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Reaching the “Over the Hill” Mark
Have you ever heard someone talk about the “the golden years”? Well from what I’m hearing it’s not really true. Then you’ve probably heard the term, “over the hill”? I thought it was just a big joke, like who is over the hill at 40? Seriously! But I’m finding out by personal experience that this is pretty much the truth. Yikes! Tuesday morning I woke up and could barely walk (you could call it a shuffle) and all the discomfort was centered in my hip area. If I sat for any length of time I had the hardest time when I would go to stand. Then I started feeling it…
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Why Everyone Needs a Daughter
Are you paralyzed by indecision? Decisions about paint colors, home decor and related things? If so, join the club of mothers over 40 who feel your pain. Me and a friend were talking about that very thing this past week. We want to change up our home decor… we need a change and we really should update… but where do we start? I can’t even make up my mind about a paint color or a small accessory. She has the same problem. We find we depend upon our daughters because we wonder if maybe we’re stuck in the rut of past fashions and are afraid to move on with the…
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How These Young Ladies Used Their Skills to Make a Business
I’m a big fan of home businesses and I really like it when young people try their hand at being an entrepreneur. Our homeschool convention here in Arizona started something a few years ago that I think is fantastic. They have one section of the curriculum hall devoted to young people who have a product that they make and want to sell. I love walking through there and seeing the variety of things these kids have and if I could, I would buy from all of them. But I try to support at least some of them. Today I want to tell you about two girls that have started their…
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A Backyard Pergola
It’s a beautiful Monday here after a weekend of rain. We had a little birthday celebration for Justus who turned 13. I can describe Justus in one word — Amazing. He’s taller than me now, has a tender heart, loves the Lord, loves to learn, so diligent that I have to tell him to stop doing schoolwork for the day, responsible with his daily chores of caring for the goats and does not shy from work of any kind. (The girls made him an ice cream cake.) I know. He sounds like the perfect boy. But… he does have his problems. He has a new nickname… “The Wrecker” due…
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A Detox Plan Gone Wrong
“We’re going to change what we have for breakfast,” I announced. That’s what happens when you get to reading health books. Radical changes come down the pipe and your family gets caught up with you and is so excited for change is caught in the middle of it all at quivers at what that may mean for them. “We’re going to be having green drinks each morning,” I continued. I reassured them that it would be great. Breakfast wouldn’t take so long and we could get about our day much quicker. “What do you mean a smoothie won’t give you enough energy? Okay, maybe a few times a week we…
