Funny Story

I attend a Calvary Chapel.  Calvary’s are a non-denominational church but there are about 500 of them nation wide.  Anyway, the Calvary Chapel I attend has started a ministry called Salt and Light where folks make a commitment to read through the bible, at their own pace, and write down each day what God revealed […]

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If

If…. If you were expecting a poem by Rudyard Kipling, you are really out of luck. If…. If one more person refers to my “advanced maternal age” they will get my size 12, purple Croc shoved right where the sun don’t shine. Any questions????? If…. If you sit in an OB’s waiting room with a […]

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You Might Want to Sit Down

I started receiving emails and comments with folks wondering if all is well since I haven’t blogged for a while.  Well… all is just fine.   But… you might want to sit down for this. I’m pregnant.  I am 9.5 weeks, feel pretty wonky and have a wicked case of vertigo.  Other than that….all is well. […]

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Madeline and Sweetie Pie

 I carved another stamp! In an old house in Paris Covered in vines Stood 12 little girls in 2 straight lines ….and the smallest one was….. Madeline   Carved in honor of us finishing Madeline by  Ludwig Bemelmans (1939). My sweetie pie and I (I? Me? C’mon grammer police…which is it?) will plant this letterbox […]

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Five Years Ago

 AG Heading to bed….August 13, 2004 Hiding from the storm, safely in Mommy’s closet. Five years ago today I sat in a partially boarded up house.  It was only partially boarded up because my husband was having to spend all his time getting his employer ready for “impending doom”.  But no worries…. we were not […]

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