Virginia Knowles
Virginia Knowles
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This blog is a compilation of three of my six Blogspot blogs. I will try to update it with new posts each month. There may be some glitches with comments, duplicate posts, and similar but slightly different category tags. :-) Please check out my "About This 3-in-1 Blog" page linked at the top of this blog. It gives the link to the three blogs, as well as my three home schooling blogs. Thanks!-
Recent Posts
- Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park (New England Road Trip #3)
- Boston (New England Road Trip #2)
- The Adventure Begins (New England Road Trip #1)
- To the Young Woman with Bruises
- War Room: Hope or Hype?
- A Clump of Sadness :: Suicide Prevention Week
- Tie Dye Radiance
- And Now I See (A Poem)
- North Carolina: Mountain Shops
- Off to College She Goes!
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Category Archives: Friday Favorites
Self Portrait, Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake and Friday Favorites
Self Portrait by Virginia Knowles in January 2012 Dear friends, The theme of the P52 photo project this week is Self-Portrait. The picture above isn’t exactly a photo, unless you count that the scanner is a camera of sorts. But it is … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Food, Friday Favorites, Friendship, Legalism, My Favorites, Photography, Project 52, Seasons of Life, Web Links
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I Dreamed a Dream (P52), Breakfast Tray and Friday Favorites
“I Dreamed a Dream” is the theme this week at the P52 project and this is my photo submission. Why? Because when I dream at night, the misty fragments of thought whirl around in my sleeping brain, and then during the … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Bible, Food, Friday Favorites, Grace, Nature, Photography, Project 52, Web Links
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Made with Love: Project 52 Week #2 and Friday Favorites
Dear friends, I’m sort of combining two series in one on this blog: Project 52 and Friday Favorites! I can’t promise I’ll do both each week, but we’ll see what happens! I’ve been doing Friday Favorites off and on for … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Creativity, Friday Favorites, Friendship, Home Schooling, Homemaking, Photography, Project 52, Web Links
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Friday Favorites: Recalibrating for the New Year
Friday Favorites: Recalibrating for the New Year Dear friends, Two more days until the New Year! I don’t know about you, but I am exhausted from 2011. It has been a year of very challenging transitions for my whole family. Frankly, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Books, Food, Friday Favorites, Seasons of Life, Stress ~ Difficulty, Weariness, Web Links
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Friday Favorites #13: Identity and Difficulty
The Knowles family on October 15, 2011 Dear friends, It’s about time for more Friday Favorites! Yes, it’s been over two months since I’ve done this, but we’ve had a wedding to plan (Just a Few Wedding Pictures and A … Continue reading
Friday Favorites #12: Back to School — Overwhelmed?
Dear friends, This has been our first week of the school year, since the home school co-op that we rejoined (after a year of being “just home”) started classes on Monday with plenty of academic assignments doled out for the … Continue reading
Friday Favorites #11: Four Weeks Worth
Dear friends,Oh my! It’s been four weeks since I compiled a Friday Favorites post. Well, life happens! But not to worry, because I continued to “star” intriguing blog posts in my Google Reader, so it’s just a matter of going … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Friday Favorites, Grace, Legalism, Marriage, Virginia, Web Links
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Friday Favorites #10: On Puffin Mumpkins and Pringles (And Being Broken and Real)
Dear friends,Welcome to Friday Favorites #10! As usual, I have a few stories and pictures to tuck in! And my favorite links for the week will be embedded right into the stories.Today my daughter Naomi and I drove over to … Continue reading
Posted in Family Fun, Food, Friday Favorites, Grace, Groceries from Aldi, Legalism, Virginia, Web Links
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Friday Favorites #9: Meeting Halfway (Or Not), Beauty in Nature, and Blog Updates
Dear friends, A few mornings a week, I walk with my friend Tonya, who lives in the next neighborhood over. We have an “official” meeting spot about halfway between our houses. But likely as not, that’s not where we meet … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Friday Favorites, Friendship, Nature, Photography, The Joy of Mentoring, Web Links
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Friday Favorites #8: A Potpourri of Beauty and Grace
Hello friends! This is a busy weekend, so not much commentary from me today to go along with the web links I have been collecting this week! My 18 year old daughter Joanna is graduating from our former church’s home school program, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Friday Favorites, Nature, Photography, Stress ~ Difficulty, Virginia, Web Links
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