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Perspective
Yesterday, Tom and I had a long chat about – lots of things. But one of the things we did was create an excel file that mapped out our life for the next 50 years. It shows what age we and our children (and hopefully future children) will be, and what life events will likely…
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Mothering philosophies in conflict
Scotland loves to collect “stuff” from around the house and collect it into a common place. Sometimes the container is an emptied ziplock bag, a backpack, a cardboard box, or yesterday, a tent. He tends to continue to find things to add to his container until it is full. So you can imagine what sort…
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Faith
Tom and I spoke in church today. Our church is unique, I think, in that there are no paid clergy and it is run entirely by volunteers. As a result the sermons are given by people from the congregation. The bishop gives a topic, perhaps a talk to reference, and the rest is up to…
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Open 'er up!
Doing home renovation can be scary. We had a builder install a cantilevered beam to support our roof, so that we no longer needed the wall between our kitchen and living room… So after work today, I took our new sawzall and took out all the supports. We are so happy with the result!
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The Christmas season
We had a long Christmas season this year. Typically Christmas feels so rushed, and I don’t feel like I have enough time to do all the things I want to do. This year was different. We decorated for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving, and we started daily Christmas advent activities soon after. Then we celebrated…
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Quote
“Do you really need permission and a hall-pass to go there? Do you need someone to make you a paper badge with the word writer on it before you can believe you are one? I hope not.” “America has never much revered her creative people.” -Stephen King, “On Writing”
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Happy 11 month Birthday Anders
Latest milestones: Yesterday, we removed the stairs gate. It’s official- he’s on his own. Seeing him spin around and back up to go down the stairs is the cutest thing. It’s a newly acquired skill and he’s very proud of it, grinning proudly and grunting to get my attention every time he does it. Determined…
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Christmas photo shoot
I dragged out my “big camera” today. It’s been far too long since I used it and I was surprised at how comforting and rewarding it was. Dipping back into aperture and shutter speed was surprisingly fulfilling. Perhaps its time to pick up photography again! Because we’re waiting for Tom to be off work, we’re…
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Christmas thoughts
Be prepared for random, though hopefully not intelligible, spewing. We decided to do Christmas cards this year. It’s the first time we’ve actually sent them out traditional style. Last year we e-mailed an update. I’ve always gawked at the price and in my self-centeredness, figured that if people wanted an update on us they’d check…
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Parenting contemplation
Be the type of person you want your children to become. I might go so far as saying the above thought was revealed to me. I’ve done a lot of praying/thinking/pondering about what divine motherhood entails. The stakes are high for me. I want my boys to reach their full, eternal, potential. So, how do I…