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Blog postMy son parked his mower in an open ended shed for the winter. His ball cap slung into the seat waiting for the spring. As the weather warmed unbeknownst to my son, a mother house finch found the cap upturned on the mower seat. She must have thought it the perfect place to mold her nest.
As she brought twigs and pine needles, the grass grew. She found scraps of yarn and old mop strings and the grass grew.
The weather warmed and my son went to the shed for his mower. There3 days ago Read more -
Blog postHappy New Year! With a colorful journal and ink pens ready, I am filling the pages with goals, hopes and dreams. I am venturing into 2021 with faith and trust in the Lord. Every moment in my life is filled with the comfort and peace God provides.
Even while vendor events and reading aloud opportunities may continue to be postponed for a while, I will be looking for ways to share the love of reading and writing. One of the fun ways I have found is by sharing videos of me reading my boo5 days ago Read more -
Blog postWhen we are living in anxious times, sharing picture books with our little ones can bring a calming atmosphere into the home, encourage gentle conversation about fears and provide comfort.
When Things Are Hard, Remember is a thoughtful, gently penned tale by Joanna Rowland that traces the feelings of a little girl who must move from her home. Along the way she will learn to hold on to hope, discover the meaning of faith, and understand that better days lie ahead.
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Blog postHappy 2021! A week or so into the new year, how are you and your kids doing so far? I’m looking forward to a family wedding in June, but the virus is rampant enough to give me pause when it comes to making actual plans to go. To be honest, I add “God willing” in my head to any plan I make right now, including a future trip to the grocery store. Nothing seems certain right now except more uncertainty.
If you or your kids are struggling with remote learning/work/life, you’re not alone.1 week ago Read more -
Blog postIf you’re like most people, you’ve made a list of goals for the new year. And if you’re like most people, you know how last year’s goals were pretty much washed away like giant sycamore trees carried downstream in a flash flood.
Who knew we’d be getting gifts from neighbors and friends commemorating 2020 with Christmas ornaments featuring masks and toilet paper?
This year, however, can be different. You can make goals for your family for the new year that won’t be impossible t1 week ago Read more -
Blog postLord, make us instruments of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; … Continue reading →1 week ago Read more
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Blog postWhen I was a little girl, I watched a cartoon show called Mr. Magoo, about a little old curmudgeon who was near-sighted and hard of hearing, which caused him to get into all sorts of trouble, of which he was blissfully unaware.
In 1962, they produced a Christmas special featuring Mr. Magoo as Ebenezer Scrooge in a musical version of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. It was televised annually for several decades, long enough for me to memorize the songs (but don’t ask me3 weeks ago Read more -
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Blog postThis article first appeared on ARHtistic License last December.
For the last month, I’ve been zentangling Christmas themes. The Facebook Zentangle group I’m a member of, Tangle All Around, spent two weeks designing wreaths. Here’s one I made using the pattern Twistee:
This one uses Riki Tiki and Onomato:
For this one, I made multiple auras around each letter of Merry Christmas:
I think Verdigogh is just screaming tha4 weeks ago Read more -
Blog postA few years ago, I read an article that upset me greatly. In fact, I saved this link so that I could respond to the article when the time was right.
I know cranberry sauce is considered a Thanksgiving food, to go with turkey; but in my family, the Thanksgiving menu and the Christmas menu are indistinguishable. So, if you got it wrong at Thanksgiving, after reading this article you’ll be able to get it right for Christmas.
If you have not read the above-ment2 months ago Read more -
Blog postBack in the olden days (late 1950s—early 1960s), geography was taught in elementary schools. Not all elementary schools, apparently, since my husband can’t recall ever studying it, but it was a subject at the parochial school I attended.
I think the first year it was offered was third grade. I remember being disappointed with our textbook, because it didn’t really deal with other countries, which, as a child of immigrants, I hungered to learn about. Instead, it dealt in general terms2 months ago Read more -
Blog postAre you thankful for nature? Click the link and scroll down to hear the author read her poem.
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Blog postThis article first appeared on ARHtistic License.
I’ve been introspective lately, thinking about big topics, such as the presence of God in our lives. I want to be a person who is led by God, and I’m having trouble hearing Him.
God is the Creator, and He made us in His image. That means that to a certain lesser extent, we are creators also. We’re cooks and builders and artists and inventors. We make stuff.
I believe my ideas come from God, but sometimes I don’t know wh2 months ago Read more -
Blog postThis article first appeared on ARHtistic License last December.
