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January 2009

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Providential Writer's Block?

I have had such a hard time lately puting even two words coherently together in a post. I can't write anything. I feel like my brain is mush, my vocabulary has shrunk to about 300 words, and my train of thought has derailed.

But I think I know why this is happening to me. God is allowing this to happen so that I will be more patient and understanding with my kids when they struggle with their own writing assignments.

Lesson learned, God. Can I have my brain back now, please?

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

The Snake and the Storm Trooper

The kids again enjoyed having their faces painted during my piano lessons last week. Joely requested a snake.

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And Jaden asked for a Storm Trooper. When the face painter told him she didn't know how to do that, Jaden provided her with a Lego model. This is the result.

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