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My Mom Friends: Ruth, Rebecca, Hannah, and Bathsheba

So, it’s Deadline Week around here again. I have four more Bible studies due to my editor on November 1. This means several things…1) This is the only…

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ByChristinaOct 28, 2010
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Hard Baby, Easy Toddler?

Ladies and Gentleman, we have been there with your difficult babies.X3. Catie, Sam, and Ellie have earned the nicknames Cater-ator, Sam-a-lam-a-ding-dong, and El Fury (respectively) for their screaming…

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ByChristinaOct 27, 2010
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Sea of Red

It’s that time of year again. For the next few months, M. will spend his Saturday afternoons DVRing/pausing/yelling at/replaying the Nebraska game. It’s fun for the whole family.…

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ByChristinaOct 25, 2010
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Makes me laugh…

Driving home from school yesterday, Sam and Ellie were so excited to tell me about their day. After stories about how much they loved Green Eggs and Ham…

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ByChristinaOct 22, 2010
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The Ooey-Gooey Deliciousness of Sleep

For those of you keeping track at home (and, really, where else would you be keeping track? From your iPad at Starbucks? I’m honored you’ve taken the time.…

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ByChristinaOct 21, 2010
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Big sister

Love this shot of Catie fishing. Anything that makes this high energy girl seem quiet and peaceful.And focused…we had our first parent/teacher conference and her new teacher used…

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ByChristinaOct 21, 2010
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The First-Grade Fifteen

No, no. I don’t mean to suggest Catie has gained fifteen pounds this year on cafeteria food. First, she only weighs around forty pounds to start. Fifteen pounds…

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ByChristinaOct 19, 2010
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Big Brother

Isn’t strange how some kids are born with confidence? That I-can-do-this attitude that makes their twos terrible? The desire to be independent from their parents? It’s so innate…

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ByChristinaOct 18, 2010
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Ticket to Fun (& Candy & Really Bad Pizza)

So Catie didn’t have school on Monday because it was Columbus Day. Usually things like this (as in things like adding another child to my daily routine) are…

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ByChristinaOct 15, 2010