Quotes about books and reading

No Booking Through Thursday for me this week: the question was about graphic novels, about which I know next to nothing. But as I am used to doing a bookish post on Thursdays, I decided to share several quotes I’ve collected over the last few years about books and reading. “And indeed, what is better [...]

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Encouragement for homemakers

I believe very strongly that a married woman’s first ministry is to her home and family, even if she’s working outside the home. The older women are instructed in Titus 2:4-5 to teach younger women “to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient [...]

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Quotes about love for Valentine’s Day

1. All you really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. ~ Lucy Van Pelt 2. I don’t understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine’s Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon. ~ [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Commercials from my childhood

Linda’s post about the Rice-a-Roni commercial the other day set off a stream of memories of commercials that were popular when I was a kid. So I thought I’d see if I could find 13 of them, and I hope this many YouTube videos doesn’t crash all of WordPress! 1. No More Rice Krispies 2. [...]

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Thirteen thoughts about my birthday

1. I turn 51 today! 2. That sounds so much older than 50! I’m still trying to figure out how I got there! 3. While standing in line somewhere I saw a headline saying, “50 is the new 30.” Sounds good to me! 4. This is a good week for birthdays: Barb‘s was a few [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Items from a baby boomer’s childhood

Someone sent me this in an e-mail, and I thought it was fun. I do remember these, though I had not thought about many of them probably since childhood! I don’t know who to credit the pictures to. 1. Spindles for 45 records. 2. Aluminum Christmas trees and 3. The rotating multicolored light that shined [...]

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Repost: The Claims of Christ

I first posted this on October 5, 2006, and for some reason it has been on my heart to post it again. Perhaps someone reading needs the truth of these verses. Some years back I read that someone said that Jesus Christ never claimed to be God. I was astounded that anyone would say or [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Books I read to my children

When I made up my book meme a couple of weeks ago, one of the questions I asked concerned book we may have read to our children. I found so many others books that I had forgotten about mentioned in other people’s answers that I decided to focus a Thursday Thirteen on books I enjoyed [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Dad’s Famous Sayings

In honor of Father’s Day this Sunday, I thought I’d salute dads and post lines that seem common to dads everywhere. Did your dad say these? Can you think of any others? 1. Do you think I am made of money? (or Do you think money grows on trees?) 2. This is going to hurt [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Am I the only one who…

1. Likes to shop without help? To me the ideal sales person is one who is close by if you do need help but who doesn’t “hover” or hound you. I realize some may stay close by if they’re watching out for shoplifters. But I hate it when I have my nose in a book [...]

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