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Capturing the Moment

19 Jan

I recently wrote about the lyrics that popped into Ray's head while he was out in the cold finishing up his to-do list. He was glad this his chores would "soon be o'er." We had a pretty little snow on Saturday morning. I hurried outside to gather snow for snow cream and put it in the freezer for ... View Post

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The Joy of Preparations Fulfilled

27 Dec

One childhood remembrance is that my Mama Sue (Daddy's mother) wore herself out before Christmas. She bought presents for all the children and grandchildren. She baked jam cake with cooked caramel icing and coconut cake with cooked divinity frosting. If you have ever cracked open a fresh coconut ... View Post

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This Morning We Got Up . . . And Now It’s Time to Go to Bed

25 Aug

When our children were small, I often sang to them before they went to bed. Along with classic children’s songs were two that changed from day to day. One of these I learned when I first started going to the church nursery with our oldest child John when he was very tiny. You simply sing, “God ... View Post

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Ten Days of Blessings — Blessing 8: Read aloud today.

20 Feb

Children are never too old to listen to a parent read aloud.   It's been more than twenty years since I read Honey for a Child's Heart, first published in 1969 and now in its fourth edition. That book made multi-generational changes in our family's life. The lessons I took away ... View Post

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Ten Days of Blessings — Blessing 7: Time to play.

19 Feb

Children learn in many ways -- by listening, by reading, by seeing, and by playing.   Today my brother and I might feel a bit silly playing army with him as the soldier and me as the nurse. People might think we were a bit strange if we stood in front of our parents' dresser, doing ... View Post

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From Behind the Puppet Stage

16 Jan

While some of our grandchildren were visiting last Saturday night, we had one of our draw-the-activity playtimes so that each could enjoy some of his or her favorites. This is an idea I have shared with you before. Each child chose four activities. I wrote each activity on a separate card and they ... View Post

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