I was barely a toddler when the milkman paid us regular visits. He dropped off bulky bottles fresh from the dairy, and my Dad and I carried in the milk. Norman Rockwell would surely have been inspired to immortalize the scene. That is, until the day I dropped the glass bottle, spilled the milk and [...]
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has changed the default font on campus computers. Why, you wonder, do I care? It turns out that their new font, Century Gothic, is thinner than the Arial font they used for years, and it uses about 30% less ink. This small change will go a long way toward making [...]
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December 2009 is nearly half and year away. Just when I think it has become ancient history, its deeply etched memories surface. Not the usual Christmas memories. Memories of a close brush with cancer. Two words and surgery changed all that, so here I am nearly six months later, fully recovered and the fear of [...]
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Rest is a Hot Topic
Posted on 15. May, 2010 by Karen True.
I have often been astonished by how often I’ve picked up on a similar theme that runs through my personal time with the Lord, something I might hear on the radio and another thing I might read or come across in conversation. I used to think it was coincidence. Now, I know it’s God. Several [...]
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A Good Story
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Karen True.
Seven books in The Chronicles of Narnia is never nearly enough. My children still long for more. Now, that’s a good story. Last year, Susan Boyle’s story captured the attention of the world. That is a good story too. I’m intrigued by the way we never outgrow a well told tale, and Donald Miller’s book, [...]
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Getting Somewhere Good
Posted on 11. May, 2010 by Karen True.
The Hebrew people thought the first things you do each day should be the most important things. This recent comment from our pastor must have made an impression on My Boy. I was surprised when he came to my room Saturday morning and asked, “Mom, can we snuggle?” in place of the usual, “Can I [...]
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Parable in the Dirt
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by Karen True.
The ancients saw Sabbath as a 24-hour idle and missed the mark. I miss it too when I tend toward the other extreme by viewing rest as little more than a lazy escape from the dailyness of life. It’s not that I think R & R is wrong, but it’s not the point of Sabbath [...]
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Things Moms Say, #1
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by Karen True.
Every Mom needs a stash of tried and true phrases with which they can “train up” their children. Anita Renfroe’s rendition of parenting cliches is the best ever. I have used most of them from, “If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too,” to the ubiquitous, “Because I said so!” Every [...]
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Bible Verses that Make Me Laugh
Posted on 29. Apr, 2010 by Karen True.
You might say the Bible really does have something to say for every life situation. Here are several case(s) in point…though this might be taking a little far. Dental Hygiene for Husbands: My breath is offensive to my wife. (Job 19:17) A Refrigerator in Need of Cleaning: Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not [...]
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Rest is Hard Work
Posted on 24. Apr, 2010 by Karen True.
You’d think that a God-given license to rest would be enough of an excuse for us to take a break, but we even make rest into work. Ever return home from a “vacation” more exhausted than when you left? Work honors God. And so does knowing when enough is enough. Our cycle of work, achieve [...]
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