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For all the night owls…

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Marion in General

Have we mentioned lately that the Wellspring Conference is coming up? I can’t remember if we have said anything about it yet. HA! Don’t worry, we’ll try not to clog the blog up with much more conference details, since we know there might be some of you reading this who are unable to attend and [...]

Standards

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Marion in General

I have been contemplating what my family standards are lately. This contemplation was brought to my mind recently because of a few conversations I have had and because of the television, too much of it. We have 5 children ranging in ages from 11-19. The oldest 4 are stair steps, there is a 4 year [...]

Lessons From the Dog

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Marion in Family Stuff, Funny, Life, Mothering

When our oldest son turned 13 we decided he was old enough to handle pet ownership. So for his 13th birthday we got him a dog, a black Chow/Springer Spaniel mix. Our son was thrilled with his dog. He named the dog Frodo Baggins Jones. We have a nice fenced in back yard that the [...]

Oh, the joys of being a woman

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Marion in General

This week we welcome Marion Jones, one of the delightful leaders at Wellspring, to the blogosphere! For those of us who know Marion, her humorous stories are one of the many things we look forward to when hanging out with her. For those of you who don’t know her, let’s just say that you will [...]

Lessons From the Dog

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Marion in Devotions, Family Stuff, Life

When our oldest son turned 13 we decided he was old enough to handle pet ownership. So for his 13th birthday we got him a dog, a black Chow/Springer Spaniel mix.    Our son was thrilled with his dog.   He named the dog Frodo Baggins Jones.  We have a nice fenced in back yard that the [...]