What’s Old with Stephanie?
Welcome to the early years of my blogs…180 blogs recovered from 2007 through 2013. Meet my kids in their newborn, toddler, elementary, and teens stages. And me practicing who I wanted to be when I grew up.
2007
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About The Early Years
As I’m writing this, my youngest son is entering his sophomore of university, studying engineering. He hadn’t turned one when I started blogging, and the youngest of the children was yet to be born. My oldest two are now married and we’re still homeschooling. It’s been 19 years since the first 2007 blog post in…
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Yeast Toast (November 20, 2007)
We’re having a yeast-roll-making fest here this week. That’s our core responsibility for the Thanksgiving festivities. And I love yeast rolls. And I’m good at making them. Got a new recipe, too. Hmm…yummy! The first batch of 30, which was probably enough to take to dinner, is gone. Made those yesterday. This morning I prepped…
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Come On In! (November 18, 2007)
Come on in…the water’s fine! This is my new website and blog, and eventually a store. That will take some time. I want to have my “brain” in one place, though. Feeling a little too scattered, you know? It’s time to spend time with my littles…one is watercolor painting right now. Two are sleeping. The…
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I Love My Job! (September 28, 2007)
It’s Friday. While the laundry is not done, we did have a laundry-fest day, making serious headway on the folding and ironing. The boys folded and I ironed. All the while we watched our library DVD selection: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Typical to the make-up of my children, one viewing isn’t enough. So…
2008
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Re-gifting: a new perspective (December 22, 2008)
Yesterday I was invited to see regifting from an entirely new vantagepoint. Jesus is the gift that can be regifted. The pastor said it in the message on Sunday. What an interesting concept, I thought. Regifting Jesus. He’s right! Jesus was a gift – from God! It says so in John 3:16: he GAVE his…
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School’s Out…almost (December 15, 2008)
It’s Monday. For our 4-boy crew, this is usually the day that is the most productive in our school room. Today, however, is a little different. Mom is recovering from a nasty stomach flu-y thing. Not sure of the cause. We went out for Indian food on Saturday night. It was scrumptious…but mom’s dish was…
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G’s Christmas Groove (December 9, 2008)
He’s barely turned two, and the G-man is movin’ and groovin’! Here he is jamming to track 1 on Mariah Carey’s Christmas CD, “Jesus, O What A Wonderful Child.” And when he’s done, he’s “all done.” UPDATE: All of the images and videos referenced in the early years are still being restored; that you for…
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Love & Generosity…aka KONOS Rocks! (December 9, 2008)
Konos is the bomb! This is the homeschooling curriculum that has gotten us on track while allowing us to have the most fun. Wade and Jessica Hulcy are a dynamo team who offer so much in support of homeschooling families, as well as the education of our children. Currently, we are finishing up our Love…
2009
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09-10 Blogging Season is Open (October 21, 2009)
Life is just too intense in the summer to blog. I’m not sure life with four boys gets any less intense in the school year, so we’ll see how well I keep up with things this year. I’ve tried to recategorize things and am going to keep posts shorter (for the most part). Through the…
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Courage in the American Revolution (July 26, 2009)
Our current Konos co-op has us studying the character trait of courage. We are learning what can happen when you do what is right ever if it is dangerous and even if we are afraid. The colonists did just that, and we are experiencing many freedoms because of their courage and sacrifice. We learned quite…
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Can’t Blog Life (April 16, 2009)
As much as we can document of our lives, we can’t blog life. Reading someone else’s blog doesn’t make you want to blog. It makes you want to go out and create the experience for yourself. It makes you want to live. I haven’t blogged in forever, but I’ve been living. I’ve been laughing and…
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Pre-Collegiate Madness (March 26, 2009)
The fourth grade Junior Tiger squad played in a tournament this past weekend. These young athletes really showed grit on the court, and I don’t think one parental eye was devoid of pride for their son. They’ve grown exponentially, forged new off-court friendships, and set high goals for the upcoming year. Here is the team,…
2010
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Why You Need Fashionistas in Your Life (August 27, 2010)
Because when you are not a clothes horse and you have a baby girl, you get inundated with clothes. Unless you have a fashionista friend or relative, you will be overwhelmed in a mere number of days. Trust me, you will. See post previous to this. My sister and cousin visited this past weekend. They…
