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I heard (read) someone suggest the other day that books on prayer are easily a way to postpone the actual act of praying.
After wading through a (large) selection of books about writing, I have to say the same thing about them.

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Froggy Eats Out
By Jonathan London
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The laptop is ordered, and will be on it’s way sometime next week.

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Little Bear’s Friend
By Else Holmelund Minarik
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We’re getting it today!
More details later.

Jay found my Palm (PDA) yesterday. Thank you Jesus! It’s been missing for several weeks. I had assumed it was only buried somewhere, but we’ve cleaned the house a few times since it was lost and never found it. It was in the car. *sigh*

I’ve never been the thin type that carries all my pg-weight in the front (basketball-style), but I do carry mostly in the front, so Jay says I don’t automatically “read” pg from behind, and it can be a shocker when I turn around (”Woah!”). Dunno if that’s funny or insulting…[shrug]
I mentioned it in my “pregnancy [...]

My husband is amazing. He has always had the type of maturity (I seem to lack) that sees something needing to be done, and does it. But especially lately, as I’ve been getting more and more run-down by this third pregnancy, he’s been stepping up to the plate and batting for both of [...]

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The Mommy Manual: Planting Roots That Give Your Children Wings
By Barbara Curtis
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I just finished my first full day of “A Woman’s Affair,” a trade-show showcasing anything interested parties (sellers) think a woman might buy.
I went this morning to sit behind a table as Gordian Knot Productions, and offer books and my workshop. [...]

I’m still sick. It’s just too weird.
I’ve said before I have a short memory for the negative (if I don’t write about it I often forget it), so I might be wrong about this, but I can’t remember being sick this long. Like, ever.

Potty training and spanking. I noticed a new connection today.

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The Overload Syndrome: Learning to Live Within Your Limits
By Richard A. Swenson, Richard A. Swenson M.D.
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I found a good reminder today in a book called The Overload Syndrome. It’s a book that asks readers first to recognize they have limits then encourages them to live inside those limits, despite all they could [...]