Four little apple seeds. That's how it all started. Four tiny little apple seeds have dominated - nay, wrecked my household over the past two weeks. Because of four little apple seeds, I have lost approximately fifty hours that I had earmarked for other purposes. Instead of getting my hair cut, reorganizing my bedroom, and… Continue reading much and more: a tale of four apple seeds
Author: L.S. Childe
writer, church lady, fangirl, mom
superpower of choice
Comic-Con International is coming up this week and I am irrationally, inordinately, ridiculously SUPER-pumped for it...especially for some one who's not even going. I don't know how it is that I've never been. Comic-Con is a shining beacon of and for nerdom around the world. Teeming masses of fans, friends, artists, cosplay exhibitionists, geeks, gamers,… Continue reading superpower of choice
valorous
memaw, mom-in-law - didn't take down my picture, never gave me up.
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sweet
The first week of Lent is finished, and I am happy to report that it was largely a success. My girls and I accomplished all of our goals and stayed faithful to the promises we made. We supported each other in our different struggles and came away from it closer than ever. That's the good… Continue reading sweet
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the stuff of dreams and lent
Last night, I had an epic trilogy of nightmares. In Part I, I was first pursued, then held hostage by a serial killer. This dude was scary; he was Hannibal Lecter and Lex Luthor and Nurse Ratched all wrapped in one. I kept trying to get away from him, but he always caught up. I… Continue reading the stuff of dreams and lent
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pica
Last week, I got a name for a behavior that has long afflicted my youngest daughter. The behavior is craving and /or consuming substances which are not food - recently it has been crayons and pencil erasers - and the name is pica. Lots of people manifest it, but no one knows exactly what causes… Continue reading pica
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coalesce
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Prejudices are the chains forged… Continue reading coalesce
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I had a classic parenting moment this weekend. My ten-year-old came to me with a problem - mean girls - and I spent about half an hour with her explaining the phenomenon. We covered everything from the art of recognizing knuckleheads in the wild to rooting herself in the knowledge of how God sees her. … Continue reading feedback
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fallow ground is HARD
It's the first Monday of the New Year - how are those resolutions coming? When it comes to New Year's resolutions, the people I know tend to fall into one of three categories: 1. The super-disciplined, who can and do make self-improvements on a regular basis regardless of the season. These guys see goals as… Continue reading fallow ground is HARD
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happy
I am a Christian. I have been an active believer in local churches for all thirty-seven years of my life. I probably fall toward the conservative side of the pew when it comes to tradition and doctrine, and I actively enjoy apologetics, eschatology, and inductive Bible studies. And it is with a full heart that… Continue reading happy
Lucinda S. Sutton 