Half of our family was born in February. At one time I called it “birthday month.” When the children were young, it was party month. Maybe the new name ought to be a month for thankfulness. When my children were young I spent much of my time hand making party favors, games, cakes and goodies. When [...]
Writing An Unpredictable Climax
Sunday, January 22, 2012 16 Comments
For all my ROWing friends, I’ve placed a blog hop at the end of this post to make it easy for you to find and encourage a fellow ROWer. Last week my new grandson, Grayson Stefan Flanders was born and it was an exciting event. My daughter has extremely short labor. We thought this one [...]
New Beginnings
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12 Comments
For all my ROWing friends, I’ve placed a blog hop at the end of this post to make it easy for you to find and encourage a fellow ROWer. My fourth grandson will arrive today. His name is Grayson Flanders. What new beginnings are in your week? New friendship? New project? New chapter or title? [...]
Evolution of a Princess, a Real Protagonist
Monday, January 16, 2012 10 Comments
Our family enjoys an open door policy to our home. We love having people here. I think it’s so neat to watch others make friends and enjoy themselves. There’s something strangely simple and yet deeply enjoyable about opening our homes for others to use. Yesterday, Jim, my husband shared a thought that occurred to him [...]
Silence the Tasks and Drink a Moment of Life
Sunday, January 15, 2012 18 Comments
For all my ROWing friends, I’ve placed a blog hop at the end of this post to make it easy for you to find and encourage a fellow ROWer. My fourth grandson will be delivered Wednesday. From day to day I get caught up in lists, deadlines, projects, meals to cook, errands to run and [...]
Life in the Plan: A Symphony
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12 Comments
For all my ROWing friends, I’ve placed a blog hop at the end of this post to make it easy for you to find and encourage a fellow ROWer. Row80, 2012 First Quarter, Week 2 Check-In A BIG thank you to everyone who encouraged me about placing people before projects. My friend played the most [...]
Life in the Mist of the Plan
Sunday, January 8, 2012 22 Comments
For all my ROWing friends, I’ve placed a blog hop at the end of this post to make it easy for you to find and encourage a fellow ROWer. Row80, 2012 First Quarter, Week 2 Living life in the middle of my goals produces patience and perseverance. This week we have a charming young lady [...]
“Women of God: Harlots, Tricksters, Judges and Queens”
Thursday, January 5, 2012 2 Comments
I need your input. Would a series called, “Women of God: Harlots, Tricksters, Judges and Queens.” interest you? Please leave a comment on the blog if this study sounds interesting to you. The end of the post is linked to a blog where I guest post on the first Thursday of each month. I need [...]
Row80, Wednesday Check-In
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 5 Comments
Dear Row80 Friends, You’ll find a blog hop at the bottom of my goals. Hoping to make it easy for you to visit other Row80 friends(Rowers) and give them your encouragement. To see the the plan I checked in on Sunday, click here. I’ve marked the categories green for on target, orange for needs improvement and red for lagging [...]
Literature Club Tonight! Greek Dinner and Worldview Discussion
Monday, January 2, 2012 2 Comments
Tonight our high school classical literature club is getting together to have a Greek meal and discuss Oedipus the King. These are a few of the questions we will think through. Worldview Connections, Oedipus the King Spreading the Kingdom During our discussion next time we will talk about these things as well as things that [...]
