So Confused

My 3 year old has just learned that red means stop and green means go. The other day as we were waiting at a stoplight, she noticed that two lights in the row were green and one was red.
“This light is all mixed up, mommy!” she said.
I guess I hadn’t explained turn signals yet.

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Time Saving Tips

Say a gal was really dumb on a Sunday morning and instead of being sensible and grownup and going to take a shower at 8 am, she decided to play with blog templates. For a really long time. Then all of a sudden she realizes its 45 minutes til time to leave for church and [...]

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Last Day For Share The Love!!

Go vote!

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The Golden Keyboard Award!

I had a great time reading your thoughtful responses to Opinion Saturday. Y’all made it very tough to choose. Since there were two questions this time around, I decided to choose a winner for each.

1.) Flu vaccine question– Shannon from Rocks In My Dryer
2.) China adoption question– Jenny from Bombadee’s Garden
These 2 gals will be [...]

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Sunday

Gondar, Ethiopia

Psalm 18:2

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Tonight’s Dinner

I made this tonight when I was wanting to do something vaguely Korean that used up some fresh spinach before I forgot about it. The meal turned out so bright and pretty (better than the pix) that I thought I’d share the recipe.

Beef with Sweet Potatoes and Spinach
Serves 8-10 Time [...]

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Opinion Saturday

On Saturdays I tend to linger longer over the news, which I usually read online at the BBC News Online and The New York Times. Both of these are free services you can register for. They’ll send you headlines via email each morning that you can read in more depth at the website if you’re [...]

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A Meme From Jenna

Jenna tagged me for this meme. Please feel free to skip this if after reading my 100 yesterday you happen to be sick of hearing me talk about myself! (smile)
10 years ago….I had 4 kids ages 8 and under, including a 1 year old. I was working part-time as an RN delivering babies, and I [...]

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Where’s The Sheep?

Here’s my 1 year old playing outside today in what my 3 year old calls her ’shepherd’ coat. Can you guess what she really meant to say?
If you guessed leopard, you win! Rocks In My Dryer is asking for cute sayings along those lines too– go help her make a list!

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My Hundredth Post!!!

OK, I’m a little embarrassed at how quickly I made it to my hundredth post, but in time-honored blogger tradition, here are
ONE HUNDRED THINGS ABOUT MARY
(In no particular order)

1. I grew up the oldest of 8 kids.
2. I grew up a preacher’s kid.
3. My elementary school (K-8) consisted of about 20 pupils and was taught [...]

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