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Suburban Shalom

seeking peace and purpose from my little neck of the suburbs

Spent.

"Rest time is not waste time. It is economy to gather fresh strength... It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less."~ Charles Spurgeon Here it is only the first week in November and I find myself feeling a little bit overwhelmed and … [Read more...]

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Telling marks…

Our house is currently on the market. This means that we live "on alert" because at any given time we can receive a call telling us that an agent wants to do a showing. And, when this happens, we spring into action de-cluttering, cleaning, and making things as presentable as possible. No matter … [Read more...]

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Poodle flop…

There's nothing like Halloween to remind us that little girls love to dress-up. When I was a preschooler I wanted only to be just like my Daddy, so I opted out on tu-tus and princess dresses in favor of things like ties and vests and cowboy boots. Not that my Dad ever owned cowboy boots. That was … [Read more...]

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Martha I am not…

The journey to our poodle skirts... Pink felt fabric: $21 Sequins: $5 Skirt pattern: $8 Velcro: $5 Poodle appliques: $10 Tacky glue: $5 Someday telling the girls that their mother made their costumes: priceless ... Except that it's not exactly true because their grandmother had to intervene … [Read more...]

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