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Ocean Breeze

Posted on March 3, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, Ocean Breeze, by Steve Henderson This particular sentence is one we regularly hear from viewers of Ocean Breeze, a fusion of color, warmth, movement, sunset, and light. The open edition licensed print of this work at Great Big Canvas … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lentil Soup

Posted on February 18, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Years ago, I took my two oldest daughters, who were then little people, to a Shoppe for a proper tea party. Five minutes with the menu convinced me that we would need to be creative if we were going to … Continue reading →

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What “Should” Your Child Be Reading?

Posted on February 13, 2014 by This Woman Writes

I grew up in a household of books, and given that there were five kids and two parents with widely divergent interests — from molecular biology to Bobby Sherman, the singing heartthrob — there was no end of variety. As … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pancakes

Posted on February 11, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Pancakes are pretty much the fastest food on the planet to make — and that’s without a mix. If you’ve got the basics in your kitchen — flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, eggs — you can whip together a … Continue reading →

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The Simple Life: Variety Isn’t Mandatory

Posted on January 31, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The Norwegian Artist is the simplest man on the planet to feed: As long as the food tastes good, he eats it, and it doesn’t matter if it’s the same menu of yesterday, the day before, and the day before … Continue reading →

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We Never Could Afford Piano Lessons

Posted on January 30, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Some things in life we consider inviolable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness immediately come to mind, but this is because I have a rudimentary familiarity with the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Just because the words are written … Continue reading →

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Do Christians Have a Message Worth Hearing?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by This Woman Writes

In my Norwegian Artist’s younger years, he bicycled around a bit — from Alaska to Argentina, through Central America (for the geographically challenged, there is no ocean separating North and South America), then after a flight across the Caribbean to … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Shockingly Simple Spaghetti Sauce

Posted on January 28, 2014 by This Woman Writes

When I was a child, my dad was in charge of spaghetti. He began the process mid-morning Saturday and stayed in the kitchen, stirring and tasting and finessing, for hours, until the coup de grace at precisely 5 p.m., because … Continue reading →

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The Simple Life: Follow the Old Saying

Posted on January 24, 2014 by This Woman Writes

What’s the old saying? Use it up; Wear it out; Make it do; Do without. I always have to look this up because I can never remember the order of 11 simple words, although I know they rhyme somehow. I … Continue reading →

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The Problem with U.S. History

Posted on January 23, 2014 by This Woman Writes

In 20 years of homeschooling, we never did find the ultimate resource for teaching U.S. History. We knew we didn’t want textbooks similar to what we had endured in our own public school childhoods: the end result of carrying around … Continue reading →

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