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Tabernacles, 2016
My youngest daughter wakes me. “Nurse?” she asks. I roll over lazily and pull her close. I hear Jon outside the door and call for him, he comes and takes my hand. We talk softly for a while before … Continue reading
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Critters in the Country … Quick Takes, 5-11-2016
(1) This morning, a pregnant brown recluse crawled under my bed. This afternoon, went to work the bees and saw two huge huge snakes directly in our path. Received multiple bee stings (only two actually got through my clothing, thankfully,) … Continue reading
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Seven Quick takes – October 28, 2015
Things I’m thankful for, this week… (1) Kids who understand what I’m talking about… “Oh! Bundle! Is the thing done? The thing… you know, the whats-it-called thing?” (2) A brother who was willing to get up a 6:00 in the … Continue reading
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Limping Heavenward
“You need to go and pray! I am not going to listen to this anymore!” Elle stormed out of the room and I sat, shocked, in the wake of her absence. The other children looked from me to the door … Continue reading
Seven Quick Takes: Oct 3, 2015
Fall is upon us, and we have so much to be thankful for… (1) Pears on the trees: (2) A new chicken tractor that friends drove all the way from Indiana to gift to us. (3) A new goat on … Continue reading
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A well-trained militia
We’ve been looking forward to Jon’s family coming to visit since they pulled out of our driveway six weeks ago. As soon they got out of the van, the men-folk headed to the backyard to set up for the weekend … Continue reading