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ByHollieFor the past few years, really ever since we’ve been married, the Spouse and I have struggled to find our place in the local church. Though we grew up in different cities, our church backgrounds are similar. We were both raised in children’s choirs and Sunday School, were shaped by our youth group experiences as…
The Family Circus
ByHollieI am used to writing blog posts late at night… around midnight when everyone else is in bed. The trouble is, my mind is now fried several hours before midnight. More like around noon. And, I’ve got nothing. I’ve tried to write a post for the last three days, and I can’t finish my sentences….
Mighty shoves and tiny pushes…
ByHollie“I long to accomplish great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.” Helen Keller…
Spring has sprung. Allegedly.
ByHollieOh, Tennessee. How I don’t understand your weather patterns. When the temperature hit seventy degrees one afternoon last week, all our Playmobil people made a mad dash for their outdoor pool. But yesterday I looked outside onto the back porch to discover this unfortunate scene… That’s snow on the slide and the stairs. Apparently the…
The big red phone and a big imagination
ByHollieWe have a retro red phone that has never actually been plugged into the wall but sits in our living room for looks and play. To the girls, it’s a curious thing how one could have ever needed to stay near a cord to talk on the phone. Their generation only knows mobile and cellular….
Seven!
ByHollieOh, 1st Grader. Somehow you’re seven years old today. Seven action-packed, fun-filled {occasionally drama-filled} years old. You and I… We’re alike in so many ways. Both first-borns with a huge desire to please. Fiercely stubborn. Both determined to have the last word. Competitive. Driven to achieve. Perhaps a bit bossy with our younger siblings. We…
