Daily Life

A Weekend of Firsts

June 5, 2011 1 comment

What a weekend! Did you ever notice that doing something different on Friday night makes the weekend seem longer? We had a special service at church on Friday night to hear from our pastor’s son, who has just finished his first year at the American Film Institute in Hollywood. He shared some wonderful stories and [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five

June 3, 2011 11 comments

I’ve just run across this meme at Callapidder Days and thought I would join in and see how it goes. It is hosted by Susanne at Living to Tell the Story. Basically, it’s a place to post about 5 favorite things from your week. As Susanne puts it, “It can be anything that tickled your [...]

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Thankful Thursday: Acts of Kindness

June 2, 2011 7 comments

This week I have been incredibly grateful for acts of kindness that have been done for me. Even a simple gesture of understanding can be so powerful. For instance, I got a call Tuesday morning that my son’s TSS was sick and wouldn’t be at school that day. I brought Michael to school prepared to [...]

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The Risperdal Trial

June 1, 2011 7 comments

If you saw my post a couple of weeks ago about how difficult this spring has been, you’ll know that we had been considering a medication trial for my son, who is nine years old. I have always been quite wary of psychiatric medications, especially for children, because I know first-hand that they do not [...]

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Change Is In the Air

May 31, 2011 3 comments

Over the last few months, I have become less and less attached to the name of my blog, Another Piece of the Puzzle. There are several reasons for this, although it may just be that I am in need of a change. One reason for this shift is that it has come to my attention [...]

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In Short – Spring Bad, Summer Good

May 13, 2011 6 comments

Yes, I realize that I haven’t written about our lives much lately, except for telling you about all the wonderful books I’ve been reading! I will try to do better, but you may have to nudge me if I wait too long again. I will say that April is a horrible month filled with mood [...]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway at 5 Minutes for Mom

April 23, 2011 0 comments

Mother’s Day is coming up soon, and 5 Minutes for Mom is again celebrating moms with a bunch of great giveaways. Here is some info from the Mother’s Day Giveaway 2011 post: “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” -Anonymous The sacrifices of being a mom are many, but [...]

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Booking Through Thursday: Visual

April 7, 2011 1 comment

So … the books that you own (however many there may be) … do you display them proudly right there in plain sight for all the world to see? (At least the world that comes into your living room.) Or do you keep them tucked away in your office or bedroom or library or closet [...]

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It’s About Time For a Party!

April 1, 2011 15 comments

Welcome to my humble abode – glad you could come for the party! Since I know this week is a whirlwind of activity, let me give you the quick tour and a standing invitation to come hang out whenever you want. Oh, I see you noticed the family picture. It’s a bit out of date, [...]

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Alphabet Soup Blogging Style: BoB, SRT, WOYN & UBP

March 15, 2011 1 comment

I don’t know if it’s because spring is coming or if I’m just glad to be over the horrible cold I came down with recently, but I am finding all kinds of blogging stuff to get involved with lately. So I thought I would share them with all of you in case you are feeling [...]

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Blog Gems: Creativity

March 13, 2011 0 comments

The prompt for this edition of Blog Gems is creativity. All you have to do is link up your post and then read and comment on the two posts listed before yours (at least!). Visit Blog Gems – Air Your Archives #11 to link up your post or read some other entries. Since my son’s [...]

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Figuring Out What *I* Need

March 12, 2011 15 comments

I have what some people might consider to be an inordinate need for alone time, and by this I mean being alone for significant periods of time with no one wanting or needing my attention or help. Simply going into a room and shutting the door does not lift the weight of the possibility that [...]

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