Favorite books read in 2009

I just posted my list of books read in 2009. I was surprised the total ended up at only 42 (though I’d say the 1400+ pages of Les Mis has to count for at least five books, dontcha think? ) Some people think I read a lot, but I’m nowhere near Carrie’s 132! I’ve read [...]

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Last Random Dozen of 2009

Linda at 2nd Cup of Coffee created and host a weekly Random Dozen set of questions for participants to consider. It’s fun to read different people’s answers. 1. Do you find it gross to share drinks with family? Friends? Yes, definitely. 2. What have you learned this year? (You didn’t see a question of that [...]

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Blog year in review:

Each year about this time I’ve looked back at the first blog post from each month, but this year I want to do my favorite from each month as well: January: First post: New Year’s Meditations. Favorite post: Hard to choose between three different favorites this month, but I’ll say When children’s beliefs and practices [...]

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Odds and ends

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas week! Ours was very nice. I thought I’d share with you just a few tidbits from the past week. When we came back from our anniversary trip, Jeremy has already offered to make dinner that evening, and Jason and Mittu surprised us with balloons, a cake, some [...]

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Microfiction Monday

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a picture only paints 140 characters. Susan at Stony River has begun a Microfiction Monday wherein participants write a story in 140 characters based on a particular image that Susan has chosen for the day.  Design 215’s Character Counter helps keep track of the number of characters. It’s a fun [...]

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Ah, Dearest Jesus

Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep; I, too, must sing with joyful tongue That sweetest ancient cradle song. Glory to God in highest [...]

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Rudoph/Lord of the Rings Mash-Up

Hilarious!

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Merry Christmas!

For God, the Lord of Earth and Heaven, So loved and longed to see forgiven The world, in sin and pleasure mad, That He gave the greatest Gift He had, His only begotten Son, to take our place, That whosoever – oh, what grace!– Believeth, placing simple trust In Him, the righteous and the just, [...]

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Our anniversary trip

I’ve mentioned a couple of times that we had “special plans” for this week that had nothing to do with Christmas. As some of you may have guessed (or knew from Facebook), those plans did have to do with our anniversary! We went to Charleston, SC Monday and came back Wednesday afternoon. We’ve been to [...]

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The perfect Christmas letter photo…

…is elusive. This one is pretty good except my eyes are closed. This one is pretty good except Grandma is looking a little fierce. This was the fourth attempt and she was getting tired. …Not quite centered… Great! Except for the bunny ears above Mittu’s head. And more bunny ears!! We took 13 all together. [...]

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