Month: September 2007
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Perpetual worries for pregnancy
Informed expectant women abstain from alcohol to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome. Modern moms work to stamp out smoking to reduce potential pregnancy problems and improve their child’s future health. But, just in time for our youngest son’s first child, several new studies underlining new concerns crossed my desk last week. I’m sure my newest, pregnant…
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an attitude of gratitude
Waking up with a cold, insufficient sleep and a long list of things to do, the last thing I wanted to hear was “Don’t worry, be happy,” “Develop an attitude of gratitude” or “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thess. 5:18. Mostly I just wanted…
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stitching sisters
Guilty as charged. My sister just knew she could ask me for a cross stitch pattern of a dog or a puppy and I would find one. She was right. I found dogs in my file marked animals and puppy patterns in the file of baby projects. Fortunately, I did not have to rummage through…
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Fire ants in the driver’s seat
I would have preferred a “Wash me” written in the dust of my rear window to the trail of ants crawling through my car picking up the detritus of weeks of my eating and drinking while driving. The window, however, had been cleaned when I filled up at gas station. It was the bits of…