Monthly Archives: October 2007

The Civilizing of Young Children

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Mary

I checked in at Beck’s yesterday and was treated to a great post, as always, entitled, Bad Mother. Beck reprimanded her daughter with a “Shame on you” in front of a guest whom she describes as a “certain Baby Boomer … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Up or Go Sit in the Truck

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Mary

Great quote, isn’t it? I sure don’t want to spend my life ‘sitting in the truck’, missing out because I’m not willing to get my hands dirty. And getting your hands dirty is part of friendship, marriage, parenting, Christianity. It … Continue reading →

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Focus On The Family’s Take on Blogs

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Mary

Intrigued? I was. It’s at the Focus site and titled: Dangers of Online Blogs. The subtitle reads: “Like the Internet as a whole, you should be aware of the dangers of online blogs and blogging.” As you know, I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Washing Dishes

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Mary

Monday mornings are always a bit slow around here. Sunday evenings blur as we rush to leave for Awanas by 4:45 P.M. (too early to eat supper–see my latest sidebar survey), and we return home by 8:30-ish just famished! Thankfully, … Continue reading →

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The Coal-Diamond Transformation

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Mary

This past Sunday found us seated in a cozy Baptist adult Sunday school class. We visited hubby’s aunt’s church, as she’d recently returned from a mission trip to Africa and would share about it during the morning service. So there … Continue reading →

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Pray for Aviana

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Mary

Hey Everyone! Please pray for Jessica’s family, of the Farm Fresh blog. Her 3 year old daughter, Aviana, recently had an appendectomy and has been in the hospital since Monday recovering. She’s on morphine for the terrible pain. Jessica’s other … Continue reading →

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Children: Our Mirrors

Posted on October 2, 2007 by MInTheGap

Mary here: MIntheGap kindly agreed to guest post here today! I’ve missed you all here in blogland, but between church, family, homeschooling and now jury duty my life is running away with me…but enough about me, read on! Children: Our … Continue reading →

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