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Hummus High and the Coconut Slide
Not so long ago I had a pretty textbook “Laughing at Spilled Milk” day. All I wanted was to live a healthier lifestyle; Pinterest made it look so easy. Phase One: After I was diagnosed with Chronic Migraines and was … Continue reading
Battle of the Bulge: What I’m Learning and Unanswered Questions
It has been a over month since I started on this new eating adventure: sitting down at a table to eat with no entertainment to distract me. I confess that I have been far from perfect with it (this week … Continue reading
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Battle of the Buldge: Unforseen Challenges
Wonderfully, I lost three pounds the first two weeks of incorporating my new “eating strategy.” Sadly, I gained them all back this week. There were some unforeseen challenges. 1. As stated in my previous post, sitting and eating at a … Continue reading
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Laughing At Spilled Milk:Battle of the Bulge
The holidays are over which can only mean one thing: the battle to drop those extra holiday pounds has begun. This year carried the usual challenging parade of sweet and fatty foods which coerce a body to eat everything offered. … Continue reading
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The Sikh Memorial: What I’ll Never Forget
Last month I had the honor of speaking at a candlelight memorial service for the local Sikh community who were grieving the heartbreaking murders of their brethren in Wisconsin. I was not as put together and prepared as I like … Continue reading
Laughing At Spilled Milk: Hunting for Hardwoods
For eleven years (as long as we have lived in our house), Troy and I dreamed of replacing the stain magnet carpeting with hardwood floors. While most people in our comfortably middle class neighborhood would have long ago whipped out … Continue reading
Laughing At Spilled Milk: Welcome to “Coddling Your Kids Cooking!”
Recently I decided the offspring should learn to cook, mostly because the two middle guys will have a house next year at college, so need to learn to make more than cereal and Easy Mac. The fact that I’m wiped … Continue reading
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Great Biking Debacle
OK, yes, my next post was supposed to be about strategies to overcome Marthaholism, but to be honest, I’m still digging myself out of a bad spell so don’t currently have much to say about it. Instead, you get to … Continue reading
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Truth About Marthaholics
“Take my yolk upon you and let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle in heart, and you will find rest for your soul.” Matthew 11:29 “Jesus loves me. This I know, for my completed to-do … Continue reading
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Hi, My Name’s Jamison, and I’m a Marthaholic
“As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. … Continue reading
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Dermatological Doom
This week I went to the mall to purchase a skin care system for my face. The mall. I went to the mall. The mall. I have to keep saying it to myself because if I do maybe the shock … Continue reading
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Dear Me, about Protecting Your Kids…
“(Love) always protects.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Dear Me, Remember when you held our oldest for the first time. He was so beautiful, flawless, innocent. There was not a single physical or emotional scar on him and your strongest desire … Continue reading
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Dear Me, About Kindness…
“He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” – Saint Basil “Love is Kind.” 1Corinthians 13:4 Dear Me, About Kindness… We parents don’t talk a lot about kindness because it’s sort of an understood. However, … Continue reading
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Dear Me, about the secret to a successful child…
Dear Me, So I promised to tell you the secret to bringing up a child successfully. Today’s the day. Mostly. More than a decade ago, when the kids were all still pretty young, I had lunch with our dear Aunt … Continue reading
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