When you live just outside of Phoenix, Arizona, you don’t see a lot of fall leaves. So last Friday my daughter Katie and I traveled an hour to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, one of our favorite spots for hiking and for picture taking, to see if we could find some. The Arboretum officially celebrates its Fall Foliage Finale on Thanksgiving weekend, but we purposely waited a week to avoid the crowds. We took the High Tr3 months ago Read more -
Blog postI started Parenting With a Smile in May, 2011. I posted almost 300 posts over those five-and-a-half years. This was my first blog, and I wrote with trepidation and insecurity.
But something happened along the way. I started finding my voice and writing like me, not trying to impress or sound better or worse than I really am. I enjoyed putting my heart on the white space and sharing myself with you.
I was in the last phases of parenting at the time this blog began, havin4 years ago Read more -
Blog postIt's official. I'm an emotional hot mess today.
I’m in the last weeks of having a child, however adult, living under my roof. My oldest child is almost thirty-four years old, and these last thirty-four years of mothering have been the sweetest work I've ever done, but they're quickly coming to an end. Oh, I know, once a mother, always a mother, but it won't be the same not having a child living under my roof.
Ashley "sewing" at Grandma's house.My youngest child, Ashl4 years ago Read more -
Blog postRollin and I went to church on a Thursday afternoon in Minnesota with his 93-year-old dad at his assisted living home. Folding chairs lined the activity room and about fifteen gray-headed people congregated there. Walkers parked along the perimeter of the meeting place.
The kind-hearted preacher spoke with conviction about the peace and joy Jesus gives. His voice rose above the confused murmuring of some of the attendees.
"Sweet hour of prayer," one woman said5 years ago Read more -
Blog postThis week I'm posting some of my most popular posts while I'm preparing for and going on a week's vacation. I hope you enjoy them--again! This one was originally posted April 12, 2012.
We've all seen them, kids who clear their plates from the table and take them to the sink without complaint. Children who take out the trash without being told. Kids who genuinely seem to enjoy helping. How does that happen? A freak of nature? Here are a few tips to train your child to help.5 years ago Read more -
Blog postThis post is reblogged from Doing Life Together and was written by my friend, Andrea Huelsenbeck.As the two-hundred-fortieth birthday of our country approaches, it’s appropriate to consider what it means to be an American. Personally, I am thankful to be a citizen of the United States, proud to be a part of what it stands for.Freedom. Our constitutional form of government empowers citizens to actively participate in self-determination. The Bill of Rights ensures our individual civil liberti5 years ago Read more
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Blog postThis week I'm posting some of my most popular posts while I'm preparing for and going on a week's vacation. I hope you enjoy them--again! This one was originally posted April 10, 2012.
Children being kind to each other. Brothers and sisters helping one another. A child comforting another child when he's hurt. All are wonderful sights. But how does a child become kind and compassionate?
By being taught and witnessing it in the lives of the people he love5 years ago Read more -
Blog postThis week I'm posting some of my most popular posts while I'm preparing for and going on a week's vacation. I hope you enjoy them--again! This one was originally posted July 17, 2012.
Ever feel like you're talking to a brick wall when it comes to disciplining your kids? Seem like nothing you say is heard or obeyed? Maybe it's time to come up with a different discipline strategy. If you're tired of talking and having to say the same things repeatedly, why not try silent discipline? <5 years ago Read more -
Blog postThis week I'll be posting some of my most popular posts while I'm preparing for and going on a week's vacation. I hope you enjoy them--again! This one was originally posted April 2, 2012.
We're switching our daughter's school next year. Again. This will be the fourth school change since she started kindergarten. She'll be a junior in high school next year, so maybe that's not too bad. But it always seems like a big upheaval when we do.
We don't change schools just for fun. An5 years ago Read more -
Blog postAt my writers critique group, Tuesday's Children, one of our group expressed that her eight-year-old granddaughter was moving back and she wasn't sure what kinds of activities to do with her. She confessed feeling a bit jealous of the other grandma who did extravagant, and even expensive, things with her. How could she compete with that?
The answer? You don't. We decided that what our kids and grandkids need most from us is time, and sometimes just doing ordinary things with us. Our5 years ago Read more -
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Blog postWeek eleven of the 26 Weeks Letter Challenge, where I'll post photographs of things that begin with that week's letter. Feel free to play along in the comments or on your own blog. It's a great way to use some of those pictures taking up space in your computer.
