Month: September 2010

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Sep 28, 2010

Ten things I want my sons to know

Releasing a fledgling from the nest is a time for introspection. It’s a strange crossroads, watching a child transition into adulthood. Before you lies their future. Behind you are the

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Sep 24, 2010

Dr. Seuss, meet the Psalmist

“The Lord is my shepherd,” I said to him. “The Lord is my shepherd.”  He repeated it back. “I shall not want.” “I shall not want,” he said. “That means,”

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Sep 23, 2010

It happened on an ordinary day

It was Saturday night, and my husband and I were out on a date, running errands sans kids (well, as much “sans kids” as one can get if the little

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Sep 21, 2010

Fractious and frazzled, it’s family time Schrock style

It had been a busy few months or so with school starting back up and our senior running cross country twice a week. Our lives were revolving around homework, jobs,

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Sep 14, 2010

It’s a colorful, crazy Patchwork Monday

It’s Patchwork Monday. That’s when I take snippets of everyday life and stitch them together into a colorful crazy quilt on – well, a Monday. Here’s the first piece. Labor

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Sep 09, 2010

The P’s have it

P, you see, is for pontooning.  That’s what we did on Labor Day weekend when we were invited to a cousin’s cottage on the lake. Oh.  My.  Word.  With the

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Sep 07, 2010

Raising strong, confident girls – by example

After lazy days of freedom, barges of laundry, and countless pantry raids, the buses are back. This time, it wasn’t Thing Two shouting, “Go on past, prison bus. Go on

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Sep 02, 2010

Patchwork Thursday

The sound of the rain is welcome here.  All summer, the yard was green.  The marigolds grew bushy and tall as they marched along the edge of the garden.  My

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