Author: Jamie
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Practicing Gratitude: Gifts 776 – 800
Have you joined the gratitude community yet? 776) My aunt’s car to borrow when ours is out of commission. 777) Lindsey earned her learner’s driving permit test! 778) Another relaxing week after the holidays (last week). 779) Photographing Ken’s cousin Laurie’s wedding Saturday. 780) My super-cool new camera strap: the RS-W1. 781) A great turn-out…
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Homeschool Changes: Good vs. Best
We’re making changes in our homeschool. Again. For Kathryn, that means getting back to the things we love and eliminating or restructuring other things. We loved homeschooling our first few years. It was much more interactive then, and Kathryn and I both miss read-aloud time, nature studies, art projects, and such. We have sacrificed what’s…
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Read and Share Children’s Bible (Giveaway!)
I received this adorable children’s Bible to review, and only wish I’d had a few copies before Christmas to give to my grand-niece and to friend’s little ones. This is actually a two-for-one review since Kathryn also looked it over and gave me her assessment. This hardback book has nice-feeling pages and a seemingly sturdy…
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Practicing Gratitude (plus our Christmas!)
Happy New Year, y’all! I’m still counting my gifts! 751) First gratitude post of the new year! 752) A white Christmas! For the first time since the 1880’s, the Atlanta area had measurable snowfall on Christmas day. I remember a couple of Christmases with light flurries, but this was a first for us all! JamieI’m…
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See Jamie Blog in 2011
We are taking this week and next week off from doing school, and Ken will be home all next week {yay!}, so we plan to enjoy some relaxed family time. Therefore, I’ll be taking a little blog break until the new year — which is not far away! I have been rather haphazard in my…