Kid quotes and more recaps from the weekend prior…
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Feb 21
lent 2010: deja vu?
Mama Monday Minis (or Missives, as the case may be) [Please note: Unable to download photos -- still having issues with Area Voices. For photo version, please go to Peace Garden Mama I at Blogger. The photos sort of tell the story best so it might be worth a gander...] The powers that be are finally [...]
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faith fridays: finally winter, finally advent
School Advent Program 2009 I still remember the year our firstborn was old enough to know what a birthday is, but too young to understand seasons and time. So we told him that his birthday would happen when it started snowing. That year, it started snowing the week of his birthday — mid-December. It was [...]
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fargo flood 09: a view from the outside 6 (nature relents)
This morning, we woke to a stunning sight. The trees are heavy with thick, wet snow, and the air is calm. This feels to me like nature’s breath of softness being lathered onto us after a difficult week. As we look out the windows, fluffy chunks of white fall intermittently from the tall birches out [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Apr 01
fargo flood 09: a view from the outside 6 (nature relents)
This morning, we woke to a stunning sight. The trees are heavy with thick, wet snow, and the air is calm. This feels to me like nature’s breath of softness being lathered onto us after a difficult week. As we look out the windows, fluffy chunks of white fall intermittently from the tall birches out [...]
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