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Sacred Winner!

July 23, 2012July 12, 2020Mary Jo2 Comments on Sacred Winner!

Well, after a little hiccup with my connection to the internet, I got the names printed, cut, folded neatly and tossed into a bowl.

Aron was the envy of his older brothers who insisted that they’ve “never got to do it!” which just isn’t true……

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Oh, Idella

July 20, 2012May 9, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on Oh, Idella

When Idella shook hands with her in-laws
She was hoping to hide all her worst flaws
But truth was revealed
When words she couldn’t wield
And emotions were sprung just like cat claws

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Arden Court • Everyday Life • Family • House • Parenting • Women's Ministry • Writing

Do Not Disturb

July 18, 2012May 14, 2020Mary Jo5 Comments on Do Not Disturb

I mentioned last month that my “Do Not Disturb” sign had come down for a while. I won’t lie to you, it’s back up. It’s not a sign I regularly hang out for my kids, or my husband, it is a much needed boundary for all else though.

I, like many people…

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Book Review • Give Away • Marriage

Sacred Giveaway

July 16, 2012July 5, 2020Mary Jo18 Comments on Sacred Giveaway

I put a book on my Amazon wish list a few years ago that I chose for it’s intriguing title and tag line. It became mine once upon a Christmas and I read a few chapters and gave it to someone else who was dealing with some issues it covered. I then rep…

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Aunt Dinah

July 13, 2012July 6, 2020Mary Jo1 Comment on Aunt Dinah

Every time that I visit aunt Dinah
She tells of her travels in China
As she reminisces
My head just dismisses
For she’s never left North Carolina

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Everyday Life • Family • Ivan • Writing

Leaning In

July 11, 2012June 28, 2019Mary Jo3 Comments on Leaning In

Across the room they sat in a tight trio, round dining table and corner booth accommodating far more than themselves yet they sat noticeably close.

Was it whispers I witnessed that caused each one to bend closer to the other? In turn, after turn t…

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Aron • Everyday Life • Family • Ivan • Marriage • Owen • Parenting • Writing

Confidence or Humility?

July 9, 2012July 12, 2020Mary Jo3 Comments on Confidence or Humility?

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13

Big brown eyes full of tears, his pitiful face lifted to mine in agony over broken pride.

“My tummy h…

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Limerick Friday

Young Bethany Jean

July 6, 2012July 6, 2020Mary Jo2 Comments on Young Bethany Jean

Young Bethany Jean is adorable,
While her sister, the genius, looks horrible.
One flaunts her good looks,
One is buried in books,
And each finds the other deplorable.

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Arden Court • Church • Ivan • Parenting

Hurricane Ivan

July 4, 2012May 14, 2020Mary Jo1 Comment on Hurricane Ivan

*Last year I published this post on Ivan’s blog. I read it again this morning and felt it deserved an audience here as well. Ivan is continuing to mature and almost a year after writing this I see him so much more in control of his impulses. He is a…

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Diet and Exercise • Everyday Life • Home Remedies • Marriage • Women's Ministry • Writing

Home Remedies: Keeping the Mirror Clean

July 2, 2012July 12, 2020Mary Jo6 Comments on Home Remedies: Keeping the Mirror Clean

I like her.

That girl in the picture is the me I’ve let myself be. Maybe she isn’t what I thought she’d be, and she certainly doesn’t look like I intended her to look, but I like her now that I’ve cleaned the mirror again.

“For now we are looking…

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