Julie Lyles Carr

I was raised in a tent. On several weekends. Of my childhood. Growing up in Southern California, my parents often took us on jaunts into the amazing mountains of the Sierra Nevada range and into the wilds of Yosemite. Some of my fondest childhood memories have to do with waking up to the smoky morning air of a campfire and…
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Activating the Network. That’s what I’m doing. The Blog Network. As many of you know, I’m a mom of eight. And two of those kiddos are considered special needs kids, 4 of 8 with a hearing loss and 7 of 8 dealing with the effects of a neonatal stroke. I’ve spent a fair amount of time in waiting rooms and…
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My babies are getting big. Sigh. 4 of 8 took some pictures of 7 of 8 this weekend on her iTouch. I couldn’t believe how much older 7 of 8 seems in these pictures. We’ve babied 7 and 8 of 8 far more than our other kiddos. We still refer to them as The Babies. But it hit me the…
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Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD, you who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. Psalm 135:1-2 I’m finally home from a long weekend away. Mike has been holding down the fort, keeping kids fed and fairly clean. This morning, I wandered around the…
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The view from here… Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.3 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:22:00 +0000julielylescarr