I met Julie at a church women’s retreat a few months after moving to Central Oregon. I’d seen her leading worship on several occasions, and thought she was the most talented person on board, and wondered why the church even bothered with [...]


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I met Julie at a church women’s retreat a few months after moving to Central Oregon. I’d seen her leading worship on several occasions, and thought she was the most talented person on board, and wondered why the church even bothered with [...]
A court case in Oregon will be getting a lot of attention.
Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.
They seek vindication and financial redress from a government fund that helps people injured by [...]
Josiah (age 7): I’m getting a lot taller, Dad!
Kevin: How do you know?
Josiah: Because when I pee, the toilet’s a lot farther away.
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18 year old admits she skipped school when visiting Mom. Now that she's a adult, her Dad is going to jail because she flunked one section of the GED.
I was Queen for the Day. I had a crown and everything. On my special day, everything was supposed to go my way. Of course, it did.
Well, The C.F.O. had to work, but that was completely not his fault. Unfortunately though, that meant that I had to take the kids [...]


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Sensory Integration Disorder (or Sensory Processing Disorder) is a fancy way to label kids who have MUCH more than the "usual" difficulty with sights, sounds and the way things feel. Emperor is actually the OPPOSITE of the little boy in the video. He needs much more sensory input to make [...]
I went to check out Your Daily Music Lesson with Walt and forgot to come back and share this post! If you know anyone that is looking for a music class, be sure to check out his site!  Here is a description of the site:
‘Your Daily Music Lesson with Walt’ [...]
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From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: I really want to eat healthy and organic but am constantly traveling and on the go. How can I eat fast food without having to always end up at McDonalds and Burger King?
– Dylan Baker, Seattle, Washington
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Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

This picture was taken last night at our church's annual Mother-Daughter Banquet. Thank you gentlemen for a lovely evening!
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From a quilt by Linda Schmidt.Today is not only Mother's Day, it is Pentecost!
Yesterday, a friend of mine (who doesn't go to a liturgical church) asked me, "What is Pentecost?" She'd never heard of it. Wow, never heard of the day [...]

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is placed in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse into the future of that [...]