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Dinner Salad (August 15, 2010)
We missed dinner. I went to Office Max with J to take advantage of the teacher perks specials for 20% off, one day only. We missed dinner with the family. It wasn’t the shopping trip that made us miss the most comical meal in our household. It was Baby D. We weren’t there long when…
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Lauding Lactation (August 13, 2010)
This is just a quick thought…not a post, per se. Just an observation that if it were not for me breastfeeding this darling little girl, I would never get a chance to hold her. I had to–lovingly, gently, cautiously–scold her father the other day. For two days his answer to “Dad, can I hold the…
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Calling All Girl Moms (August 8, 2010)
Okay, women, I need help. All this girl stuff is just a little much to handle. I need organization help. Those of you who know me already were privy to that little bit of info. But seriously, this girl thing is another ball game. When I became a first-time mom, I had to learn how…
2011
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? (November 10, 2011)
Been debating if I should keep the blog or let it go. So much to do, so little time. Maybe it should be my “summer thing.” Anyway, the decision was just looming out there with no finite date until… …I got the notice that it’s time to renew my package. So y’all weigh in, keep…
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Thanks God for sitcoms! (September 5, 2011)
Thank you, Lord, for sitcoms that poorly represent husbands. Yes, we can get upset about how badly Hollywood represents husbands as idiotic creatures with the inability to lead their families spiritually or financially. But those sitcoms are revealing my blessing. How about you? My husband is a God-fearing leader in our home. He takes his…
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Thanks God! A praise invitation (September 2, 2011)
We live in some turbulent times. Several times this week people have said to me, “Satan is just at work and I’m so sick of him. He’s just everywhere I turn these days.” I’m going to be honest: I agree, but I think the body of Christ gives Satan too much credit and attention pointing…
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God is just cool! (August 26, 2011)
He answered my prayer today. I know, God does that all the time. But today I was trying to figure out how to manage a particular situation: call the person, invite them over, invite myself over, write a note, what to do? It wasn’t an easy situation. A confrontation of sorts, bringing an offense to…
2012
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To be absent from the body… (December 18, 2012)
The only way I know to honor the families impacted in this tragedy is to re-post this poem, which came to my in-box with unknown author. If author is known, please let me know so I can credit their compassionate work.)
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In every detail (March 25, 2012)
That’s where God is: in every detail. When you wish you could preview a curriculum because you can’t afford a stab in the dark, God reminds you that your new friend teaches that curriculum and she lends it to you along with all her expertise. He is in every detail when you are sitting in…
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My Neighbor Across the Street (January 18, 2012)
Just putzing on Facebook and learned that our neighbor has a blog. So that’s my blog for the day: http://barringersblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/joy-part-4-joy-and-grace.html?spref=fb God’s grace to you!
2013
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Don’t worry, be-… (September 23, 2013)
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. Jesus said that. I read it today. I needed it. Such impact when I read it, thought I’d share in case you needed it, too. By the way, it’s John 14:1. When you saw the heading, you thought I was going to…
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I’m Younger (July 24, 2013)
For every high school graduation I’m invited to, I decided years ago, I am another year younger. I should be back in my mother’s womb by now, I suppose. Doesn’t matter how much I want to stop time…or at least spray retardant on it…it keeps accelerating. Apparently, so does my daughter’s speaking ability, cute factor,…
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Hello, my name is Chubby. (July 22, 2013)
Remember the “Hello, my name is Chubby” silliness we did as chidlren with our cheeks pushed forward? I thought of it today because there’s one version of a “Chubby” that has Chubby on a motorcycle with his dad and the wind knocks back his pinchable cheeks as he yells “Too, fast, Daddy!” Well, I heard…
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Even Bad Days Are Good (May 29, 2013)
Ethnic Man hurt his back playing ball. Sadly, it was hurt more than he realized. Two visits to the chiropractor and today we got an MRI. Results in the morning. Please keep him in your prayers. [Please don’t see this as selfish…me talking all about ME and MY stuff when my hubby is hurting. But…