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July 2011

July 07, 2011
Today I’m taking Ren out of camp, skipping my conference call and driving up to...
July 06, 2011
“I don’t understand why you sent the girls down with water-skis if you weren’t planning...
July 05, 2011
Last week, I ran into Vivian, a former student, at Grace Chapel’s VBS.  She was...

June 2011

June 30, 2011
“Duh!”“Really. . .” (not said like a question)“Whatever. . .”These words are the new teenage...
June 28, 2011
Several weeks ago, I posted the resolution that I’m not allowed to buy any new...
June 27, 2011
School’s Out—AACK!But I’m not panicking the way I usually do.  The kids are older.  They’re...
June 23, 2011
Last night, the whole family watched Ren-Ren "move on" from elementary school.  This is the...
June 22, 2011
Yesterday, when I read Ren's poem, it took me 30 minutes before I realized that...
June 21, 2011
Maybe because Ren's "graduating" from elementary school, I'm on a roll posting about him. This...
June 20, 2011
Tonight is Ren's 5th grade picnic--a big deal because Wednesday night he "graduates" from elementary...
June 17, 2011
I think I have a little celebrity crush going.  I haven’t had a celebrity crush...
June 15, 2011
Why am I using baseball terms when the Bruins just won the Stanley Cup?  Because...
June 14, 2011
On Sunday afternoon at a special youth baptism/confirmation service, Ling was confirmed.  She “confirmed” the...
June 09, 2011
My college roommate used to call me Imelda.  Yes, that Imelda—the one married to a...
June 08, 2011
That’s not the weight I've lost on the i-diet in this past week and 2...
June 06, 2011
1.     Wake up at 4 a.m. to take friends and hubby to the airport (consolidated...
June 03, 2011
This is why I love the I-diet so much.  When you follow it and don't...
June 02, 2011
My friend Helen, who I’ve known for 21 years, lives across the street.  She’s part...
June 01, 2011
Scott and I are back on the I-diet. Two years ago, I heard Susan Roberts,...

May 2011

May 31, 2011
“You plan great retreats for InterVarsity, I think it’s time you planned an equally terrific...
May 27, 2011
Ren at 14 monthsToday Ren-Ren turns 11—Happy Birthday Ren!You may have noticed that I seem...
May 26, 2011
I’m sick.  After boasting about how I rarely get sick here in "I'm torturing my kids",...
May 25, 2011
(A follow up to yesterday's post Practicing for the SATs)I just took today's SAT question...
May 24, 2011
I’ve previously confessed that I’m a personality test junkie.  Who knew I’d become an SAT...
May 20, 2011
Once I learned how to see the stats on this blog, I became addicted to...
May 19, 2011
(This post continues a series on the spiritual discipline of indifference, read #1, #2, #3. ...
May 17, 2011
(This is post #3 in a series on the spiritual discipline of indifference.  Read #1...
May 12, 2011
(This is the 2nd musing on the spiritual discipline of indifference.  Read #1)I love this...
May 11, 2011
You can run but you can’t hide.For the past several weeks, God and I have...
May 10, 2011
I’m feeling tempted to sign up with eHarmony.  Not because I’m ready to find another...
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