“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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True and truer
I’ve seen this quote a lot recently. There is so much wisdom in this. We all have our battles, and we really can’t know what someone is struggling with. If someone seems to overreact to something I say, I can’t know what memories or emotions I’ve struck. I should remember that people are carrying burdens […]
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Refuse to look away
Warning: This post deals with details of abortion. I realize some people carry scars, and these things are too painful. But for everyone else, we need to look at the truth.
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Grammar personalities
One of the benefits of being a homeschool mom is all the wonderful things you learn anew through teaching your children. Although grammar and writing have always been my strengths, I’ve learned things I never would have discovered in the process of teaching my children. For example, the future perfect tense is the parent’s tense: […]
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Cultural differences
“This burning of widows is your custom; prepare the funeral pile. But my nation has also a custom. When men burn women alive we hang them, and confiscate all their property. My carpenters shall therefore erect gibbets on which to hang all concerned when the widow is consumed. Let us all act according to national […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Sandwich season
We are home for a sum total of one hour today, from 1ish to 2ish, the break between therapy and Girl Scouts. After Scouts, we swing by to pick up MTG and head to the ballpark for Sprite’s softball game. And since we’re trying to save money, we’re having sandwiches for dinner twice this week. […]
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Well behaved women seldom make history.
Today, the world lost a historic figure and remarkable woman. Margaret Thatcher was a chemist, lawyer, mother (of twins!), politician, first and only female Prime Minister of Britain, and part of the group of Western Leaders who lead the fight to end the grip of communism on Eastern Europe. The foreign policy world of my […]
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Annoying reminders
I gotta situation I’m dealing with. It’s a messy situation because it deals with people. And conflict. And conflicted people. My first inclinations is to say, “To hell with them!” and go out guns blazing. (Metaphorical guns. Nobody panic!) But my parents had me memorize all these bible verses as a kid and there’s one […]
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From fear
Recently, I dealt with someone whose behavior was totally perplexing. I couldn’t figure out why they would act the way they were, putting up roadblocks for no good reason and alienating people of good will. It seemed like sheer lunacy until I got a glimpse into their motivations: they were operating from a place of […]
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Genus: Thompson, Species: Sprite
Today, my Sprite turns 11. As a little girl, she’s was a mini-Pigpen in sparkles and dresses. She loved to wear dresses, but I always had to make sure she had shorts underneath, because 5 minutes out the door and she’d be hanging upside down or turning cartwheels. We use to call her Hobbit when […]
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Missing the point
Jon Acuff is a big encourager. That’s what he does professionally. He writes and speaks on how to dream big and accomplish your goals. It’s pretty cool. One way to encourage people is through stories and analogies. Like this one. Did you read it? It’s a great story to illustrated a point: set crazy, outside […]
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