a word about adoption

Ever since I started posting about our upcoming adoption, I’ve been made aware of an entire community out there in blog land of people who feel that adoption is wrong and that the birth-mothers are being manipulated and abused by a system that is designed to rip their babies from their arms and convince them [...]

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Night at the Museum

Martin wanted to watch a movie with dinner last night. I had just enough brain for something entertaining, but didn’t want to see anything that was going to tax me emotionally or mentally. So he suggested “Night at the Museum” I’m thinking, ummmm Ben Stiller ???? I don’t really think much of him, but it’s [...]

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flashback

first off I have a question. How the blazes did my sweet little niece go from this to this: What on earth happened? did I sleep for a dozen years? Help! for the record she doesn’t normally wear that much makeup. This was for a 60s party for her best bud Carly. Martin and I [...]

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tobogganing down memory lane

I think I may have been 4 or 5 years old the time my dad and I got lost together. Apparently my father had the distractability of a five-year-old, even back then. So we can’t blame it on the alzheimers. Back when we lived in Black Mountain, NC my family loved to take picnics up [...]

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front page news

Ever had a day when you feel like your life really should have been front page news? It’s not that I want the whole world to know the mess my life is right now, but I’m almost afraid to check the paper this morning for fear that someone may have splashed it all over the [...]

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good bye Toni

Martin’s sweet old cocker spaniel died today. Well, actually we had to have her put to sleep, but she was very close to going on her own anyway and we just couldn’t stand to have her be so confused and she wasn’t eating and…okay, you know what, let’s not dwell on this. later on I’ll [...]

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rats

with all apologies to Remy (of Ratatouille) and Karen’s daughter over at “surviving motherhood” I Don’t Like Rats And now, through no fault of my own I have an attic full of them. But before you judge me or my housekeeping skills, let me assure you that the professionals said this is NOT an issue [...]

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the perfect Bride

Jude 1: 24 & 25 24. To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25. to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. [...]

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Father’s day

This Father’s Day weekend was heavenly. My darling hubby and I went on a trip up to Mentone, Alabama. Mentone is in the mountains. Nice quiet, small town atmosphere. but other than driving through, we didn’t spending any time in town. We spent all weekend in a cabin with 3 other couples. The guys mostly [...]

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showers of blessings

Is rain a blessing? In the physical world we have no trouble understanding this. Rain IS a blessing. It makes things grow, it moderates our climate, it is necessary. Yes, there are also floods, and monsoons and erosion and damage caused by rain, but over all we seem to have no trouble understanding that rain [...]

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