Author Archives: Laura

Week Three-and-a-half, In Athens and the end of our trip

Today, I continue (and FINALLY finish!) the story of our Summer 2008 trip to Greece.  To see all of our pictures, click here.  For most of the pictures, Nik has mapped them so you can see exactly where in Greece … Continue reading

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Daily Gratitude #19 and #20

For yesterday:  Last night, I was infinitely grateful for my covenant group women.  They are a blessing from God to me. Today, I am grateful for a quiet day at work, with no students, and a chance to get caught … Continue reading

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Daily Gratitude #18

Today, I’m grateful for a clean house, a nice day of sewing with friends, and brave little shoots of garlic pushing their heads up through the soil.

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Daily Gratitude #17

Today, I am grateful for the weekend, an easy Monday at work, and the Thanksgiving holidays!  I’m looking forward to the rest!

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Daily Gratitude #16

Today, I am grateful for my washing machine because I’m really glad I don’t have to wash our clothes by hand!

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Happy Birthday Anu!

Happy Birthday Anu!!I think you’re my farthest flung friend and blog reader. I hope we get to see each other again one day! (She’s in India!)

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Daily Gratitude #14 and #15

I was thankful yesterday, I promise, but when I went to the computer to post it, Nik had turned it off.  And good for him, because we’ve been trying to cut down on our computer consumption recently.  Turning the computer … Continue reading

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Daily Gratitude #13

Today, I’m grateful for this recipe, Warm Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad.  Kristen told me about it weeks ago and I finally made it last week when I was desperate for some good food.  And let me tell you – … Continue reading

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There’s something wrong with this

I had some blood work done last month.  I just recently got my explanation of benefits from my insurance company.  This statement always shows what was billed and then how much the insurance company actually pays.  The second number is … Continue reading

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Daily Gratitude #12

(I missed yesterday – I know.  The day got away from me.) Today I’m grateful for sunshine and good friends and a sewing room and warm fall weather and Sundays to rest.

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