The doll and the blankets

I got the doll in the mail today. She is just precious. The eyelashes. The soft chubby body. The sweet clothes. Whoever wins this doll is sure to love her. My daughters and I petted her in her box, and then I had to put her [...]

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My very favorite price is FREE

Yours too?? Then take time TODAY to go sign up for a free sample of Fiber One cereal because this giveaway ends tomorrow. And if you think you don’t love bran cereal, try making these yummy muffins with the cereal! My mom made these all the time when we were kids. [...]

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Why?

Snow fell all morning as we struggled our way through school. What was piling outside the sliding glass door was so much more interesting than what was on the page. Finally we got enough accomplished that I called it quits. After a quick lunch, the kids bundled up in about a million [...]

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Bloggy Giveaway Carnival

This week I am participating in Shannon’s Bloggy Giveaway Carnival. I have a really special item to give away, compliments of Mary Beth at Precious Baby Dolls. She is sending me the Kimberly Karen doll to give away to one lucky commenter. Kimberly Karen is a blond 18 inch doll in [...]

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Remember the Blanket Party!

Just wanted to remind you about the Great Blanket Party happening here on Friday. You can read more about it here:For Want of A Blanket and here:More about the blanket project. I hope you all will consider mentioning the party on your own blog and then joining me on Friday to work [...]

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Sunday

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him
Psalm 103:13

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Opinion Saturday: Big Families

I am really excited to be nearing completion on my book about mothering a large family, and I am in need of some voices to help round out the final chapter. If you grew up in a large family (> 3 kids) or if you have more than three children, I hope you’ll consider [...]

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Mothers

Last night I was sitting on the living room floor in a sprawl of children gathered around John for story time. Since the littlest kids were happily sitting on either side of Dad, I pulled one of my 9 year old sons onto my lap for a cuddle. He doesn’t ask for [...]

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Winner–Childhood traditions

I had fun reading about your memorable childhood traditions. This week’s Very Interesting Person is Lori, from The Road to Our Own. Thanks for your comments, everyone!!

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My (spice) cupboard is bare

So I had a great time reading that book about play that I mentioned to you in a previous post. I dog-eared at least a dozen pages, which in my world is a sure sign the book was a hit. This morning I decided to try out a couple activities on [...]

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