I think I have always been a lover of books. When I worked at a restaurant in high school, I would laugh when I saw younger girls reading their chapter books at the table – that was definitely me. Still is, although I try not to read when my family is around. At least not […]
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The Dividing Line: Assimiliating Christ
Quite possibly, I have outgrown my jewelry box. Not that I have that much jewelry or even really have anything beyond “costume” style, but still the space is tight once I add all my earrings. And the underneath drawer jams if I put in all of my bracelets. But as the wooden box was a […]
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One of my husband’s favorite cleaning tools is a shovel. Yes, you read that correctly. If the basement gets too messy, he shovels all of their toys into a pile. This is not my favorite method since I long for the children to put their stuff away correctly, not just in a random box. This […]
Continue readingThe Line Leader
When I was a teacher, I remember having to weekly appoint various students to be the line leader. That seemed to smooth out potential problems. After all, without a clear plan, doesn’t everyone try to rush to the beginning of the line? This is an area that we have had to work on with our […]
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