Author: Mia
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Hard Knock Life
Back in January, Firstborn was thrilled to land a role in another local theatre production– this time the musical classic, Annie. She was cast as French maid, Annette, servant to Daddy Warbucks. I gotta tell you, it blessed me to see her in that role, cleaning compulsively. I told her she could “rehearse” around the…
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Motherlode
Sometimes it feels like I’m surrounded by mothers: Mom, step-mom, mother-in-law, grandmother, spiritual mentor-mothers, a sister who’s a mom, a multitude of magnificent mommy friends… Mothers make the world go round and I’m blessed to be surrounded by a pack of them who inspire, instruct, and encourage. “As iron sharpens iron, so one [mother] sharpens…
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A Bookworm Vacay
In a few weeks, we’re wrapping up schoolwork and kicking off summer with a special field trip– one that we’ve geared our studies around for months and planned for years. Our recent library checkouts (and new acquisitions to our permanent home library) ought to provide a hefty hint as to our destination… (click pics for…
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Spring Reading
Forget Spring cleaning, I’m all about Spring reading. So long as I remember to tote a book along as I drive carpool to and from the kids’ endless activities, I manage to squeeze in a fair amount of reading within the margins of my busy mom-life. The following are a few recent titles I’ve enjoyed…
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April Birthday Parade
Birthday season’s officially upon us! In our household, April heralds the start of our fast-yet-furious birthday parade… …Beginning with my dad’s, which we celebrated at Top Golf, a new favorite pastime even for this non-golfer who throws clubs in rage at the put-put course. Then Handsome Husband’s… I woke him promptly at midnight on his…
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Holy Week
Happy Easter! He is risen! This Holy Week we’ve been thinking about Jesus’ sacrifice and gift of life– good golly we’re grateful for our Lord and Savior. Good Friday we walked through a powerful, hands-on experience of the stations of the cross at our old church. Resurrection Sunday our extended family joined us for a…
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Day in the Life (Every Day I’m Shufflin’)
It’s a busy season. Because of homeschool, we have a tremendous amount of flexibility and freedom, and our kids are receiving a vibrant, multi-faceted education. Still, because we’re facilitating that education it’s all on us, and every day WE. ARE. SHUFFLING. For your amusement, and for me to look back on one day as an explanation…
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What Happens in Homeschool
“A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.” Marie Curie Thank you, Lord, for these children– these three precious persons who call me Mom. Thank you for the support and partnership of Husband as we undertake…
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Goin’ to the Chapel
I think it’s been a decade since I attended a wedding. As Husband & I are just about to ring in our 18th wedding anniversary (!!!), the flux of nuptial announcements in our mailbox has waned with our apparent old age. This fact has further compounded my utter joy at my baby sister’s recent engagement.…
