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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.

Staying up late with the kids as God wraps our street in a blanket of snow January 18, 2012
Posted in Adventure, Children, Community, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, School Days, The Extraordinary Ordinary, West Linn news, Youth.
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The Art of Celebrating Life December 16, 2011
Posted in Adventure, Children, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Muse Student publication, Parenting, Portland Oregon and beyond Adventures with Kids, The Extraordinary Ordinary.
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Sex Trafficking film takes us on a journey of discovery – My Christianity Today story November 4, 2011
Posted in Christianity, Christianity Today, Church, Communication, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Faith and Culture, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Outreach, Youth.
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Week 9 Summer 2011 Adventure with Kids -Cascade Head, real-life, and an act of kindness- August 18, 2011
Posted in Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Oregon and beyond Adventures with kids, Parenting, The Extraordinary Ordinary.
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Timberline Trail and “Last Child Left in the Woods” — Week 8 Adventure with Kids ~ Summer 2011 August 8, 2011
Posted in Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Children, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Moms, Parenting, Portland Oregon and beyond Adventures with Kids, The Extraordinary Ordinary.
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Week 6- Adventure with Kids ~ Summer 2011 Audubon Society trails in woods July 24, 2011
Posted in Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Oregon and beyond Adventures with kids, Portland, Portland Oregon and beyond Adventures with Kids, The Extraordinary Ordinary.
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Paul and Peggy Osborn’s litter patrol outreach impacts the community July 16, 2011
Posted in Church, Community, Community Service, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Life, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news.
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Week 4 ~ Summer 2011 Adventures with Kids Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge July 14, 2011
Posted in Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Adventures with Kids, Children, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Oregon and beyond Adventures with kids, Parenting, Portland Oregon and beyond Adventures with Kids, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Writing.
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Writer Mom Tales – A book for REAL moms that stitches together glimpses of the beauty in the chaos of Real-Life Motherhood July 11, 2011
Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Authors, Children, Christianity, Extraordinary Ordinary, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Justice, Kids, Life, Moms, Outreach, Parenting, Slowing Down, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Transitions, Writing.
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Seeing Cannon Beach for the FIRST TIME- Week 3 ~ Summer 2011 ~ Adventure with Kids – July 6, 2011
Posted in Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Adventures with Kids, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, The Extraordinary Ordinary.
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Week 2 ~ Summer 2011 ~ ADVENTURE WITH KIDS – Kelley Point Park and Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area June 26, 2011
Posted in Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Adventures with Kids, Children, Culture, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, Slowing Down.
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Week 1~ Let the ADVENTURE WITH KIDS Summer 2011 begin- Mount Talbert Nature Park – First Adventure June 14, 2011
Posted in Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2011, Adventures with Kids, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Moms, Parenting.
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How a young girl, undeterred, transformed $ 50 into $ 5600 – Oregonian Living Cover Story May 31 May 31, 2011
Posted in Community Service, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Oregonian stories, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach.
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West Linn violist mom organizes benefit concert for Portland arts nonprofit PHAME Friday May 27 May 27, 2011
Posted in Children, Community, Culture, Family Life, Gratitude, Moms, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach, Parenting.
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Here is the church. . . the people need to get out of the steeple – A message from tonight’s John 17:23 Network meeting on refugees May 16, 2011
Posted in Christianity, Church, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Faith and Culture, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Outreach, Refugees.
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The first Exile Poster Project focuses on the sexual exploitation of children in the city-Oregonian story May 9, 2011
Posted in Children, Church, Community, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Faith. Culture. The Arts Connection, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Oregonian stories, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach.
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14-year-old rape victim was later punished for “adultery” -Can this be happening? April 22, 2011
Posted in Children, Communication, Culture, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms.
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Jenni Reiling was a woman of passion who lived a life in service to Christ and others March 13, 2011
Posted in Church, Community, Culture, Faith, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach.
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Sports Spotlight – Jack Holland excels at West Linn Youth Basketball -Dec. 18, 2010 Oregonian December 18, 2010
Posted in Community, Faith, Family Life, Kids, Life, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Sports Spotlight-Oregonian.
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Christmas Gift-Making Idea Evening Thursday Dec. 9 December 8, 2010
Posted in Church, Community, Community Service, Culture, Family Life, Justice, Life, Writing.
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Pakistani Christian Mom sentenced to death for blasphemy November 30, 2010
Posted in Culture, Faith, Family Life, Justice, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms.
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It’s not about the pumpkin November 8, 2010
Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, School Days.
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Hang up and talk to your kid September 11, 2010
Posted in Children, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting.
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Adventure with Kids-Summer 2010 Week 10 – Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation Nature Park September 3, 2010
Posted in Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2010, Adventures with Kids, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Kids, Moms, Parenting.
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Adventure with Kids-Summer 2010 Week 9 – SEATTLE with the twins August 27, 2010
Posted in Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Parenting.
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