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Thanksgiving 2010

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Shannon

My Thanksgiving turned out great. Jerrod and I helped Gramma with the turkey and it came out nicely. My rolls came out really well and it was my first time doing the mashed potatoes. I did them in two batches … Continue reading →

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Being Thankful

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Shannon

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent O LORD my God, I will give thanks to … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day 2010

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Shannon

For years, every Mother’s Day my mom would say “I’ll make lasagna.” I would say “No mom, you’re a mom. I’ll make the lasagna.” I’d start to make it, but then partway through I’d get sent to the store or … Continue reading →

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Good Friday

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Shannon

4 Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! 5 But he was pierced for our rebellion, … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Shannon

Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is also my grandmother’s birthday so every year we go to the Christmas Eve service at my church and then we come home and have Gramma’s birthday dinner. A couple of really great things happened at … Continue reading →

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Talking Like a Pirate

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Shannon

Talk Like a Pirate Day was this Tuesday, of course. Tuesday was also our first day of MOPS, which is a church program I volunteer at called Mothers of Preschoolers. The mothers come and bring their small children and we … Continue reading →

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Want to worship my twig? Umm, no thanks…

Posted on March 18, 2006 by Shannon

Today is St. Patrick’s Day. I was just thinking today about a Veggietales video I saw a while ago. There was a short cartoon on Sumo of the Opera about St. Patrick’s Day. It was done in this cute 2-D … Continue reading →

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Talk like a Pirate Day

Posted on September 19, 2005 by Shannon

Ahoy, maties. It be Talk like a Pirate Day. Let’s take some time to review the basic TLAP jargon. Ahoy! – “Hello!” Avast! – Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, “Whoa! Get a … Continue reading →

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The Importance of the Resurrection

Posted on March 26, 2005 by Shannon

1 Corinthians 15:12-22 Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2005 by Shannon

Jerrod and I did our celebrating on Saturday. We went shopping a little at Old Navy, and then went to a movie at the theater that’s across the street. We saw Finding Neverland. It was a really sweet movie and … Continue reading →

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