List: Comfort Movies

Last night I Tweeted/Facebooked that one of my “comfort movies” is “Dan in Real Life”.
…and by “comfort movie”, I mean something that I’ve seen many times, is easy to watch, pleasant, pretty clean, and doesn’t require too much emotional energy (which, for me, rules out anything TOO dramatic, sad or violent).
You know, like “comfort food”, [...]

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Things I Love: Grocery Delivery

OK, so earlier today I Tweeted/Facebooked that I had just placed my grocery order and had spent only $57 on $108 worth of groceries . Not surprisingly, I received a lot of responses, most of which boiled down to one of these two questions:
1. “How did you score such a great deal?”
2. “What do you [...]

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I’m with Sharon on This One…

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Finding Quiet in the Chaos: How do YOU do it?

My house has become increasingly chaotic over the last couple of years. Don’t get me wrong — the chaos is beautiful and so, so, SO much fun — but I confess my time spent in the Bible and in real, focused prayer have faltered…errr…OK, actually, the truth is I’ve NEVER been super disciplined in this [...]

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List: My Memories of The Metrodome

I’m probably one of the only Minnesotans who is truly sad to see the Twins leave the Metrodome. What can I say…I’m hopelessly sentimental. Here are some of my Dome memories:
1. My first game there: April 28, 1988, Twins vs. Tigers (how ironic). This was the first time I set foot in the dome (why [...]

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Fun Little Surprise

Look what I got today:

Isn’t it adorable?! My friend over at Threaded Basil sent it over. She made it herself! She makes lots of these kinds of dollies — in all kinds of sizes, colors and pretty patterns. I’ve been eyeing them for a long time, so imagine my delight to finally have one of [...]

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Fall

I love fall. The crispness in the air. The colors. I once heard someone say that she thought it was a very “romantic” time of year (which I’d have to agree with, since I ended up meeting my husband in the fall)!
It was three years ago this month that we moved into our home. I [...]

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Free Bible Song CD Giveaway..

…check out this site for info on how to enter.

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Hello, Dolly

My friend Karin made S this beautiful woolen dolly affectionately named “Poppy”. Isn’t it cute?! S has been snuggling with Poppy for much of the day. She even fell asleep with her. Thanks, Karin!

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Could Someone Please Tell Me…

…who took THIS BABY…

…and replaced him with THIS LITTLE BOY?:

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