Valerie on July 28th, 2006

Along with sharing the bands I like, I might as well share about some books I like, too. I’ll start with one I just finished, called The Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman, by Anne Ortlund.There was so much good stuff to take away from this book. I think the one most important thing that I [...]

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Valerie on July 26th, 2006

I’ve been thinking back to all the Christian music concerts I have attended. There wasn’t a single one that I didn’t enjoy immensely. Here are the artists I have seen. If you ever get a chance to see any of these talented folks, go with my blessing.The WaitingSixpence None The RicherBrian Hall *not a Christian [...]

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Valerie on July 26th, 2006

I have this selection of shells on a shelf (say that three times fast!) in my kitchen. One jar is from California, one from Florida, and the biggest haul comes from Nantucket. I tossed around ideas on how to label the jars, and am still playing around with that. But I noticed this great quote [...]

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Valerie on July 25th, 2006

The top 5 things I like about my husband: 5. He is good looking 4. He is great about taking over at home when I am sick 3. His hobbies aren’t too expensive (have you seen how much nine holes of golf cost? Ay yi yi So thankful he isn’t a golfer) 2. He is [...]

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Valerie on July 19th, 2006

We are in the thick of summer in Ohio- it is very hot and steamy. The other day I was soaking my feet in the kids’ baby pool and thought about how neat water is. Whether you are standing on a sandy beach and watching the waves roll along or running a soapy bath, water [...]

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Valerie on July 18th, 2006

I came across a blog called The Amazing Shrinking Mom today. Recently the mom there has decided to go on a diet, but be really transparent about it, for added accountability. I guess there was this challenge once where these people had to lose weight, or have their pictures taken wearing bikinis and put on [...]

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Valerie on July 15th, 2006

Tomorrow the very few of us that consider ourselves members of Hope Community Church will gather together to officially disband, over grilled hot dogs. This seems a very appropriate way to close up shop, too- it really isn’t that sad. We are celebrating the friends we have made and the things we have learned. Back [...]

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Valerie on July 7th, 2006

Other than that it was available, the reason I picked the phrase “Consider it done” is because it is used by a character in some of my favorite novels, the Mitford books, by Jan Karon. Plus, I like how it goes with one of my favorite verses in the Bible. 1 Peter 1:4 talks about [...]

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