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Fall Leaves Activities
~Fall Leaves Activities for All Ages~ Fall leaves make me want to create something beautiful! They’re some of the most beautiful artworks in nature. Nearly every color can be found. Even here in central Texas, our leaves have begun to be painted in warm yellows and oranges. While doing some reading for this post, I realized that there were lots of great ideas for activities to learn about leaves for the Littles crew, but not as many for the older crowd. Hopefully, you and your family will enjoy this mini fall leaves “unit”. Really, this is just a list of activities and reading, and would be a great days…
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Smile. One simple act of beauty.
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Christmas School
****Christmas School**** Hello Friends! It’s been awhile… Is it already November? The warmth and joy of the holidays are just beginning to stir in our home. The Christmas music is playing, the candles are flickering, the first baking has begun. I’m sipping some hot, spicy tea and making lists. This week is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Does that sound odd? The week before Thanksgiving is kind of the calm before the storm. It’s a lovely week to me. There’s still time to sit and reflect, and make preparations for all the sweet memories yet to be made in the swirl of the next month. …
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No words
No words. Have you ever been at a complete loss for words? In a world that is bursting at the seams with them? Do you need a few words today? Some of -> these <- kind words? Words that carry healing? And Help? And Hope ? And Power? When talking to a friend going through great loss. When dreams seem impossible. When seeing so many horrors on the endless cycle of news reporting. When justice seems the exception and violence seems the rule. When God seems so very far. When helpless and without any obvious hope. In my own life there are days like this. I’m not proud of myself.…
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Family Traditions for the Holidays
Do You Have Family Traditions For the Holidays? Family traditions for the holidays vary as greatly as the families who keep them. I love hearing how other families celebrate the holidays. All the different cultures, regions, and circumstances represented by my friends make for some really different and interesting holiday traditions! The one commonality though seems to be faith, family, friends… and of course FOOD! Whether you celebrate with a fantastic home-cooked feast, or Chinese Take-Out; Whether you spend a quiet day at home reading and eating chocolates (this is a real thing!!), or you spend it packed together with the loud roar of LOTS of extended family and friends, and…
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