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November 29, 2019

Thanksgiving leftovers and highlights, oyster shucking, a ride in a vintage car, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Thanksgiving is about spending time with people we love, but it’s also about the food. And you can’t have Thanksgiving dinner without pie.
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November 24, 2019

It’s not Thanksgiving dinner without sauerkraut

Sauerkraut at Thanksgiving adds that extra something you didn’t even know you were missing.
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November 22, 2019

When the Holy Spirit shows up for Sunday School and more (7 Quick Takes)

There are Sunday school teachers who prepare days ahead of time. Then you have me, who often spends Sunday morning flipping through the curriculum for the day while feeding people breakfast.
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November 20, 2019

Choosing gratitude even when it’s not easy

It’s easy to be grateful when the sun is shining and everything is humming along beautifully, but it may be more important to be grateful when we hit a bump in the road.
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November 16, 2019

Field trip fun at the Maryland Historical Society, Grandma’s mashed potatoes, birthday Legos, and a moving art exhibit (7 Quick Takes)

This week I tagged along on a fourth-grade trip to the Maryland Historical Society.
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November 14, 2019

“Mom, don’t wave at me”

Weekday mornings are a chaotic whirlwind of packing lunches and serving breakfast and making sure the right child has the right trumpet on the right day.
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November 12, 2019

Seeking joy in the busyness of life

This fall has been a season of abundance. I have too many things to balance, too many competing priorities, too many problems to solve, and too many reasons not to go to sleep on time.
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November 7, 2019

National Adoption Month, the time change, a trip to First Fruits Farm, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Even before we were married, John and I had talked about adoption. But talking about adoption is not the same as deciding to adopt. Coming to that decision can be difficult, and I feel so fortunate that John and I came to it together.
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November 7, 2019

Tell me a story

Stories help us incorporate memories and traditions into our family. They help us know who we are.
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November 5, 2019

The gift of a shooting star

The other night our son was outside with his father, scanning the heavens, when a shooting star streaked across the sky.
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November 1, 2019

Halloween costumes and emotions, November prayers, St. Verdiana, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Even with all the worry about the weather, we got in a beautiful night of trick-or-treating, winding our way through our Halloween-happy neighborhood.
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October 29, 2019

Voting to change the date of Halloween: Trick or treat?

Rain is in the forecast for Halloween night, so our neighborhood created a poll. Suddenly, I found I was allowed to vote on which night Halloween would be.
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