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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Childhood Memories of Christmas Eve Today at (in)courage
Please join me at (in)courage today as I relive memories of childhood Christmas Eves.
Finding Beauty in the Mundane
[Originally posted at (in)courage.] Soft breeze at my back, I set forth with two daughters on an afternoon walk, second day of fall... Fallen leaves crackle and crunch beneath my feet as the beauty of God's creation is revealed anew in the change of season. Mushrooms...
Setting the Metering Mode on Your Camera
As much as I would love to tell you that I've read my camera manual cover to cover and that every secret of this amazing piece of equipment that I am blessed to own has been revealed to me, that would be a lie; somehow the FTC would become involved; and you would...
Help-Portrait this Saturday
I'll be working in post-processing (image editing) here in Atlanta tomorrow for one of the Help-Portrait events. This is a wonderful service project and I'm really excited to be involved. If you haven't heard of Help-Portrait, check out this video and the website,...
Straight No Chaser: Christmas Cheers CD Giveaway
{This contest is closed.} You may be thinking, "Straight No Who?" but chances are you've heard the music of Straight No Chaser whether you realize it or not. A video of "The 12 Days of Christmas," recorded in 1998 when they were a 10-member a cappella group at Indiana...
Wordless Wednesday: All I Want for Christmas…
Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants.
iHeartFaces: Sweet Dreams (week 48)
This week's themes at iHeartFaces is "Sweet Dreams" and the guest judges are Justin and Mary Marantz. This is my youngest, my baby. I have a whole folder of pictures of her sleeping, from her little feet, to her hands, to her face. I think she's an angel, and here she...
How to Hold a Homeschool Cotillion
Remember when I posted about homeschool marching band, football, and choir? I want to share with you another event our kids have participated in through our local homeschool community: a cotillion. First, let me address why your kids could benefit from a cotillion....
Books for Christmas
I love books. Even during hectic times (like always now) when there isn't a lot of reading time, they sit on my nightstand, bookshelf, or in my book bag as a promise of enlightenment, education, entertainment to come. Just in time for Christmas, here are some titles...
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