Category Archives: Growth

Recipe: Easy Roasted Vegetables

Posted on January 7, 2014 by This Woman Writes

As a writer who also runs the Norwegian Artist’s fine art gallery, I don’t have a lot of time to cook. Despite spending most of the day 15 feet from the kitchen, I generally arrive there around 5, in a state … Continue reading →

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Homeschoolers: Are You Failing Your Children?

Posted on December 20, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Whether you homeschool or not, when you have multiple children, it is all too easy to fall into comparing the “strengths” and “weaknesses” of one child against another. Sadly, over the years, we have seen one child within a family … Continue reading →

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Transparency and Trust in . . . Christianity

Posted on December 18, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Christianity isn’t hocus pocus, you know, but you’d not be faulted for thinking so, given some of the “teachings” out there. One of my favorites, or rather, one that I dislike the most, has to do with negative statements, and … Continue reading →

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Child of Eden

Posted on December 17, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the free weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art. Viewers and purchasers of Steve’s works frequently want to know the story behind the painting, and for the next several months, Start Your Week with Steve … Continue reading →

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Hiking the Himalayas without Leaving My Chair

Posted on December 2, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the free weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art Steve Says: As my wife, Carolyn, will readily attest, I rarely give in to a cold. I prefer to work my way through it, but … Continue reading →

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Seeking the Simple Life

Posted on November 22, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Ah, the simple life. So many of us crave this so intensely, it makes our addiction to potato chips look minor. I know one woman who is convinced that the only way she will find the simple life is by … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Absurdity is Tomorrow’s Mandate

Posted on November 21, 2013 by This Woman Writes

One of the perks of homeschooling is that the lunches you eat are generally hot, and they don’t taste like anything you remember from public school kitchens of your childhood. This, and the good memories we made of family time … Continue reading →

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Thinking Christians: Let’s Be Those People

Posted on November 20, 2013 by This Woman Writes

My four children were all homeschooled, which means that they hear, as adults, sentences like this a lot: “Oh, you must have been homeschooled. You’re such an overachiever.” “You try too hard. You must have been homeschooled.” “Why are you … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sweet Italian CARROTS!

Posted on November 19, 2013 by This Woman Writes

I have never been a fan of cooked carrots: they’re mushy, tasteless, innocuous, congealing and unappealing. That being said, today’s recipe for cooked carrots — Sweet Italian CARROTS! — is worth writing in all capital letters and tacking an exclamation … Continue reading →

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How Much Are You Worth?

Posted on November 18, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the free weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art. Steve Says: Carolyn recently published an article, Is Your Job Meaningless? based upon a recent Internet search I did on the terms, “meaningful jobs.” We were both intrigued … Continue reading →