Month: December 2009

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Dec 29, 2009

Resolutions for others vary in success

Here it comes. That annual flood of wishful thinking and good intentions is upon us. Pardon my cynicism, but I haven’t noticed a lot of actual results coming from our

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Dec 29, 2009

Oh, Silent Night (but not too silent, please)

There. That’s my opening salvo regarding that dreaded annual list. While I don’t hold much to New Year’s resolutions as for the most part they are wholly ineffective and end

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Dec 24, 2009

Merry Christmas – glory awaits

Every year, we carefully deliberate about which two movies we want to watch on Christmas Eve (or New Year’s Eve, whenever it suits to have our party). This year, the

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Dec 22, 2009

“Be it unto me”

How well I remember sitting that next morning in my quiet living room by the light of the Christmas tree and turning to the Scripture that this song is taken

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Dec 21, 2009

The light of fatherhood shines at Christmas

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. On those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.” With these words, Isaiah, that

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Dec 18, 2009

That’ll preach

Take the other night, for instance. We were sitting on the couch, Mr. Schrock and I, and it was getting late. For whatever reason, the three youngest were still roaming

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Dec 17, 2009

Fudge? Cookies? Jammies? That’s therapy

“EC, BR, BHM, and 8 others like this.” This was my Facebook status one day after we’d spent an entire Saturday doing the very things mentioned above. Actually, it was

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Dec 15, 2009

Happy holidays equal happy birthdays in this family

They say women go to the bathroom in herds. Well, that’s exactly how the Schrocks have birthdays. It may look a lot like Christmas to the rest of you, but

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Dec 15, 2009

The official Schrock Christmas Pudding recipe

Sure, Mary. Here it is: Schrock Christmas Pudding 3 cups whole (or at least 2%) milk 1 cup sugar 3 eggs, separated 4 T. cornstarch 1/4 tsp. salt 1 T.

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Dec 07, 2009

Our favorite dessert

I’d not made it in eons, but when I was asked to bring a dessert to a party recently, this one came to mind. The boys were praying on bended

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