Practicing Contentment by remembering the graces in the week and practicing gratitude by giving.
This morning, while I am going to miss my after church quiet time at home, taking a moment this morning to write while rain pitter-patters outside and I can listen to HandyMan play with a happy GBaby – it’s just as good!
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As I was preparing for a recent family vacation, I was lamenting the absence of a computer sleeve for my netbook.  I went searching online, but kept asking myself if I really needed to spend the money on it.  The more I thought about it, the answer was “no”.  I remembered batting that I had [...]

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There are many different ways to make t-shirt dresses for your toddling little girl.  One way is to take a shirt that fits the little one add a skirt of matching fabric and voila!  Easy dress.  This is what I had in mind when I went surfing through cyber-space and found so many other creative [...]

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I love finding projects that use items that I already have in the house.  This is one of those projects. Gather up some of your t-shirts that need a new use, match some thread, add some elastic and you’re ready to make toddler pants. You’ll also need a pair of pants that fit your Little [...]

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This is part of the Sewing Show and Tell week.  Check the main post to link up your favorite sewing project or to get more ideas!

A while ago while surfing the internet I came across a post about uses for the stacks of flannel receiving blankets leftover once an infant outgrows them.  Since GBaby outgrew [...]

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This week I have a great line up of Sewing Show and Tell posts!  I’m taking a break from the kitchen and will be sharing sewing projects that use unwanted T-shirts, extra flannel receiving blankets and old sheets.  For some projects, all you add is time and thread and the re-creation is ready to go!  [...]

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Practicing Contentment by remembering the graces in the week and practicing gratitude by giving.

Short of a couple hiccups, this has been a really good week.  Waking up this morning after an uninterrupted nights sleep was glorious!  Matched by the sun shining and now GBaby peacefully napping.  Today is a great day!
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Many Christian traditions celebrate the season of Lent, which is observed beginning on Ash Wednesday and spans 40 days until Easter.  While the Catholic Church is the most known for calling parishioners to sacrifice something during this time in order to deepen their focus on Christ, other denominations like Presbyterians and Lutherans also follow this [...]

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Happy Mardi Gras!  In celebration of decadence, I thought I’d share the yummy treats I made for Valentine’s Day.
HandyMan requested flan as his Valentine Dessert. I had never made flan but I figured I could give it a try.  I found this recipe for Spanish Flan.  I did add an extra egg, but otherwise followed [...]

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Practicing Contentment by remembering the blessings of the week.
This week we were blessed by a firm confirmation that a small heart murmur that was detected when GBaby was born has healed completely.  We rejoice as we continue to be in good health as winter wears on.
GBaby has added tooth number 10 to the collection of [...]

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