Made Easy
How did I ever manage raising my kids without the internet? I guess I relied on friends’ advice, books, and magazine articles, but the internet is so much more convenient and available. I’m so glad my children are old enough to travel well, except for an occasional tummy ache and need to stretch their legs,…
Operation Kid to Kid Mission's Project
Give your kids a hands-on mission project and a chance to serve needy children around the world What do think about when you read headlines about economic hardships, natural disasters, and politically charged conflict? Circumstances like these set families and entire communities reeling, and few people are affected as profoundly as the children involved. How…
Interior Decorating Made Easy
When it comes to interior decorating, I have various styles. I often told myself I needed several homes to satisfy my decorating craves. An apartment in NYC for the chic, clean line styles with black and red colors, a formal home for the formal, antique, frilly side of me and a casual home, maybe cabin…
Blog Troubles
For some reason I am unable to get into any of the other blogs to post or do admin type stuff. Luckily, I already transferred writer…interrupted, but I’m worried about this one. So just in case I can’t get back in here and I stop posting, you’ll know why! Pray it doesn’t come to that!
Wall Fountains, The New Calgon Escape
Since we moved into our new home six months ago we haven’t been able to use our master bath. For one, it had a leak and hubby had to uproot the sunk in whirlpool tub with the help of 7 men and once he fixed the problem, the tub sat in the middle of our…
Beyond Corista by Robert Elmer
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason…
Is Handwriting a Lost Art?
I know I hardly write out anything anymore. But neither do my kids! It seems like their teachers all want writing assignments typed. Now, I can’t blame them with the way some of these kids handwriting is, but it caused serious problems in our two computer home. As you are all aware, I spend a…