“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Good and evil
When the forces of good and evil collide, our tendency is to focus on the evil. I don’t know if it’s our innate sense of justice or just the tendency to rubberneck disaster, but the ugly gets the attention. But when we focus on the ugly to the exclusion of the good, we are denying […]
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My mother was right!
One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Growing up my mother always altered the words to sing, “As the Lord allows” instead of “as the fates allow.” Well, it turns out that she was just singing the original version — if Wikipedia is to be trusted. (Which. . . […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Feeling winter in my bones
It’s cold and dark and all I want to do is sleep all day. I should have been a bear. Hibernation links! ‘Tis the season of Advent and here are some freebies to help you have a Christ-centered Christmas. (Yes, Advent started Sunday, but it’s only day 3. You can totally catch up.) Surviving “Christmas […]
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How did this happen?
One minute she’s my baby sister, running around in Wonder Woman Underoos and cowboy boots, and the next she’s a brilliant, beautiful, accomplished woman with a family and career and tons of wisdom. Who let that happen? Happy birthday, Carrie. I am blessed to call you sister and friend. It is also used for the […]
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The importance of preparation
Today is the first Sunday in Advent and also the first day of the Jesse Tree. It’s also the day we went on the traditional arboreal hunt. (We chopped down our Christmas Tree.) As Satchmo said as we chopped down the 9′ Virginia Pine, “Die, tree! Die!” Ah, tree murder: The true meaning of Christmas. […]
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A lesson in something or other
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Christmas shopping made easy!
This is a sticky post through the Christmas holidays to ease your shopping burdens. I’m a giver! New posts below. My favorite kind of Christmas shopping is the kind I can do from the comfort of my own couch. I highly recommend it as a way to reduce stress from dealing with crowds and parking […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Autumn Walk
Last Tuesday, I drove by our local nature preserve and noticed half the trees were in full color and half were bare. I knew we needed to go soon if we were to enjoy any of the autumn display, so we spent last Wednesday afternoon on an extended nature walk. Fortunately, we got out there […]
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Thankful Thanksgiving
My column today at The Washington Times Community Pages is my favorite I have written by far. I talked and corresponded with a variety of immigrants and their children to find out their thoughts and celebrations of Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun hearing what they thought of my favorite holiday and how they […]
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To pie!
My motto is “You can never have too much pie.” Which is an interesting choice for a motto, but I stand behind it. What I’m saying is I love pie. So I thought I’d share my apple pie recipe, which is a variation of this recipe. Caramel Apple Pie Ingredients: 1 recipe pastry for a […]
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