Valerie on December 21st, 2009

I was kinda bad this morning- I was up waaaay too long scanning some ultrasound pictures. Forgive me, little ones. Micah Micaiah Angelina Ballerina Little Wallflower

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Valerie on April 19th, 2007

Thinking that the Proverbs 31 woman is just too hard to emulate? Go ahead, settle for less. Elizabeth at A Biblical Home shows you how. Part one of this cheeky straight-talk is posted now.* Update: Oooh- now she has posted part two, as well. Enjoy.

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Valerie on March 23rd, 2007

I’m always up for a free day at the Y- looks like April 14th is the next opportunity. Read about Healthy Kids Day, and see if your local Y is involved, here.

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Valerie on February 26th, 2007

For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former commandment because of its weakness and uselessness (for the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. Hebrews 7:18-19 (boldness mine)I’ve just had the unique [...]

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Valerie on February 2nd, 2007

Luke was out to see Buckeye Chuck this morning- it was one of his scheduled outings with OHVA. He described it to me with great enthusiasm, right down to the nastiness of the SPAM sandwich. They had Chuck in this cage, then when it was time for the ‘prediction’, they put him in this little [...]

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Valerie on September 14th, 2006

I’ve come to the realization that I blog too much. No, I probably do not post on my blog nearly enough, but I read too many other blogs to make time for my own. It can be a form of meddling, if I am not careful.Proverbs 26:17 Like one who seizes a dog by the [...]

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Valerie on September 5th, 2006

We are looking at one character quality a day from the 49 outlined by Bill Gothard and his ministry, the Institute in Basic Life Principles. Today’s is Benevolence. It means “giving to others’ basic needs without having as my motive personal reward.” The opposite of benevolence is selfishness.The emperor penguin is a good example in [...]

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Valerie on September 3rd, 2006

We are having some dear friends over this evening, and will be financially able to feed us all without breaking the bank. Another luxury that many in the world do not have.An excerpt from Extending The Table: “When we visited the Christian Council of Mozambique for the last time before leaving Africa in 1985, the [...]

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Valerie on August 24th, 2006

Tonia has posted about a 30-day challenge where she and her family, and hopefully others, will simplify their lives in many ways in order to “break the grip of materialism in our hearts and minds.” This kind of a challenge comes at a great time in the life of my family. Luke has taken a [...]

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