Julie Lyles Carr

After I posted that little photo montage of 6 of 8’s first Tooth Fairy encounter, I had some questions from readers that I thought were thought-provoking…hence my thought. I’m circular in my thinking like that. Esoterica aside, the questions took the form of a central theme: what do you do with the teeth the ‘Tooth Fairy’ collects? Posterity. That’s been…
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The braces are off 3 of 8! He turns 13 in a few days–so it seems appropriate he would have a new smile to go with his entree into teenagehood. By my calculations, we have brought three kids through orthodontia and just have five more to go. Just five more. That doesn’t sound too daunting. Much. Wed, 18 Nov 2009…
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Seems I opened up a can of worms when I posted about my homemade snack packs. In a good way. A good can of worms. I’m mixing my metaphor again, aren’t I? You can tell me. I can take it. Maybe I mean a can of gummy worms. Several of you inquired as to what I was putting in those…
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So I happened upon an amazing clearance sale a couple of weeks ago and came home with a bagful of shoes for around $24. I know. It was amazing. I was showing off the red heels and the black heels and the little strappy pair to my older girls and The Diva, 6 of 8, when my eight year old…
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But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the LORD.” Jonah 2:9 As we head into the holidays, I’ve begun to teach a new series called Signs of the Season. There are fascinating ‘stories behind the stories’ of Thanksgiving and Christmas, deeper details that let us…
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