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The Christmas Card Photo (2011)
Back in 2007, I began a blog-series which details our annual attempts to capture a picture of our children that is decent enough to serve as our Christmas card and/or accompany a Christmas letter. The posts begin with Christmas 1999. Over the weekend, we made our first attempt for this year’s card. The camera may…
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A Homely House
My day began in a bit of a panic as Karl and I were awakened by the sounds of Benjamin coughing and gasping for breath. After we got some medicine in his lungs and something to soothe his throat, I set him up on the couch and asked if he’d like a book to read…
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Thinking about Sunday mornings
I did something that I have never done before this Christmas: I read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. I enjoyed it very much and had fun reading it aloud to my children. They were especially interested that so much of the dialogue in the latest animated film (starring Jim Carey) is word-for-word from the book. There…
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What I most enjoyed this Christmas
We went carolling twice this Christmas. Our ladies at church put together several goody baskets to deliver to our shut-ins. And we sang songs for them when we delivered the baskets. That was the first time in a long time that my children have been carolling. I knew the girls would enjoy it. Abbey said…
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Reason to Rejoice
I hope you and yours have had a very merry Christmas morning. I did something new this morning: I heated a crockpot full of water so that Karl and the kids could make cocoa or tea. It’s going to stay hot for them all day. All I have to do is replenish the water. I…
Leslie Wiggins 