From the monthly archives:

June 2008

A reminder

June 18, 2008

The very first part of offering up, it occurs to me, is accepting the fact that we don’t get to choose what to offer up. We don’t get to pick. We can only accept. And then we turn it into something that draws us closer to God or something that draws us further into ourselves. [...]

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Everyday life

June 17, 2008

A typical scene before lunch.  Note the nice BG number.

The Smarties are for lows (they raise blood sugar very fast).  She gets to eat them far more often than I would like.

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Site update

June 17, 2008

As you can see I have changed my template and updated my page.  As much as I loved the look of the old one it would never format posts correctly and I got tired of having to fix it all the time. I tried endlessly to fix the css but I am just not that [...]

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Conference FAQ

June 17, 2008

I put an FAQ page on the conference site today.
Feel free to go over there and ask questions.
Here’s what we have so far:
Can I bring my children?
Yes certainly!  There are no children’s activities but you may certainly bring your children.  Of course we ask that you keep them in your care.  There is no entrance [...]

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What a lovely idea.  I’m joining in.

FOR TODAY
Outside my Window. . . blue skies, low humidity and a light breeze  A lovely day.  The temp is in the mid 80’s but it feels quite comfortable.  It’s just so nice to have the windows open instead of the A/C on.
I am thinking. . . that it’s [...]

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A visit and a meeting

June 11, 2008

Mary Ellen came to visit me today!  She actually came for a meeting.
She’s helping us with the Family-Centered Learning Conference. I took her over to the conference center so she could have a look at things (she’s our vendor coordinator and former event planner turned conference adviser extraordinaire! ).
She was impressed.  It is [...]

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Loved this!

June 10, 2008

Classic Melissa Wiley:
Home Education: Delicious and Nutritious
“Sometimes people say, ‘Look, everyone has to learn to deal with unpleasant people sometime. One of the things you learn in school is how to put up with difficult personalities.’ To which I am tempted to respond, ‘And you think my kids aren’t learning that at home? Have you [...]

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