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How to Wash Dishes Once a Week

How to Wash Dishes Once a Week (And Get Away With It!) © 2002, 2004 by Janice GreenIt’s All About Focus… Part I: How to leave dirty dishes in the sink until the end of the week Part II: How to wash all those dishes at the end of the week without losing your cool.I envy people who have spotless homes and can leave their curtains pulled back and their front doors open without shame. I’ve even taken a stab at getting it together

A Backwards Party in a Hoghouse

From my Family Heritage Album  © 2002 by Janice Green Among my earliest memories of writing my own thoughts and ideas I find myself playing with secret codes when I was in about the second grade.  My older brother, Keith, had been using secret codes to share messages with Ronnie who lived up the road, and I thought it looked like fun. The easiest code they were writing called for two

Writing your family history

I wish I knew what my grandparents were like since all but one died before I was three years old.  What were my great grandparents like? Or my great, great grandfather who I’ve learned was a pastor who rode a horse from one church to another in his circuit?  It is one thing to learn the names of my ancestors, but to me this has little meaning without some indication of their personalities.  I wish I could enjoy a long conversation with

Do we know what we are celebrating?

I enjoy the lights and color of the Christmas season and will often go out of my way to view the Christmas lights that various families display on their homes and lawns.  But in spite of the sparkle and glitter, I am finding a hollow place in my spirit when I look for the reason people are celebrating.  I haven’t dared to start a tally sheet to keep up with the overall themes of each display, but I find I