Archive for March, 2011:


more thoughts on crockpot cooking

Published by in family, food on March 31st, 2011

i just finished putting together a chicken and rice meal in the crockpot (using NO cream-of-soup from a can), and i have to run some errands this morning. when i was putting the meal together, and it was too late to change my dinner plans, i suddenly realized that there will be a time this

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food for (science and faith) thought

Published by in faith on March 28th, 2011

Lately, I’ve seen versions of the following phrases used over and over to describe a particular Christian scholar who has written a bible curriculum for homeschoolers and/or sunday schools: “twisting scripture to fit a worldview” and “doesn’t believe the Word of God is inerrant” and “heretical.” I’m sure that Dr. Peter Enns, author of “Telling

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Lenten Cooking

Published by in faith, family, food on March 27th, 2011

i swear i haven’t given up blogging for lent! i’ve been busy reading and studying and reading some more, that when i sit down to put my thoughts on paper, i’m at a loss for words. i once learned that the more you read, the better your writing becomes. well, i’ve proven that wrong! i’ve

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Let Evening Come ~Jane Kenyon

Published by in faith on March 20th, 2011

Let the light of late afternoon shine through chinks in the barn, moving up the bales as the sun moves down. Let the cricket take up chafing as a woman takes up her needles and her yarn. Let evening come. Let dew collect on the hoe abandoned in long grass. Let the stars appear and

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a Lenten feast of suffering

Published by in faith on March 13th, 2011

i have no words for you today. it’s a FEAST day, and yet i’m word-less as i ponder the suffering of Christ in these 40 days before Easter. ~ survivor guilt, perhaps for japan. humans suffering, dying, at the hands of a mighty wave of movement and water. ~ a moving account from our friend

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lent ~ from/to dust…

Published by in faith, family on March 9th, 2011

i hope your fat tuesdays/mardi gras celebrations were fun and fat! first of all, this is for my friend heather: here are some posts that other, more-together bloggers have put together regarding practicing Lent in your home: ~~ kerry at A Ten O’Clock Scholar always has great ideas…. ~~ as does jessica at Homemaking Through the

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never alone

we took this past week off for “spring break.” we haven’t had a few days off of school since christmas and we were all feeling the need for a break. unfortunately, a relaxed week of formal lessons found me fretting over school this weekend. “i’m not doing enough! i need to add more literature! the

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the ever-moving circle of the Year

Published by in faith, family on March 5th, 2011

i’ve taken a bit of a blog break unintentionally. this time of year finds me really eager for it to be over. the cold, snow, slush, large gas bills…i’m trying so hard this year to not let it get me down, but february isn’t a very friendly month here. next week is the beginning of Lent.

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