Julie Lyles Carr

One of Mike’s wonderful work colleagues always comes up with the neatest items. Whether it’s amazing hot cocoa K-Cups for our Keurig to an idea for family fun, she’s always on the look-out. Recently, she brought this game to Mike: Left Center Right. We celebrated with a family game night. This is 5 of 8’s game face… What a poker…
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(repost from 1-24-10) Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 I have a well-worn volume on my bedside table. My IKEA catalog. Because as it turns out, I’m something of an organizational products junkie. I love to snuggle under my warm covers and languorously thumb through the cheery pages of…
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~Waiting to meet newly adopted brother from Ethiopia~ ~beyond precious~ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:34:00 +0000julielylescarr

Here’s the thing with parenting that keeps me endlessly fascinated. Just about the time you think you have the gig down, you encounter an outlier that makes you have to adjust and grow. Case in point~that kid in the picture up there. I myself was a late bloomer. I was the geeky, gawky, nerdy kid of yore. Legs that look…
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It’s handy, having a kid living in Paris. Because, when I’m a bit sapped when it comes to blog creativity, she can supply me with photographs of French Ferris wheels. Seriously, how gorgeous are these shots? Oh, my. Girlfriend has got an eye. I sure miss my oldest. And I captivated by the way she sees the larger world. Fri,…
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