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Category Archives: Family Life

I am a WriterMom and love sharing thoughts on raising children and real life parenting and everyday life with children.

  1. Adventure with Kids-Summer 2010 Week 9 – SEATTLE with the twins August 27, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Parenting.

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  2. Adventure with Kids – Summer 2010 Week 8- Commonwealth Lake Park with the cousins August 21, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary.

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  3. Adventure with Kids – Summer 2010 Week 7- Timothy Lake Family camping August 15, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Kids, Moms.

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  4. Mom-college-age son Adventure to top of Saddle Mountain! August 8, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Slowing Down.

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  5. Adventure with Kids- Summer 2010 Week 6 – Beacon Rock and Steigerwald Wildlife Refuge August 8, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting.

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  6. Calling Home to hear those sweet voices August 5, 2010

    Posted in Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Transitions.

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  7. Adventure with Kids – Summer 2010 Week 5- Eagle Fern Park -Taking the Uneven Trail – August 2, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms.

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  8. Adventure with Kids- Summer 2010- Week 4 – Old Salmon River Trail July 28, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary.

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  9. Adventure with Kids – Summer 2010 – Week 3- Trout Lake – Missions Camp at Jonah Ministries July 19, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Justice, Kids, Life, Moms, Outreach, Parenting.

    1 comment
  10. Adventure With Kids – Summer 2010 – Week 1 – Powell Butte Nature Park June 26, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Parenting, School Days, The Extraordinary Ordinary.

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  11. Getting kids outdoors and healthy family life May 31, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Children, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting.

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  12. On dropping my daughter back off at the airport and frolicking in fields May 22, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting.

    2 comments
  13. Mom, did the devil make your hands hurt? and other questions of the faith of a 7-year-old April 29, 2010

    Posted in Children, Faith, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Live the Questions, Moms, Parenting.

    3 comments
  14. A word is always more than just a word April 21, 2010

    Posted in Children, Church, Faith, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Writing.

    1 comment
  15. I am not state foster care March 23, 2010

    Posted in Children, Church, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Moms, Parenting, Refugees.

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  16. We took our 12-year-olds I-Pods away for a while. . . March 22, 2010

    Posted in Children, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, Youth.

    2 comments
  17. Sacrifice that family and athletes make for Olympic dream inspires February 26, 2010

    Posted in Children, Family Life, Moms, Parenting.

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  18. Today’s Oregonian Story: Mentor Athletics helps kids develop relationships and life skills February 4, 2010

    Posted in Children, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website.

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  19. Try de-tuning your kids — and yourself — one day a week January 25, 2010

    Posted in Children, Culture, Family Life, Life, Moms, Parenting.

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  20. Adventure and getting beyond: Is it safe? January 22, 2010

    Posted in Adventure, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary.

    1 comment
  21. Finally getting her Christmas tree December 19, 2009

    Posted in Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Refugees.

    1 comment
  22. So what’s a real Guardian Angel look like? December 2, 2009

    Posted in Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Outreach, The Extraordinary Ordinary.

    8 comments
  23. The highlight was giving the cow to Robert – Oregonian story on Holland family trip to Africa November 23, 2009

    Posted in Adventure, Children, Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Moms, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website.

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  24. Advent Conspiracy – Rethinking the way we celebrate Christmas November 18, 2009

    Posted in Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Justice, Live the Questions, Outreach, Parenting.

    1 comment
  25. Some have to start earlier than others…kids learning to advocate for themselves November 12, 2009

    Posted in Children, Community Service, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Live the Questions, Outreach, Refugees, Transitions, Youth.

    1 comment


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