People and Privacy

May 30, 2010 By 15 Comments

I was talking with a friend of mine about how people relate—or don’t relate—in our world today.

My friend said, “I heard a story about an 80-year-old lady, Miss Jessie Parker, who used to talk about the way things were, how people had more time for each other and would sit and chat in the evenings on their porches. But people don’t do that so much anymore, so the woman telling the story asked Miss Jessie when things started to change. You’d think she’d answer that it was when TV was in everyone’s homes, or when people started using electronics, but it wasn’t.” [Read more...]

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Food on Fridays: Egg Hearts

May 27, 2010 By 22 Comments

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to describe the stinkiest cheese you’ve ever eaten, that’ll do just fine. [Read more...]

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Time for "Yes"

May 26, 2010 By 1 Comment

Throughout spring, my kids would come to me with requests to join their friends on outings such as sleepovers, birthday parties, and a production of “The Three Musketeers,” but I had to say no to almost everything. Something was already scheduled 97 percent of the time.

With spring winding down, however, our schedule is opening up. [Read more...]

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Food on Fridays: Easy, Frugal, Make-Do Spanish Rice

May 20, 2010 By 13 Comments

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to list what’s in your crisper drawer at the moment, that’ll do just fine. [Read more...]

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Food on Fridays: Menu for Guests

May 13, 2010 By 11 Comments

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to share a list of favorite salad dressings, that’ll do just fine. [Read more...]

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Ten Random Things I Haven't Mentioned

May 13, 2010 By 8 Comments

Sometimes my posts don’t reflect my daily life.

It’s not that I’m hiding anything; it’s just that I sometimes don’t take time to write about what’s happening while it’s happening.

Instead, I might write about something I’ve been thinking about or something I’ve learned. [Read more...]

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Boy Meets Bag

May 12, 2010 By 15 Comments

A couple of years ago the kids and I were looking through the purses and bags at Goodwill, and our son announced that he, too, wanted a purse. I suppose he would have been about six years old at the time.

A bag of his own could contain his wallet, ChapStick, a notepad and pen, his Nintendo DS—such a practical solution for easy transport! [Read more...]

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Food on Fridays: Mother's Day Make-Ahead Breakfast Sausage Casserole

May 6, 2010 By 16 Comments

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Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome—it doesn’t have to be a recipe. If you just want to make up a recipe for dog food (I did that when I was about six years old), that’ll do just fine. [Read more...]

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Festival of Faith & Writing 2010: Writing Advice and Making an Impression

May 3, 2010 By 21 Comments

Memories of the Festival of Faith & Writing are beginning to dim, and you’re probably losing interest in my April literary adventure.

But before memories fade altogether, I thought I’d share the last of my notes from a panel discussion featuring Luci Shaw, James Schaap, and Robert Siegel (and no, he is not Robert Siegel, co-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered; this is Robert Siegel the poet).

Forgive me for offering only tidbits; I scribbled as fast as I could with pen on paper. I did my best to keep up by means of antiquated technology (all the while coveting those attendees tapping away on netbooks and Macs), and these are the nuggets I scratched onto the page: [Read more...]

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