From the monthly archives: May 2009

Food on Fridays: Vague Granola Directions

By annkroeker On May 28, 2009 · 6 Comments

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Just write about how well your peas are coming up in the garden, snap some pictures of your compost bucket full of egg shells and corn cobs, or share your best dieting tips—it is, after all, [...]

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Creative, Creation-Lovin' Kids

By annkroeker On May 27, 2009 · 4 Comments

Many of these ideas complement topics in a message I gave to a MOPS group a few weeks ago about getting kids out in God’s creation and encouraging creativity. I offered this for their newsletter, and now I offer it to you.

Inspiring creativity and a love of God’s creation in kids doesn’t mean you have [...]

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Make-Do Mondays: Memorial Day Story (WWI)

By annkroeker On May 25, 2009 · 5 Comments

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At Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.

It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity.

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To participate, write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to include the link [...]

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Food on Fridays: Cheese, Tea and Soup

By annkroeker On May 21, 2009 · 22 Comments

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Just write about a great waiter who served you recently, snap some pictures at the farmer’s market, or describe the best cheese slicer you’ve ever owned.

In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. [...]

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A Note about Friends

By annkroeker On May 21, 2009 · 3 Comments

After reading yesterday’s post, alert reader Marci at Overcoming Busy pointed me to The Creative Mama, who had a post about learning and keeping track of the little details reflecting our friends’ likes and dislikes.

She e-mailed her friends a form (available for download HERE) and asked them to [...]

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To Be Known

By annkroeker On May 20, 2009 · 18 Comments

Yesterday I stopped by a dear friend’s house on the next street over to return something, and we started to chat. She slipped inside for a minute and came back out with a glass of iced tea and a glass of lemonade.

“This is for you,” she said, handing me the lemonade and keeping the tea for [...]

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Make-Do Mondays: Running Spikes Take on New Meaning

By annkroeker On May 17, 2009 · 6 Comments

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This Week’s Make-Do Mondays Quote

There are two ways to get enough:

one is to accumulate more and more.

The other is to desire less.

–G.K. Chesterton

At Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.

It’s [...]

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Stick of Renown

By annkroeker On May 16, 2009 · 3 Comments

We went for a walk at a nearby park. As always, the kids spread out in search of sticks.

One of the girls found this one. For a small person, it could serve as a staff.  

She used her staff to steady her step while walking on slippery stones in the creek. She leaned on it as she climbed [...]

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Food on Fridays: Turkey Tetrazzini

By annkroeker On May 14, 2009 · 13 Comments

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Just write about a peanut allergy, snap a picture of your broken toaster, or describe your first attempt at once-a-month cooking.

In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I think of it as [...]

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Simplicity & Slowing: Decluttering

By annkroeker On May 14, 2009 · 7 Comments

[Update: Books offered at bottom of post are no longer available]

A friend said the other day, “I don’t know how you do all that you do, Ann.”

“The only way I do all that I do,” I replied, “is by not doing it all.”

What I meant was—and I expanded on this with her—is [...]

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