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By JoanneKraft 11 Comments

The Gravitational Pull of an Eight-Year-Old

It's good to be the baby of the family!So, where are you in the pecking order of your family?(I'm the oldest of four children, three girls and a boy.) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: baby boy Tagged With: blessed, Kids, Samuel

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Call the Police. I’m an Ornament-Felon.

Call 911. I want to turn myself in. My name is Joanne and I am an ornament-felon. My children will be including this sordid chapter of their childhood in their autobiography one day. It's a tradition in our home that each child hangs their own special ornaments. The older you get, the more ornaments you have made and collected over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: christmas 2009, christmas decorations, Christmas ornaments, ornament felon, Samuel Tagged With: blessed, christmas, Kids, Samuel

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I want to say YES.

Do everything in love.1 Corinthians 16:14Parenting is hard. Before I became a mom, I remember seeing other women with their babies, each time a-wishing- and -a- wanting I had one of my very own. My married girlfriends voiced my same desire, “Awwwww, I want a baby!” they chimed in unison. Never once do I recall any of us saying, “Awwwww, I want a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: devotion, family devotion Tagged With: blessed, Kids

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Santa is a bully.

Santa is the biggest bully on the block. Don't believe me? Just ask Thanksgiving. He'll tell ya. Every year, the moment Mr. Tom Turkey takes his rightful place on stage, Santa busts in on the act. The older I get, the angrier it makes me. According to the four seasons rule-book, the Fall season begins on or around September 22nd and ends on or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: santa is a bully Tagged With: blessed, christmas, Holiday, Kids

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Do you understand why animals eat their young?

Respect. Does your child have it?Better yet, do you know how to fight this evil foe?Read about it here and learn a few tricks... I Understand Why Animals Eat Their Young … [Read more...]

Filed Under: i understand why animals eat their young Tagged With: blessed, Kids

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