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The stockings were hung

Recently, I read an article concerning medical education and about how the next generation has so little experience with craft skills that they’re not able to perform practical tasks such as cutting or sewing in surgical applications. We’re losing a generation with the dexterity to work with thei hands.  My mother always knitted and I remember getting her handmade sweaters at Christmas during the late ’70s. Later, she quit knitting and turned her attention to…

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A Great Date

Early in December, I had challenged some friends to pick out an activity out of Northpoint Ministries-Great Date Advent Adventure to do with their husbands and realized I hadn’t lead the way. For shame. So the other night when we were on the hook for picking up a group of kids from driver’s Ed, I asked my husband if we could take a mini date along the way. In my sights was the pick out an…

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Organizing Christmas

Over the years of raising nine children and Navy moves there has been a need to anticipate what experience I want to create for my family at Christmas time. How do I organize Christmas? Check out the video below Christmas Gift Template

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O Christmas Tree

What you know first you know best. For me, at this time of year, what I knew first and best was a live Christmas tree. Along with that tree, I remember the vinyl records from the Reader’s Digest Collection of Christmas music playing, “I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus” and “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth all while we decorated that tree. My first Christmas where I purchased my own tree…

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I will always remember those who showed up

The morning started like another with getting children ready to start their day so it was so unusual for my mom to call me. “Mary turn on the TV.” My mom knew I was just starting my school day and that we normally didn’t have a TV on. There I was faced with the images of the World Trade Center Building in flames. As I sat stunned watching, my phone rang again. This time it…

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