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: Lake Baldwin Church
Weekend Gratitude: Family, Friends, and Community
Hello friends! What a busy weekend we had! I can’t even remember everything we did around the house and running errands. However, I did capture three events with my iPod camera. On Saturday, my cousin-in-law Debbie and her husband Michael … Continue reading
Weekend Gratitude: Easter Egg Hunt, Yard Sales, Homeless Outreach
Dear friends,What a busy weekend! I guess you could say it started on Friday, but you can read about that here: Mom’s Chauffeur and Courier Service (A Little Encouragement)On Saturday morning, I took my two youngest daughters to the annual Easter … Continue reading
To the Hospital and Home Again (An Update)
Weird stuff happens.Monday is usually a “home day” for me since I teach Tuesday through Thursday at a private Christian school. I had just spent the early afternoon getting up to speed with how to use some on-line curriculum … Continue reading
Weekend Gratitude: Love, Loss, and Lake Lily
What a beautiful day at the Maitland Art Festival which is held each year on the pathway around Lake Lily! I wanted to go yesterday with several of my kids, but had too much work to do. This morning I … Continue reading
Advent Interrupted
Leon Cogniet, 1794-1880, Massacre of the Innocents Friends,Yesterday, the third Sunday of Advent, we all just wanted to celebrate Christmas coming.We are like the three wise men from the East, eagerly seeking the star and the Savior.Yet on the way … Continue reading
Sunlight in Storms
Hello friends!It’s “sunlight” week at the P52 Photo Project but I’m taking a little different twist in that I’m not taking a picture of a sunny day. Life isn’t always sunny. Storms blow in unexpectedly, as is the case in this series … Continue reading
Weekend Gratitude: On Seeds, Soil, and Listening Well
Dear friends, This morning, our little Presbyterian church (www.LakeBaldwinChurch.com) had the honor of hearing from an internationally known guest speaker, Gordon MacDonald. Many of you will have no idea of who he is, but he is the author of Ordering … Continue reading