Category: Mom’s Journal

  • Lemon Cheesecake Bar Disaster

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    Aaaargh. I was feeling like such the model mom a few moments ago. (That’s when you need to watch out, I think!!) My daughter and I had just baked a yummy pan of lemon cheesecake bars and slipped them into the oven. Then she settled down for a sweet nap. My wonderful cleaning ladies were…

  • My Danish teenage daughter started American high school today…

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    Emma, our Danish daughter, just left for her first day of American high school. She is not my daughter, and yet, she is. I feel so excited for her, and yet have butterflies in my stomach, as I know she does, too. When I walk my own children (ages 3, 6 and almost 8 years)…

  • SOAP: I’ve been busy and yet lazy

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    Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:18 Because of laziness the building decays, and through idleness of hands the house leaks. Observation: Being lazy brings destruction Application: I’ve been going through The Power of a Praying Wife to use as a guide in my devotional/ SOAP time lately and finding many ways to pray for my husband. This verse,…

  • New Zealand Bungee Jump… a few years back

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    I recently came across this story I wrote a few years ago about my first (and only) bungee jump.  This took place before my mommy days began. Rather than let it sit any longer on my computer unused,   I thought I might share… I remember watching a show about people safely flinging themselves off bridges…

  • Reality Check

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    It is REALLY late (or really early– depends on how you look at things) and I should be in bed and not blogging… so this will be brief. I’ve just returned from a roadtrip to a family reunion that was absolutely fantastic with a sidetrip thrown in, as well. I am absolutely tired, but am…