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By JoanneKraft 5 Comments

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

From our home to yours... … [Read more...]

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My Thankful Heart

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations.” Psalm 100:4-5 This scripture is so beautiful. My words fall so very short in expressing how they make me feel. Being a faithful word gal, I looked … [Read more...]

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A Good Site For Us Over-Eaters

Pizza, ice cream, chinese food, candy...all food that I ate this week. So why was I so surprised that I was up 3lbs? IT ISN'T EVEN THANKSGIVING YET! For any of you who may be splurging BEFORE you have an excuse to this holiday season, you may enjoy this site that I get emailed to me daily, http://www.hungry-girl.com … [Read more...]

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A Fun Craft To Do With The Kids

I was blown away by how many of you went out and purchased your own Thanksgiving tablecloths this week. It touches my heart to know that other families are going to have this same wonderful Thanksgiving tradition. So I decided to show you a creative little idea I came up with a few years ago (check out picture). I put paint on each of my four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family tradition, kid crafts, Thanksgiving Tagged With: blessed, family, Holiday, Kids, thanksgiving

By JoanneKraft 9 Comments

Happy Tenth Anniversary Cutie…

So they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her personally." Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go." Gen 24:57-58 Paul, I would follow you to the ends of the earth. I love you so much, Joanne … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, love, marriage

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Stockholm Syndrome

Disclaimer: CAUTION,Irritated mom…the following may contain less than loving comments and thoughts. Any lack of adoration or joy is completely and wholly the truth. Can someone please tell me how I can share in one breath the joys and moment to moment delights of being a mom and all of a sudden BAM!…I can only see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, home

By JoanneKraft 14 Comments

Our Thanksgiving Tradition

"Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving..." Psalm 100:4Six years ago I was reading a magazine and saw what I thought was a wonderful Thanksgiving idea. The next day I ran out and bought a linen tablecloth and some fabric pens from the craft store. When the holiday arrived, after the family finished their turkey dinner, I got out the pens and … [Read more...]

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Veteran’s Day

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” Psalm 33:12As a teenager in the 1980’s, waking up first to get in the shower was very important. I had to beat my two sisters because I needed as much time as I could to get that ‘big hair’ look. Each morning when I would shuffle to the bathroom half asleep, I would see my father sitting at our … [Read more...]

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The Birthday Party

Thought you might enjoy seeing some of the pictures from Meg's birthday party last night. We had 19 people over for a Mexican dinner. (I'm still full.)The roses in the vase on the table there are from her dad. He sent them to her at school this week. The balloons are from her Auntie Celia.David is trying to give a brotherly hug to his big sister … [Read more...]

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HAPPY SWEET 16 MEGHAN!!!

On November 10th 1991 at 3:03pm,after 36 hours of labor,a warm and precious bundle was gently placed in my tired arms. The nurse exclaimed before I even laid my eyes on her, “She has dimples!” Hours later I was left alone in my room with her. It was then that I finally got to open my daughters' blanket and fully explore for the first time, each … [Read more...]

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