November 2011

Daily Lunch Dilemmas and a Solution from Healthy Choice

November 30, 2011

Feeding a family our size provides a constant challenge. Breakfast is fairly easy (cereal or bagels anyone?) and supper requires some planning, but it’s really lunch that sneaks up on me most days. We get busy and before I know it it’s early afternoon. Everyone wants something different and we usually have sandwiches, pancakes, Ramen [...]

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A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre: An Atlanta Tradition (and a Giveaway)

November 28, 2011

Last year was the first time our family saw A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre, in a beloved production which celebrates 22 consecutive years this season. The Dickens classic begins with greed, selfishness, and hatred and concludes with forgiveness; love for your neighbor; loyalty; and compassion. A Christmas Carol remains fresh year after year, [...]

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Cyber Monday Deals You Won’t Want to Miss

November 28, 2011

Admittedly, I enjoy a brief foray into the maddening crowds of Christmas shoppers—after all, we did roll out of bed at 5 a.m. and hit one store on Black Friday—but for the most part I’d rather shop from home. Here are some Cyber Monday deals that you might want to catch. DaySpring is running an [...]

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Camera Phone (Saturday): Home Alone Edition

November 26, 2011

1. Yee haw! 2. Welcome to paradise 3. Doughnut time 4. The beacon… 5. Brightening my baker’s rack 6. 11 seats all full on the way to my Dad & stepmom’s! 1. About to hear Montana Skies in concert! 2. @montanaskies live 3. 4th time to see @montanaskies in concert. Wonderful! What did you do [...]

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Create a Timeline of Your Family’s Memories with LiveOn

November 22, 2011

I started this blog 5 1/2 years ago on the weekend of my mother’s birthday, two years after she passed away. I missed her wit and wisdom—her words—and wished they’d been recorded in more than recipe cards and stray notes. Blogging provides a means of capturing my family’s history in both word and image, something [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: Blast from the Past Movie Night Edition

November 18, 2011

1. Does chikin make you merry?, 2. Smyle :), 3. Presenting the foil “M” to her friends @Moes_HQ, 4. Flavor I’ve never tried…, 5. Learning to knit, 6. Yum!!!, 7. Lunch smoothie, 8. Just had an 80s flashback, 9. My Jedi daughter, 10. How did my sweet daughter get mixed up in this drama… ;) [...]

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Ours to Hold but Not to Keep

November 16, 2011

What could you do to bless someone today?

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Camera Phone Friday: Veterans’ Day Edition

November 11, 2011

1. Crafting in her pearls & her tee (cc: @QuaverMusic) 2. Autumn crafts 3. Yard Sale 4. Picasso IRL 5. Art history quiz: who’s the artist? 6. Phone. Photography. Fun. Today my kids and I attended our county’s Veterans’ Day celebration, one of my favorite events to photograph and to attend. Not all of my [...]

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Our Perfect Road Trip to The Relevant Conference

November 7, 2011

Initially I’d planned to fly to The Relevant Conference, alone. However, my 16-year-old son created a bond with the folks from DaySpring in January when he traveled with me to BlissDom and worked with them in January. They wanted him to go and he wanted to go, so it was settled. Unfortunately, I delayed buying [...]