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July 2011

July 26, 2011

Funny

Tonight at Vacation Bible School, we were talking about paradise. As an intro to the...

July 23, 2011

Strong Men Of God

At dinner a few night ago, we discussed what to do with the money will...

July 22, 2011

Happily Ever After

Well, I finished. I've gone through every toy, book, piece of kid's clothing, art supply...

July 21, 2011

The Way of Simplicity

Ezra was in bed today while I went through the boys' clothes closet. (He was...

July 20, 2011

More With Less

Yesterday was about the toys. Today it was the books. Growing up, I loved books....

July 19, 2011

Leave Room For The Holy Spirit

"What about this?" I asked the boys today as we went through their toys. "Junk,"...

July 17, 2011

The Easy Life of Teachers

Ezra: It's harder to be the student than the teacher. Tara: I don't know buddy....

July 15, 2011

Magic C

I don't know why it took nearly the entire year to learn this: Zach and...

July 13, 2011

GOOOOOAAAALLLLLL!

Did you know that the U.S. women's soccer team kicked some French butt today? If...

July 13, 2011

Can’t you read the signs?

Atta and I took the boys and two of their friends out for dinner on...

July 12, 2011

Too Quiet – From Guest Blogger, Grandpa Bob

Our house is deathly quiet, almost too quiet. Two hours ago our two sons, Don...

July 09, 2011

Other Kids

I used to work sixty to seventy hours a week. It was no big deal....

July 08, 2011

A Target Worth Shooting For

"We played Aggravation," Zach reported tonight from California. "Have you ever played, Mom?" "I played...

July 07, 2011

Happy Hunters

I've heard some vegetarians say that people should not be allowed to eat anything they...

July 06, 2011

Go To Sleep

Have you heard the buzz about a new book called "Go The F*** To Sleep?"...

July 04, 2011

Independence Day

A few years back, Nancy and I went back and forth about a piece I...

July 02, 2011

Mama Cats

When Zach was a baby, I had an overwhelming desire to lick him. I nearly...

July 01, 2011

Wham-O

Cool pic, huh? Not sure what it is? Then you're not from California. And you...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

The Reviews Are In

"It's book club, tonight! It's book club, tonight!" Their excitement could not be contained. Ezra...

June 29, 2011

Becky Home-Ecky

I was feeling all Becky Home-Ecky tonight. The chili was simmering, the house was clean,...

June 28, 2011

Two Hungry Species

Hyperlexic kids read precociously early but have poor comprehension skills. If you ask them to...

June 25, 2011

Tired

Just finished a week of running a soccer camp for kids in the neighborhood. My...

June 23, 2011

Men I Would Marry

I've been married twice, to two very wonderful, very different men. (I was married for...

June 23, 2011

Graduation?

The New York Times ran an article last Saturday about the increase in homeschool graduation...

June 22, 2011

Safety Zone

Warning: Criminal Activity Ahead Warning for My Sister Jenny: Behavior You Won't Condone Ahead I...

June 21, 2011

Too Busy To Slow Down

Ezra spent 25 minutes this morning crying and whining about going to swim camp. "I...

June 18, 2011

Something I Forgot

When one boy comes in crying because the other one is a cheater, inconsolable because...

June 17, 2011

Drinking the Kool-Aid

My friend Kathy writes blog posts the revolve around and include a scrumptious recipe. This...

June 16, 2011

So Proud

I noticed a while back that posts seem to take on a life of their...

June 15, 2011

A Turn For The Ugly

Ezra received Ian's birthday party invitation today and read each word carefully. Ezra loves Ian,...

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