Author Archives: Gigi

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The truck lumbered down the highway as all eight children were giggles and bubbling over with hyper enthusiasm. Squabbles and tiny arguements over which person could hold the newest family  member erupted from each row in the moving vehicle.   “And what shall we call him?” I asked from the front passenger seat.     […]

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A Recipe for a Quiet Heart, Overwintering Joy & Madeleines

  “There is a place of full release, near to the heart of God, a place where all is joy and peace, near to the heart of God…”     The late October sun was barely shining on this weekday afternoon. Our days are quietly threatening snow and the sun is quickly becoming a long […]

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What Is in Your Teacup? 🌹

Tea is wealth itself, Because there is nothing that cannot be lost, No problem that will not disappear, No burden that will not float away, Between the first sip and the last. THE MINISTER OF LEAVES   After a long, hard day of many chores, tasks and homeschooling, I do so love to sit in […]

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Children Won’t Wait

~ Children Won’t Wait ~ Helen M. Young There is a TIME to anticipate the baby’s coming, a time to consult a doctor; A time to plan a diet and exercise, a time to gather a layette. There is a time to wonder at the ways of God, knowing that He guides our every step. […]

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Applesauce {Preserved} & Roses of Contentment

In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil. And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time, do we get such superb colour effects as from August to November. Rose G. Kingsley The Autumn Garden     Reaching down, […]

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