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Laurianna was using our colored pencils to create something the other day and she stopped as she was working and held up one of the pencils to show me.
“Mom. This jade green pencil is the color of boogies.”
Zachary was standing right behind her and immediately stuck his finger up his nose and said, “I’ll pick my nose and check for you!”
I can’t make this stuff up, people….
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I posted this on my homeschool blog to {ahem} encourage other moms, but figured if you don’t read that blog, you would miss out on a good chuckle. :)
At the expense of my children, of course.
We were out late with the kids watching some fireworks last week. My brother, who has a super-cool iphone app to look at the stars and planets, was letting the kids use his iphone. They held it up and found Venus and Mars and some of the different stars.
We switched back to looking at the planets and McKenna got all excited that we could see a few of the planets:
“That’s so cool! I can see Venus!! Where’s Earth?”
My brother looked at her and tried hard not to laugh and just patted the ground right next to him.
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Emory Chance is still coping with the death of her daughter Daisy and determined to find her murderer. The police are still searching and Emory’s safety is at stake when they realize that Daisy’s murderer is taunting and stalking Emory.
Prior to Daisy’s death, Emory made more than her fair share of bad choices. Emory swims daily in guilt, unable to forgive herself for her choices or accept forgiveness from others or God. Will Emory be able to accept and understand the power of forgiveness and be released from the shame that has encompassed her for so many years?
My Thoughts
I read Daisy Chain, the first book in the Defiance Texas Trilogy, and was hooked! A Slow Burn continues the heart-breaking story of Daisy and the mystery behind her kidnapping and murder. While the overall plot is something that make my mom’s heart beat ever-so-fast, the underlying themes of forgiveness, sacrificial love, and redemption are overwhelming and make the series a must-read.
Find Out More
~ Visit Mary Demuth’s website
~ Join Mary’s Facebook fan page or follow her on Twitter
~ Buy Mary’s book at Amazon.
The Giveaway
Would you like to win a copy of A Slow Burn ? I have one copy to mail to one of my readers! Leave a comment on this post ~ be sure there is a way for me to contact you. The giveaway will be open until Tuesday, September 21st at 8pm.
This book was provided for review by Zondervan. All opinions expressed in this review are solely my own.
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For all you moms out there that attempt valiantly to get a great picture of all of your children together…and then fail miserably because one child is always doing something to throw the entire picture off, I’m here to encourage you. As your children get older, it will get better.
Or not.
Case in point, my brothers and I this past weekend. We were all together this last week and my mom wanted to get a picture of the three of us. Considering my youngest brother is now 33, one would think this would be a piece of cake.
I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.
We finally did get one with normal faces from a certain brother…but everytime I look at the picture of myself, all I can think about is “Thing” from the Addams Family. Remember Thing?
See for yourself…
My poor mother just wanted one nice picture. This has me wondering what to expect years from now from my four. :)
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Kaleb just hasn’t been quite ‘right’ over the last month. He’s had a weird cough, running temperatures off an on, and overall just isn’t acting like himself.
Unless a co-pay is on the line.
I know I’m not the only parent who has experienced this phenomenon. You know, your child is deathly sick, you call the doctor in a panic and quickly haul your child to the doctor’s office.
Where they run around like a crazy person, laughing and talking up a storm with no indication that they are anywhere close to being sick.
Apparently, the opening of my wallet somehow releases ‘healing’ endorphins that run rampant through a little body. Go figure.
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I’ve mentioned once {or perhaps a hundred times} that I’m going to be attending the Relevant Conference in October…which is just a little more than a month away!! One of the sponsors for the conference is DownEast Basics, a company that has some gorgeous clothing for women ~ clothing that I’ve been drooling over ever since I received their most recent catalog in the mail.
While at the conference, DownEast Basics will be hosting a fashion show and five of the ladies attending will be modeling a brand new outfit for them. That said, here are five reasons that I should be chosen to model for DownEast Basics:
1. My wardrobe is sadly lacking in things that have not been purchased from the $5 pile at some large chain stores. While affordable, those shirts offer little in the way of style. This mom needs to inject a little style into her wardrobe.
2. Four kids + lots of hands = stains galore. I’m lucky to find a shirt available that is clean enough to wear out in public. Or doesn’t make me feel frumpy. I’m 37 and I really don’t need any more reason to feel frumpy.
3. I really need more incentive to exercise. Getting up in front of 200+ women means that I will be seen. No hiding. Exercise as I know it {or rather don’t} will have to kick it up a major notch.
4. If I’m up in front of 200+ people, there is always a good opportunity for laughter. Due to my tripping or doing something to embarrass myself. I’m sure you all would like to laugh, and if you do, I might as well go down in style.
5. It’ll make my husband happy. The outfit I picked out is gorgeous {I think!!} and so will my hubby ~ so ‘nuff said there!!
Here’s what I would choose to model for Relevant ~ the Dozen Roses top.
And just because I’m brave and daring, I’d choose the white top….because white clothing and four children are virtually non-existent in my house. I love that it isn’t quite fitted and has a little ‘give’ ~ for those of us whose bodies haven’t quite been whipped back into shape {after having four children}. It also has a nice long torso…another thing I love because I’m not exactly one that falls into the ‘average height’ category.
No outfit would be complete without bottoms {dear Lord, help us all}, and the Tall and Trim trousers would go great with the Dozen Roses top. I definitely have the ‘tall’ part down…and could use all the help I can get in the ‘trim’ area {ahem}.
But since I have to choose from their new arrivals line….I would probably pair the shirt with the Destiny Skirt and hope that my white legs don’t scare you all off!
Thanks so much to DownEast Basics for the chance to win! I can’t wait to see everything in person in just a little over a month!
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