Category Archives: personal

letters to our sons | december 2012

Dear Finley, You’re only 5, just a boy, but something I’ve realized is that what we teach you now will help mold you into the man you become.  We love your laid back personality that doesn’t care what others think about you and our desire is to nurture that as much as possible.  Those are…

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blessings

You all are probably tired of my allergy talk but seriously, while it’s our biggest curse, it’s also our biggest blessing.  I’m not going to lie, food allergies suck.  They’re scary, require a lifestyle change, and are expensive.  But, I’m a believer on making sure the glass is half full rather than half empty.  The…

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letters to our sons | november 2012

Dear Finley, To say that you’re an Avengers fan is an understatement and Captain America is your all time favorite.  I may not be well versed in superheros and comics but you remind me of him with your persistent and caring nature.  This month you gave me the biggest compliment that a 5 year old…

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the purple quilt

My great grandmother was a beautiful quilter – it was her gift.  Well, other than whooping our butts at cards and rolling dice anyways.  Grandma loved cooking for all of us, spending a day just chatting about life and telling us stories about her and Grandpa, and she loved making us all quilts.  Every time…

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back to school

It’s time for another edition of the CMpro blog circle and this month, the circle is forcing to make a confession – we have not started school yet.  If I’m being honest, I’m overwhelmed.  We’ve chosen to home school our children and the thought of choosing one curriculum out of all the ones out there…

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