September 2011

Napping Strike, and Mission Accomplished

September 30, 2011 A Repat
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Have you ever heard of a nursing strike? Like, when a baby basically decides they won’t breastfeed for some reason? Well around these parts, the Tank has enacted a napping strike, which (in our case) is when a baby who used to nap very nicely decides once the clock hits the 30 to 45 minute [...]

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Where’s My Ferret?

September 27, 2011 A Repat
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I‘m in the middle of a couple of good books at the moment. I grabbed one of them off my sister’s bookshelf, and she’d made notes in it that make me feel like I’m getting to read it with her, even though she’s many-a-mile away in Colorado. Special treat. She has a great sense of [...]

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He Came, He Saw, He Pouted

September 24, 2011 Stories
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Although this post is available to friends and family near and far, being posted on these here internets, it is especially devoted to the Goo-Goo and Gammy who are spoken of each and every day, who I’m certain would like to hear how preschool is going. And who would also probably like to hear that [...]

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Happiness Is…

September 23, 2011 Baby Photos
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I still have a rough cold and a crackly whisper of a voice, but I saw three people I knew at the grocery store yesterday, and only converted prices back to Rand a couple of times. And I bought my Mom a bottle of wine to accompany the magnificent birthday meal I cooked her, and [...]

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{Guest Post} A Soul Searching Transformation

September 23, 2011 Guest Posts
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Reflecting on where life was ten years ago last week, a friend of mine wrote a piece of her story, strong and brave, and offered to share it here. You might remember her from {Thanks}giving Week last year. May Laura Anne’s words challenge and encourage your heart…what a strong reminder of the amazing God who [...]

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Would It Help If You Made Room?

September 21, 2011 The Good Word
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In the travelling, the juggling of little ones, a baby with jet-lag and a bit of confusion about which hours are respectable ones for waking, and in the fog of a heavy cold, a sore throat, and a voice that has turned into a whisper, in these months here and there, car and train and [...]

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A Day Full of Firsts, A Chance at the Masters

September 19, 2011 A Repat
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Oh friends, life is so strange and so beautiful. My throat is so sore and my voice is nearly gone, the Bear’s nose is running off his face and he probably won’t be able to go to preschool tomorrow, but thankfulness is in my heart and it is well, so well, with my soul. Today [...]

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You Say It’s My Birthday

September 19, 2011 Stories
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The rumours are true. If you heard any. But you probably didn’t. I’ll set the record straight anyway. I am, in fact, turning 21 for the 9th time today. And now that you regular folk have caught up with the mathematicians, I will emphatically say yes, it’s a new beginning. New Year. New Decade. New [...]

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