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Tender Mercies

According to the Bible, a tender mercy is evidence of God's goodness, his loving care over his children here on earth. That is the way I choose to think of God and today, there were many little things that happened that I choose to think of as tender...

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The "Glamorous" Life of a Professional Knitter

This week has been dominated by yarn and needles, even more so than usual. I've been doing a lot of knitting for hire (samples for shops and models that will be photographed for books and patterns) and I have a deadline, plus I leave soon for a teaching...

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Back in the Box

Back in the 80's and 90's before Flylady, there were the Sidetracked Home Executives, these two wonderful, friendly, down-to-earth sisters who wrote a great book about getting organized one step at a time. They were Flylady's inspiration, actually,...

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Spring Break 2009 Wednesday

Warren Dunes is a state park in Michigan about 40 minutes from Eric's sister's house. It was our destination on Wednesday morning and was a highlight of the week. We started out hiking over the dunes to the lake and were greeted with views like this...

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Book Review: The Friday Night Knitting Club

The Friday Night Knitting ClubKate JacobsAdultFiction with a knitting themeSo, I mentioned the ploethora of knitting tomes that have, dare I say, flooded the market in recent years. This one is probably the most famous and best-selling of them all on...

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Book Review: Knitting the Threads of Time

Knitting the Threads of TimeNora MurphyAdultNon-FictionMemoirI'm always up for knitting-themed literature, and the genre has exploded in the last 9 years or so since 9/11 spawned a knitting boom that continues to this day. There are thousands of knitting...

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Book Review: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall DownAnne FadimanAdultNon-FictionThis is the account of a little girl in Merced, California who began having epileptic seizures at the age of 3 months. The fact that she is Hmong and her doctors are not is at the beginning...

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Spring Break 2009 Monday and Tuesday

Yesterday we woke to this outside our window. Come on, people!It didn't turn out as badly as was predicted, which was snow both Monday and Tuesday with accumulations of 3 inches and more. It actually was just very blustery and cold both days. Hey,...

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Spring Break 2009, Friday-Sunday

This time last year, we were winging our way to California to see my brother and explore. This year, the call of time spent with family was just as strong, but we're on the other side of the family and not quite as far from h ome. The eventual destination...

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Who Knew?

This was in my inbox this morning:Hi,Barack Obama (Washington, DC) has confirmed you as his fourth cousin once removed on We're Related.Follow this link to see how you are related:http://apps.facebook.com/we_r_related/?page=profile&fid=0U812&rWe're...

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