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Odds and Ends Thursday

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Pick your PoisonMy daughters were playing in the next room.This is what was said: “Okay. I’m the robber and you’re the police.”This is what I thought I heard: “Okay. I’m the robber and you’re the priest.”Blame Cayfor this very unexpected trip down Memory Lane I'm taking!This is the post that started it all.This is where I ended up.Season I is … [Read more...]

Autumn Field Day

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Beautiful Dawn of By Sun and Candlelight is amazing! Please visit her latest carnival of Autumn fun and family learning here.Because, as she so lyrically put it, "nature's last dance is its merriest ~ there's so much to see and to do! And as hard as it can be to slow down, nature needs this time of rest - and so do we!" … [Read more...]

Which Disney Princess Are You?

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You gotta hand it to Danielle, she is always good for a fun link or two (or 4...or 5...)You do not have to approve of all the Disney princesses to have a heck of a lot of fun taking this quiz. Even more fun is peering over your children's shoulders while they fill in their responses--very revealing!(Incidentally, I am "Cinderella" in my … [Read more...]

James 3: 16 – 17

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16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity.These are the words, taken from yesterday’s Mass readings, that spoke to my heart this morning.There … [Read more...]

Priorities

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Having our beloved friends from Idaho over for dinner last night was wonderful.Waking up to stacks & stacks of dishes is not.I am aching to post but all that must wait, because in addition to attending to the risotto-crusted china, I must also obey the directives on the note taped above my computer, which reads:God first.Then John,and then the … [Read more...]

A Triptych of Fall Favorites

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Oh, how I love the Fall.And it is not only because of my October birthday (ahem! 40 years young this year!) although one's birthday does lend a festive tone to any season.More than that, it's the color.It's the crisp, Fall air on a Sunday afternoon.It's the baking.And finally, it's the feast days!So here, then, is a triptych of Fall favorites, … [Read more...]