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Sometimes it Pays to Spend More

My new vacuum, otherwise known as The Purple Beast. Saturday I was cleaning for Easter when the inevitable happened.  My vacuum, which has been on it’s last legs since the day I bought it, stopped working.  I checked the belt.  Made sure it wasn’t clogged.  Nothing, except for a nasty burning smell. Fortunately the only guest we [...]

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Above All

Jesus’ tomb…empty today. Today is Easter Sunday, and I will be celebrating with my family.  I’m looking forward to church, spending the afternoon with my husband, children, and my mom.  We’ll do all the traditional stuff.  A celebratory breakfast at Sunday school, a traditional church service, lunch together, and an Easter Egg hunt for the kids. But [...]

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Weekend Roundup - It Pays to Plan Ahead

We’ll be coloring Easter Eggs today. Easter is tomorrow, and I was trying to figure out what my kids should wear to church.  This year I had determined that we were not going to buy new clothes, because it’s not in the budget, and my kids have plenty of good clothes as it is.  They just [...]

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