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Monday, September 29th, 2008

Enjoy the Moment

I think one of the hardest things for humans to do is to be happy where they are in life. “The grass is always greener on the other side.” This isn’t always necessarily a bad trait. It motivates us to improve our lives and surroundings. It helps us to improve ourselves. But it can also [...]

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Sunday, September 14th, 2008

As God Pleases – Pride

Ravi Zacharias tells the story of a teenage boy who takes his Dad’s car without permission and then wrecks the car.   A Christian arrives at the scene of the accident and offers his assistance to the boy.  While waiting for the ambulance, the man prays for the boy, asking God to comfort the lad and [...]

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Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Clean and Dry at last

My darling two and half year old began asking me to potty train about a week before vacation, so I told her we would do it upon our return. She did not forget, and immediately asked again about it once once we were home sweet home. Isabelle’s best friend has been potty training and therefore [...]

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Monday, September 1st, 2008

“One More Story, Mommy”

Have you heard something in a GFI class and decided you’d handle that when it “becomes a problem” for your child? Let me elaborate on our dilemma. Our daughter, Isabelle, is 2 and 3/4 (every month counts as we close in on the end of the two’s) and my husband and I love to spend [...]

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