Julie Lyles Carr

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.  I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can…
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~My Niece~ ~keeper of the most fabulous freckles~ *and don’t forget to enter the Your Family Constitution Giveaway* *it’s your patriotic duty!* Happy Birthday, America Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:59:00 +0000julielylescarr

It’s just the patriotic thing to do. Developing a Family Constitution. I was contacted a couple weeks ago about a new book of family relationships by Scott Gale entitled Your Family Constitution. The cover expands on the title, adding the phrase ‘A Modern Approach to Family Values and Household Structure.’ And I have to admit, being an at-home mom, I…
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It’s all a big deceit. Smoke. Mirrors. Artifice. And I know it. But I just can’t help myself. I just have to participate. I just have to enter its magic, just every now and then. I try to drive on by. I tell myself I’m not going to stop this time, that I won’t even cross the threshold. But then…
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On Saturday we will celebrate the birth of this country, our birth certificate signed by the founding fathers in an act of wild courage in declaration of autonomy from Britain and the intention to go forward in home rule. 233 years. That’s how many candles are on the Independence Day cake this year. Our history is not as clean and…
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