Friday, December 31, 2010

Resolutions 2011: How to make chore lists for kids

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My final Examiner post this year is on How to make chore lists for the kids . Happy New Year and here’s to helping our kids to become indep...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

Five Barbie Dolls

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Every year on the Eve of the Feast of Saint Nicholas, the children write a letter to Saint Nicholas and put it in their stockings. This is ...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

Loren Christie's Blog

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Day Dream, 1880 Today a local newspaper attributed my blog title to my good friend Loren Christie. Her blog is called Dude Where Am I? and ...

Celebrate the Whole Christmas Season

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While Honey was at the vet getting spayed, Thumper got loose and explored under the Christmas Tree. Click here to see my Examiner column o...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

“Doing-it-all”: the Bare Minimum Approach

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House Sparrows (Restrike Etching) Today I am baking for my Christmas baby: a cake to celebrate at home, and cupcakes to bring to batting pra...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

“Little Star” by Anthony DeStefano

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If you are looking for an original, Christ-centered Christmas picture book, then “Little Star” by Anthony DeStefano might just be the one ...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

10 Reasons to be Thankful for a Cold

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Girl In The Hammock Although I suffer from seasonal allergies, I very rarely come down with a full-blown cold. Although no one ever wants t...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Reaping What I Sowed

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Cats in a magnolia tree, 1993 Writing is a tough way of life. Like motherhood, it is not something you choose for earthly riches. You have...
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Monday, November 8, 2010

Honey the Lion Hunter

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“She’s out again!” my husband yelled through the front door on his way to work today. I really don’t have the time or patience for this. Fo...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Monica and David: HBO looks at a young wedded couple with Down Syndrome

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Isn’t it sweet? In one of its newest documentaries, HBO looks at a young couple in love during their wedding preparations and the early sta...
Thursday, October 7, 2010

Honey

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Once upon a summer, a trucker was driving down the highway outside Fayetteville, North Carolina when something made him stop short. A pair ...
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Thursday, September 30, 2010

How to Adopt a Dog

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We adopted Honey Bear Miller from Save A Dog A Day in East Hampton. The process was rather complicated. Here is my latest article on How t...
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Friday, September 24, 2010

Bear's Pet Memorial Garden and Stone Marker

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Click here for a post on how to make this garden marker as part of a pet memorial garden. My 13-year old was artistic director for the gar...
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Bear Midnight Miller

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"Also the animals possess a soul, and men must love and feel solidarity with our smaller brethren." Pope John Paul II “Bear is goi...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

This Old Dog

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This week brought a new trial to the Miller household. Our black Labrador, Bear, who has been completely healthy for thirteen years, starte...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

"Parenting with Grace" by the Popcaks: A Book Review

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Parenting with Grace: The Catholic Parents’ Guide to Raising Almost Perfect Kids, 2nd Edition, by Gregory K. Popcak, PhD., and Lisa Popcak, ...
Friday, August 20, 2010

The Send-Off

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“Promise me you won’t swim on the ocean side,” my husband warned our thirteen-year-old daughter. She was packing to visit her friend on Fir...
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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Erosion

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“CAUTION STRONG RIPTIDES NO SWIMMING ALLOWED” the sign read at Smith Point, our nearest ocean beach. It was 5:30 PM; the lifeguards were ju...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Living Deliberately

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Walk Along Walden “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could ...
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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Five Raccoons

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Group of raccoons standing erect Coming out of the King Kullen parking lot, a light blue Oldsmobile with Florida plates cruised uncertainly ...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Review of “The Templars: Knights of Christ” by Regine Pernoud

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The notoriety of the Templars has greatly increased in the current century, due to controversy-stirring portrayals by The History Channel an...

Review of “Sex au Naturel: What it is and Why it’s Good for your Marriage” by Patrick Coffin

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Leave it to a well-informed Catholic to be able to write for 134 pages about sex without being “sexy”. Despite the romantic cover, this boo...
Friday, June 11, 2010

Report of 2010 Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk for the Unborn

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Our first annual Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk for the Unborn was a small success. We had a small group in attendance from our church's pro-...
Friday, June 4, 2010

Where have I been?

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“I’m so thankful for friends like you,” I told my friend over coffee the other morning, “I know I can always come back to you.” When I took ...
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Thirteen

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A birthday is always cause for celebration, but some seem so much bigger than others. As we come upon my eldest daughter’s thirteenth birth...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

Perspective

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I finally learned how to keep the scorebook for my children’s softball and baseball games. That is, I got the basics down. My husband expl...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Statistics: Who Needs Them ?

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"A passion for statistics is the earmark of a literate people." - Paul Fisher My newest project is that of calculating statistics ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Run/Walk for the Unborn Memorial Day Anywhere

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This is a shadow event to raise money for the prolife cause. Register at the website and then organize your own walk or run anywhere at 9 A...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Being the Underdog

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“If you can accept losing, you can't win.” – Vince Lombardi When watching a sports game in which none of our favorite teams are playing,...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

A Natural Woman

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This is a guest post from Kimberly Zook, editor-in-chief at The Motherhood Muse. One commenter will receive a free subscription (see below)...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Under the Boards

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“If you don’t behave,” my Dad said to me sternly but half-jokingly, “We are going to cut your hair short, dress you like a boy, and have you...
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