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Reading Lately – Winter Edition | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. Reading Lately – Winter Edition. February 26, 2013. Posted by mjhoward in Books. Bringing up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman. By Katie Davis and Beth Clark. This was a book club selection; otherwise, I probably would not have read it. I’m glad I did though because it generated one of our best discussions. We were all in tears at the end! By Laurie R. King. By Hetty Van de Rijt and Frans Plooij. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Helping without Hurting | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. March 25, 2013. Posted by mjhoward in Books. I just finished Miss Willie. By Janice Holt Giles for book club. It was a book I honestly wasn’t too excited about: a middle-aged woman goes to take on the challenge of being a a school teacher in the poverty of Appalachia. I feel like I’ve read this book before ( Christy. This book talks about the best ways to help others, mostly the idea of working with the poor, not foisting our “help” upon them. Now her heart to...
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Lent Experiment 2013 | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. February 14, 2013. Posted by mjhoward in Spiritual Formation. So this year I’ve decided to do something kind of typical, something a lot of other people will be giving up: Facebook (except for posting my blog). There are several reasons why I’m giving it up:. I use it to compare myself to others WAY too often. In the past, I’ve given up things that were much more difficult for me, much more central to my life, like TV. No comments yet — be the first.
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Block Party | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. February 26, 2013. Posted by mjhoward in Venture. Part of my year of venturing is getting to know my neighbors. I had met our immediate next door neighbors (after I literally knocked on their door to say, “Hi! I’m your new neighbor! 8221;) soon after we moved in. But I hadn’t met anyone else, and I wasn’t sure how to go about it other than to start knocking on doors again. So how did it go? 7 neighbors showed up for hot chocolate and conversation. Several ...
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Fall, my Favorite Time of Year | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. Fall, my Favorite Time of Year. October 25, 2012. Posted by mjhoward in Theology. October 25, 2012. This is so lovely. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. What do I write about?
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My TV Ate Me | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. My TV Ate Me. April 30, 2011. Posted by mjhoward in TV. So…I haven’t posted in a while — in over a week. Lent is over and I’m allowed to watch TV again. So I did. And I did. And I did. Tonight, Ted and I watched all the episodes of The Office that we missed, except one. I wanted to watch it, to keep it going, to finish the set. Ted was done. I’m amazed how he can just shut it off and switch to something else when I’m eager (maybe anxiou...After Ted and I finis...
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Waiting for Baby Jesus | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. Waiting for Baby Jesus. December 24, 2012. Posted by mjhoward in Babies. This time of advent is a time for waiting, waiting for wonderful miracles, waiting for the Son of God to be born. Being pregnant during advent really brings this idea of waiting into an interesting light. I am eagerly awaiting Christmas, the time we celebrate the birth of Jesus, but I’m also eagerly awaiting the birth of another life — that of my son. No comments yet — be the first.
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Last Year’s Lent Experiement | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. Last Year’s Lent Experiement. March 14, 2011. Posted by mjhoward in Spiritual Formation. Last year for Lent, I gave up reading. I didn’t allow myself to read anything but the Bible, and it was a disaster. Let me explain why I gave up reading in the first place: I love to read, giving up reading would be a true sacrifice, and my spiritual crush at the time, Lauren F. Winner (author of. I was not prepared for how difficult it would be. I still read a lot, but no...
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I came, I saw, I zumbad (or whatever the past tense of zumba is) | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. I came, I saw, I zumbad (or whatever the past tense of zumba is). January 22, 2013. Posted by mjhoward in Venture. So when I decided to go to a zumba class at my local Y, I was a little anxious. My usual mode of exercise is walking around my neighborhood cause it’s hard to screw that up and it’s a solitary endeavor. Zumba is dancing and learning steps and. In front of a lot of other people. 1 Brooke - January 22, 2013. Way to go, Megan! January 22, 2013. I am ...
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Does my House own my Heart? | small ways
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Small living, small kindness, small wonders. Does my House own my Heart? February 1, 2013. Posted by mjhoward in Contentment. A few months ago, I. To find the perfect couch for our living room. Any spare moment, I would whip out the ipad and search online. I made pinterest boards. I found other pieces of furniture that we just had to have. I was obsessed. But as soon as we bought a house, what we had was suddenly not good enough anymore. I spent countless hours online and in Home Depot and Home Goods fin...
