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Menu Monday

May 6, 2013June 20, 2019Mary JoLeave a Comment on Menu Monday

We had a great week in Florida and I ate some things I shouldnta ate. I ate some good stuff too though. I made these…

…the week before I left, and they were pretty much awesome. I made them in Florida too. I couldn’t find my mother-in-law’s mu…

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America • Everyday Life • Family

Practicing Our Hate Walk

April 24, 2013September 16, 2020Mary Jo1 Comment on Practicing Our Hate Walk

We all know we’re supposed to practice our “Love Walk.” But have you ever thought about the importance of your “Hate Walk?” A couple years ago I wrote the following blog post on the blog I kept for our Sunday school class women.

Hate is an ugly word.…

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America • Everyday Life • Family • Parenting

My God is a Big Green God

April 12, 2013July 15, 2020Mary Jo1 Comment on My God is a Big Green God

I know that title sounds like something I may have overheard from my pre-schooler, but it isn’t. It’s something that’s been on my mind lately. How God isn’t intimidated by junk. He is the greenest God out there with His dedication to the three r’s: R…

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America • Family • Menu and Cooking

Menu Monday: Chicken & Broccoli Casserole

March 25, 2013July 15, 2020Mary Jo2 Comments on Menu Monday: Chicken & Broccoli Casserole

Crazy weather we’re having, I think it’s affecting my kids appetites. That or they are turning into the voracious food vacuums people warned me about when I was chasing their mouths around with a spoon full of mashed peas. Owen is eating more than I a…

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America • Family • Marriage • True To Life Stories

News of Nuptials

March 22, 2013June 20, 2019Mary Jo1 Comment on News of Nuptials

My dad got married on Tuesday. I have no pictures. I have little detail, but I thought I’d share with anyone who cares to know, and have this here for the sake of my own memory.

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. Harry and Rosa tied the knot.…

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America • Arden Court • Crafting • Family • MOPS

Dry Erase Menu Board Tutorial

March 1, 2013November 30, 2017Mary Jo3 Comments on Dry Erase Menu Board Tutorial

Did I really need a new dry erase menu board? Well, not if you define need as “wouldn’t survive without,” but if you saw the old one…you might call it a need too.

Here’s the menu board I’ve been using.

It’s fine really, it does the job.…

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America • Church • Everyday Life • Family • Owen • Parenting • Writing

The Ruler Yet

February 21, 2013July 14, 2020Mary Jo5 Comments on The Ruler Yet

Owen was quiet and thoughtful on the way home from church last night. When I asked them all who had a good time he was hesitant and finally said, “I had a bad night in ministry team.”

Nine years of lanky growth and not a bit of it strong enough to h…

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America • Church • Everyday Life • Family • Gifts • Women's Ministry • Writing

Beauty is Vain

February 8, 2013November 30, 2017Mary Jo3 Comments on Beauty is Vain

Oscar Wilde:

“It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.”

“You do not love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her.”

Mark Twain:

“One is apt to overestimat…

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America • Aron • Everyday Life • Family • Parenting • True To Life Stories • Writing

He Believes

February 1, 2013July 14, 2020Mary Jo5 Comments on He Believes

Yesterday morning I laid Aron’s clothes out for him in the living room. He was still eating breakfast in the kitchen and we were running late so instead of making him run upstairs to find clothes I decided to bring them down and help him dress once he…

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America • Church • Everyday Life • Family • Friends • House • India • Mission Trips

The Reasons

January 30, 2013April 8, 2019Mary Jo2 Comments on The Reasons

Eric spoke of the trial of inconvenience and the faltering steps of ministry. “…something comes up and all you want to do is go home and have a cheeseburger or go to a Target and pick up dental floss without having to factor in a six hour drive in both…

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