“What’s for dinner?” That is a question I am asked at LEAST four times a day, once by each member of the family. Usually when I tell them what we are having, the response is something like, “Oh, good”, but about one a week I get the typical, “Oh, leftovers” (spoken in a somewhat dejected…
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Continue ReadingIt has always been important for us to eat our meals together … as a family … at the table. On weekday mornings my husband leaves for work about 8:00 am so we meet for breakfast at 7:30 am. We eat, then have our family devotions. Because some of us are not “morning” people (that’s…
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Continue ReadingHey, that’s not a picture of Macaroni and Cheese. No, that’s “Grandma” and me. She’s not really my grandma, she’s my children’s Grandma (my husband’s mom). I call her “Grandma” because when my husband and I first married we struggled with what to call each other’s parents. Being brought up in the South, we didn’t…
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Continue ReadingWell, the first day of school has arrived. We home school so I get to decide when we start. Sometimes we look forward to that day and honestly, sometimes we don’t. This year we are starting earlier than usual. The reason: so we can take off sooner! Actually, we are already planning two breaks.…
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Continue ReadingAt our church we do things a little differently. My husband is the pastor and when we started the church a few years ago, we decided we wanted everyone to REALLY know each other. Doing that would require spending quality time together. One way we like to do this is by having a fellowship…