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Hope Is the Word

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The Tale of the Turtle

November 8, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

I had a rough mommy day yesterday.  My three and a half year old, Lulu, is in what we shall call a high-maintenance stage of her life (well, more high-maintenance than usual, which is saying a lot), and Louise, my two year old has just run smack into the infamous Terrible Twos.  Yesterday was our weekly Bible … [Read more…]

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Works for Me Wednesday Backwards Day

November 7, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

I picked a fortuitous time to begin blogging and participating in Works-for-Me Wednesday over at Rocks in My Dryer, for this week’s WFMW is declared Backwards Day by Shannon!  What that means is that I get to ask you, my beloved and unknown readers, a question.  Since in our revolving bath schedule, yesterday was bath day here, the question … [Read more…]

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Kitchen Tip Tuesday

November 6, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

This is my first time to participate in Tammy‘s Kitchen Tip Tuesday.  My tip is really nothing more than common sense (and CENTS!).  We all know that the holidays are just around the corner, and with that comes an increase in spending.  Our family is trying to live more frugally on our one full-time and one … [Read more…]

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How did I get here?

November 6, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

I admit it.  I am a convert.  I’ve been a blog lurker for several years, but I never thought I’d do it.  Gulp.  Here I am.  Now what do I say?  I’m not sure that anything I say will be of any interest to anyone but myself (and not always to me in retrospect, either, … [Read more…]

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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
News of the World
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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