K is for:
Kids: Tyler, Ashley, and Jessica
Kitty
Kobi, our super cute dog.
Kindness. Probably one of the most important things on earth.Happy Monday!
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Blog postBreath. That one word conjures up so many thoughts. Of course, breath can be good or bad. Breath mint, anyone?
But beyond that, breath is the one thing every living being has, including those in the animal kingdom. Duh. Big deal, right? Well, without it, we're dead. So yeah, it is kind of a big deal.
Consider this:
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2:7 KJ5 years ago Read more -
Blog postWeek ten of the 26 Weeks Letter Challenge, where I'll post photographs of things that begin with that week's letter. Feel free to play along in the comments or on your own blog. It's a great way to use some of those pictures taking up space in your computer.
J is for:
Artist/Photographer: Liz Lemon Swindle
Jesus. This picture of Jesus with a child is exactly how I like to
think of Him. Strong, kind, fun, good with kids, old people,
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Blog postBecause I love beautiful or unique doors, I decided to play along with Norm's Thursday Doors Challenge this week. As his blog states, "Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world." He encourages bloggers to post door photos on our blogs between Thursday and Saturday and then link them to his blog so we can see each others' beautiful doors.
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Blog postSometimes I find myself rushing from one task or activity to another. When I find myself in too much of a rush mode, I try to stop, take a breath, and regroup.
Life isn't meant to be rushed through.
When we rush, our stress levels rise. Often, we become less patient with those around us. We may even try to hurry them up, too, which usually just causes more stress and irritability.
So let's try to slow down. Absorb the moments that make up your life. They do5 years ago Read more -
Blog postWeek nine of the 26 Weeks Letter Challenge, where I'll post photographs of things that begin with that week's letter. Feel free to play along in the comments or on your own blog. It's a great way to use some of those pictures taking up space in your computer.
I is for:
Internet! Where would any of us be without this?Introvert. This is my grandson. He takes after his Grammy.IntelligenceIce. When you live in Arizona, its importance cannot be overstated.Investm5 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm participating in Cee's Share Your World Challenge today.
What is your favorite go to beverage? Water, coffee, tea, coke, soda (non-alcoholic)The beverage I drink most of is water. It's a must living in the Arizona desert. But it's not necessarily my favorite. I love iced tea, especially with a packet of Stevia or Equal in it. That would probably be my favorite, but I try not to drink it that much or it keeps me awake at night. I never drink soda at home, but I drink it sometimes5 years ago Read more -
Blog postHey, we've all been hurt. Many times. Sometimes brutally. Sometimes subtly. Maybe by a stranger. Maybe by our closest friend. It never feels good.
But here's the truth. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for our sins--yours, mine, and that person's who hurt you--is enough. It's bigger, stronger, more powerful than the hurt we experienced. It's enough to help you heal and move forward into a positive future.
And if I'm being honest, sometimes I've been the one who hurt someon5 years ago Read more -
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Blog postWell, isn't that the truth?!
We go into parenting with the best of intentions. We fantasize about the snuggles, the love, the soft pastels, the baby smiles, sparkling eyes, and velvety skin. And that's exactly how it should be. It's even part of the reality of parenting. Is there anything that gives more joy than seeing your children grow and thrive?
But parenting, while wonderful, is also grueling. It requires superhuman stamina and strength. It truly can boggle the mi5 years ago Read more -
Blog postIn response to Cee's Photography Share Your World Challenge.
Wanting something to quench your thirst, what would you drink?
I'd drink water. I try to drink at least two twenty-four ounce water bottles each day. But otherwise, my answer would be iced tea or Diet Coke.
What made you feel good this past week?
Seeing my daughter and her family again. They just moved back in the area after living out of state for two years. So thankful to have them close again.
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Blog postThere have been times when I see someone in a store and think they're beautiful. Then I hear the horrible way they speak to their spouse or children and my opinion instantly changes.
Words matter.
The words we speak, the words we write, even the words we think. They impact us and everyone who hears them, even if those words aren't aimed at them. We don't often stop to realize how much we affect the people around us. But we do, intentionally or not.
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Blog postI just got back from crossing the ocean to and from Hawaii. I didn't feel it took much courage to do that.
But I've done new things that did take courage. Like the time two years ago that I hung up my fear of heights and went zip-lining with my husband in Maui. Scary? You'd better believe it. Glad I did it? Absolutely. The scenery was spectacular and I love that I can say now that I did it. It's a wonderful memory.
