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a day of lessons
Some days begin with such hurriedness that I leave Common Sense behind and find myself relearning old lessons. Lessons like . . . 1. A to-do list is of little use when it isn’t with you. 2. If you’re closer to menopause than you are to puberty, eating a whole can of Pringles is a Read more
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my favorite carrot cake
2 cups flour 2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3 eggs 3/4 cup oil 3/4 cup buttermilk 2 cups brown sugar 2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups crushed pineapple (drain the juice if using canned) 2 cups grated carrots 1 cup grated coconut 1 cup chopped walnuts Sift together flour, soda and salt; set Read more
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secrets of the vine for women by darlene marie wilkinson (multnomah)
If you’ve read Secrets of the Vine by the author’s husband, Bruce Wilkinson and get the concept of living a life of dependency of Jesus, then don’t get his book. But if you’ve read it and still don’t understand how to make time for Jesus in a crowded life of demands made of you as Read more
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the unbridled wild
Today I spent the day on the banks of the Rogue River–worked some, crocheted in between and, at the end of the day, picked wildflowers. I may not do things that most do with a day on the river–I don’t fish, row, hike. For that matter, I don’t even enjoy walking in nature’s wild and Read more
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measuring time
How you measure time often depends on where you are in life, what drives you mad or wild, your goals or lack of goals. If you are pregnant, time is marked by the girth of your belly that indicates another week has gone by. If you are writing your first novel, time is measured by Read more
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