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Good Things

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Sara

Here are some good things I’ve seen and/or read over the holiday season.  It’s been a good break and I’m kind of sad to see everyone go back to their routines tomorrow morning.  We like being lazy around here.  I … Continue reading →

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I Know I’m Home When….

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Sara

I hear a phrase like, “He’s got enough money to burn a wet dog.” From the pulpit. Actually, my dad says it’s a wet donkey you are actually trying to burn.  Either way, I can’t even imagine how much money … Continue reading →

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The One Where My Husband (Almost) Loses His Plumber’s License

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Sara

Our kitchen faucet had been broken for months.  At first it was just a little bit broken.  By that I mean that the little thingy on the top that tells you which direction to turn for cold and which to … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Friends, Home, Marriage | 4 Comments

Out of Control: Part 2

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Sara

The first lesson? Little boys are not like little girls. Little boys have lots of energy and it needs to go somewhere.  And it needs to go there fast.  And furious. Little boys have some sort of magic power that … Continue reading →

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Tender Hearted

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Sara

As I mentioned before, our church is studying the book of James this summer.  It’s been convicting on many, many levels but never so much as today. Today we were looking at the final verses in Chapter one.  Basically, James … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Sara

The cold weather has broken. The sky is blue. The kids have been outside playing since they got home from school. We fired up the grill for the first time since last fall. The smell of grilled chicken is wafting … Continue reading →

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Wake Up Maggie, I Think I Got Something To Say To You

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Sara

This has been a week of technological wonderfulness at our house. First, I managed to run over my blackberry with my car on Saturday.  Likely story, you say?  Yeah, so did JD.  He is convinced it was an evil plot … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Sara

Know what happens when you put sixteen of my relatives in one house on New Years Eve? Lots of laughing. Lots of eating. Lots of cousins loving on each other. Lots of Guitar Hero. Lots of eating. Lots of stories. … Continue reading →

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No One Will Ever Confuse Us With The Griswalds

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Sara

Since JD and I married we have only spent Christmas in our own house one time.  Usually we take time about going to his folks or to mine.  The girls have no memory of ever spending Christmas in their own … Continue reading →

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The Family That Plays Together…..

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Sara

Okay, so I know that it’s really “the family that prays together….”, but I’d argue that family game night helps, too. I actually love when the time changes and it gets dark sooner.  I completely hate getting up in the … Continue reading →

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