Over the last couple of weeks I have had problems with my blog posts coming out by email. I apologize to you if you have not received some of the posts. You may wish to check the website for recent posts you did not receive. If you are reading this in your email you should …
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Mar 29
Staring at the Greener Grass
What is it about the grass in the next pasture that always looks so much better to the animals? They will risk cuts and electrical shock to get some of the grass. But are we much different as humans? Amanda and Brooke are reading the book Sarah: Plain and Tall. The setting is pioneer days …
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Mar 13
How Christian Families Have Chosen to Handle Media and Children
This is the 2nd post on this topic, the previous post dealt with considerations for children and media. Our family is always considering how to manage media in our home with children between the ages of 1 and 9. It seems that we are always saying “no,” especially in the winter and they are always …
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Mar 11
6 Considerations Regarding Your Children and Media Usage
With the advent of the touch-screen tablet and smart phones, computer and media usage for young children has soared. It used to be that children needed to be at least 2 – 3 years of age to use a mouse, but now they can use touch-screens much earlier. These are often considered the “electronic baby-sitter” …
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Jan 02
Ten Favorite Posts from 2013
Yesterday I shared the top 10 read posts in 2013. Today, I wanted to share 10 of my favorite posts from last year that were not on the list. Check out any of these you may have missed. Sisterly Love “I can’t Condemn Them, because I am a Sinner Too“ Green Bean Evangelism Why Go …
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Jan 01
Top Posts of 2013
I use Google Analytics to track the blog visits. It is interesting to see what gets read the most. I have learned that I am not a good predictor of which article will be read the most. We are up to 53 subscribers who receive every post in their inbox. If you are not subscribed …
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Dec 10
Don’t Just Give Your Kids a New iPad!
It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I was at McDonald’s eating breakfast with my family. I heard a mother telling about standing in line for a long time to get her child an iPad mini. She said, it was worth it because, “she loves it, and is on it all the time.” To which I …
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Oct 03
Don’t Let the News Depress You!
At Polishing the Pulpit, a teacher for one of the ladies’ class told this story of her parents after their retirement. They had lots of time on their hands and they watched the news on TV for hours out of the day. She noticed their attitude was becoming more negative each time she visited them. …
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Sep 26
Meeting in Cape and Other News
If you are in the Cape Girardeau, Missouri area I would love for you to come worship with us at the Cape Church of Christ. This is their website and address link. The building is at 328 S. West End Blvd, Cape Girardeau, MO. The theme of the meeting is Faith and Family Thursday night …
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Jul 09
100th Post – Some Reflections
This is my 100th blog post. The first post was on November 27, 2012. I try to blog three times a week. Here are some reflections: It was a lot of work to create and setup the websites. If you are considering the process of a self-hosted website, you should know that it took a …
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