We decided to check out John McCain who came to woo voters at the Versailles restaurant in Little Havana/Miami. Why his campaign chose the particular location of the smallest room on the block is beyond me – there was only room for a handful of non-press peons such as ourselves. Jonathan was actually disappointed – he wanted to

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A few interesting, amusing, and frightening quotes on current events and the presidential race. Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal, a [gay and atheist] caller on “Talk of the Nation” on NPR, Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, and paraphrased versions of two female callers’ statements on why they chose Hillary Clinton in the pr

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A Smurf takes advantage of a meatball spill at Sam's Club - a humorous moment caught on film!

The latest photo from The Blue Dudes, a Smurf photo blog.... seeking an answer to that burning question: what do Smurfs do all day? Come check out their latest anitcs (building a dam, organizing their weapons) then submit a photo of your own!

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“Mom, we were in an accident” are the words every parent dreads. I heard them on the phone this past week. This is my entry for Blog Your Blessings Sunday, so you know that all turned out well. But sometimes it takes a scary moment for us to realize just how grateful we should be every moment of every day. We get so busy that we forget to b

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The second edition of the weekly blog carnival, The Seventh Day, is live at On the Horizon. ALL bloggers are invited to submit a post published any time during the prior week on ANY topic! Get in on the fun! Submit a post for the January 13, 2008 edition now using the form posted at On the Horizon! Submissions received by noon on Saturday

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Aside from a couple of Fluffs, my brain was able to wrap itself around some pretty interesting and enlightening tomes last year.

I’ve placed the books into six categories, and then made a few comments on each. If the word sayonara appears after the author it means 1) I don’t recommend it and 2) it went straight to the Goodwill pile. I on

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The story of a mother faced with a child announcing he is an atheist and the example of faith and hopefulness she exhibited in the face of that revelation provides a backdrop for welcoming in the New Year. Don't forget to submit your post for Hopeful Spirit's weekly blog carnival, The Seventh Day, by Saturday at noon (Pacific time). Posts

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air travel toddler twins (No thank you.)

gagging pregnancy (Thank you for the reminder – that’s effective birth control for another month.)

peroxide nose snort (Burn baby burn.)

exercises to help toddler walk (Why would you want to do that?)

preemie won't eat and throws up (Ah, another Jonah out there!)

how organize toddler b

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We celebrated the gift-giving part of Christmas a few days early this year to accommodate everyone’s schedules. For four days we had six adults sharing one bathroom. That should give you a clue as to the meaning of this post’s title...

Jonathan spent Christmas morning driving around town hunting a retail establishment that was 1) open and

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I received these in an e-mail and laughed so hard, I just had to share them. For parents of older children, these photos will bring memories of similar experiences. For those of you with little ones, they might be painful reminders of very recent incidents! Let them serve as a cautionary tale for those of you contemplating parenthood! Enjoy

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Terminator Smurf rides again - courtesy of The Week In Blue! A spoof of the Terminator 2 / Arnold Schwarzenegger poster. The latest post from "The Blue Dudes" photo blog... constantly seeking to answer that burning question: what do Smurfs do all day? Check out the archive to see all the Smurfs' latest adventures then submit a photo of

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There were supposed to be four sheep and a cow in the nativity part of the children’s Christmas program on Sunday. It was time for the four sheep and cow to go onstage. I began herding. You’d think that between four sheep, we could get at least one to 1) act somewhat mellow and sheep-like and 2) hang out calmly with the shepherds 3) in pr

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Dan King of BibleDude.net is Hopeful Spirit's special Guest Blogger on the Horizon this week. Dan works in young adult ministry in addition to managing BibleDude.net, an online Bible study resource. In this article, he describes his experience of being baptized.

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An unexpected Smurf-snatching caught on film! Sunbather Smurf is innocently catching some rays at the beach when he is violently abducted by a small human! This is a post from "The Blue Dudes" photo blog... constantly seeking to answer that burning question: what do Smurfs do all day? Check out the archive to see all the Smurfs' latest a

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A quick and easy way to hang any kind of art: yours or your children’s! You could also hang Christmas lights or other decorations this way. We bought a bunch of assorted picture hooks and poster strips and all we did was peel the sticker off the back, press the hook/strip against the wall for a few seconds to secure it, then hang the picture!

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