I also went parasailing on our honeymoon 25 years ago.5 years ago Read more
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What can be tamer than spending time with a bunch of sheep? When Bailey and Alexis visit a cousin’s sheep ranch, they expect a low-key, relaxing hiatus from every day life. Instead, they’re thrust into the throes of a missing millionaire, code-infested animals, and hapless cries for help. It’s "shear" adventure as the Camp Club Girls furrow into the fields and plow the plot on these prairies!
Elizabeth, Alexis, Bailey, Sydney, Kate, and McKenzie come from different parts of the country and different backgrounds. But when they meet at Camp Discovery, they learn they all share one thing: an aptitude for intrigue! Soon they’re embroiled in a search for lost jewels and that’s only the beginning! Whether it’s foiling terrorist plots or finding missing millionaires or rescuing sea lions, you’ll love joining the adventure with these precocious preteens, as they pitch in their personal skills to solve the mysteries and save the day! The perfect blend of mystery and mayhemjust for you!
Elizabeth, Alexis, Bailey, Sydney, Kate, and McKenzie come from different parts of the country and different backgrounds. But when they meet at Camp Discovery, they learn they all share one thing: an aptitude for intrigue! Soon they’re embroiled in a search for lost jewels…and that’s only the beginning! Whether it’s foiling terrorist plots or finding missing millionaires or rescuing sea lions, you’ll love joining the adventure with these precocious preteens, as they pitch in their personal skills to solve the mysteries and save the day! The perfect blend of mystery and mayhem—just for you!
GET A CLUE WITH THE CAMP CLUB GIRLS!
Join Bailey and the Camp Club Girls as they embark on a series of clue-filled adventures and crack the case in this entertaining and action-packed 4-in-1 mystery collection.
What's the meaning of the mysterious messages beneath shaggy sheep coats at the Curly Q ranch? The Camp Club Girls are determined to uncover the clues as they investigate a strange string of events. Will the girls discover the whereabouts of eccentric millionaire Marshall Gonzalez?
Why are wild elk running amok in Estes Park? During a stay at the historic Stanley Hotel, Bailey and Kate encounter out-of-control stampedes that put the townsfolk and tourists in danger. Will the Camp Club Girls uncover the reason behind the unusual elk behavior before someone gets hurt?
Are the rumors surrounding a valuable turquoise mine true? When Bailey and Elizabeth travel to a Native American village in New Mexico to help out a distant cousin and her children in their pottery shop during the busy tourist season, mysterious rumors begin to stir. The Camp Club Girls have their suspicions about rightful ownership of the mine, but will they be able to prove it?
Who's responsible for the peril at Mermaid Park? When Bailey and Sydney are invited to spend part of the summer with Bailey’s grandmother in Florida, both girls are fascinated by the local attraction—Mermaid Park. When curious and frightening events begin to take place, will the Camp Club Girls solve the mystery and save the park before time runs out?
Join the Camp Club Girls on a series of clue-filled adventures and cheer them on as they crack the case in this entertaining 3-in-1 story collection. Whether the Camp Club Girls are vanquishing vermin in Vermont, searching for stolen sea lion pups on the Oregon Coast, or investigating peculiar elk stampedes in Estes Park, you’ll encounter six charming characters who combine their mystery-solving skills to save the day.
Join the Camp Club Girls on a series of clue-filled adventures and cheer them on as they crack the case in this entertaining 3-in-1 story collection. Whether the Camp Club Girls are attempting to save a nature park from extinction, working to clear a star baseball player’s good name, or deciphering messages beneath shaggy sheep coats, you’ll encounter six charming characters who combine their mystery-solving skills to save the day.
More Mysteries from the Camp Club Girls:
Get a Clue! - Now Available
Mixed-Up Mysteries - Available December 2013
A dying grandpa.
A mysterious note.
Even one of those things would be enough to keep Shelby awake at night. But all three at once provide the perfect ingredients for a really rotten seventh grade year.
When Shane, the cutest boy in school, talks to her, Shelby is both thrilled and mortified. Thrilled because, wow. And mortified because his girlfriend is the most popular—and snobbiest—girl in school.
With the help of her new friends—an overconfident geek and a boy-crazy romantic, as well as the wisdom of her bed-ridden grandfather, Shelby unravels the mysteries of the note, and explores the secrets of love, life and death.