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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- Bible (22)
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- North Carolina Trip (7)
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- Reflections on Grace Based Parenting Book (7)
- Reviews (7)
- Road Trip 2014 (9)
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- Share Your Thrift Haul (7)
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- Stress~Weariness (104)
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- Sweet Shot Tuesday (17)
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- Time Management (9)
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- Virginia (37)
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- Weekend Gratitude (37)
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Category Archives: Stress ~ Difficulty
Who is the Proverbs 31 Woman? Not Me Yet!
Self-Portrait, 2012 Who is “The Proverbs 31 Woman”? (Not Me Yet!) Proverbs 31 came to mind as I woke this morning. Not that I had studied it recently, though I certainly should. Our family is about to go through a … Continue reading
One Word: Refresh
“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” Jeremiah 31:25 “You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.” Psalm 68:9 “Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love,and break up your unplowed ground; for it … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Jesus, Stress ~ Difficulty, Sweet Shot 2013, Weariness
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Keep Calm and Carry On
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.“This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” Isaiah 30:15Enough said. (Sign is from Michaels Craft Store.)
Posted in Bible, Stress ~ Difficulty
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Christmas Red
Life in a huge family is chaotic. Especially in the holiday bustle, you have to claim your calm where you can find it. A flutter and glow and jingle of Christmas red here and there. Red’s not usually the calming color, … Continue reading
"What I Have Found" – A Poem by John R. Leax
Watercolor rainbow by a small daughterwith a big heart and imagination “What I Have Found” by John R. Leax from his book Grace is Where I Live This place that claims my midlife labor is not an Eden I have made. It is a place of trial. My hope resides in yielding to what … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Motherhood, Poetry, Stress ~ Difficulty
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Melancholy
Yesterday I felt melancholy because…. My feminine hormones were playing their monthly mischief and I hadn’t slept well and there is a whole bunch of stuff our family has faced and is facing and will continue to face that just … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Homemaking, Motherhood, My Favorites, Peacemaking, Stress ~ Difficulty, Weariness
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Turning Angst into a Clean Closet
Dear friends, Yesterday, feeling cranky / tired / anti-social / generally ruthless, I decided I needed a feeling of accomplishment to perk up my day. I turned my angst into a clean closet. I got rid of a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Homemaking, Organization, Stress ~ Difficulty
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At Our Best Bravely (Encouragement for Tired Moms)
“We are not at our best when we are most exuberant, most impetuous, most abounding in strength, most enthusiastic and most eager. But we are at our best when we are pulling most gravely, steadily, courageously in our appointed duties; … Continue reading
Posted in Homemaking, Motherhood, Prayer, Quotes, Stress ~ Difficulty, Vintage, Weariness
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On Clouds, Hands, Oysters and Messy Humanity
Dear friends, On the way home from an appointment: clouds. I lucked out with the sun rays on these, hastily taken at a stop light… One of my hobbies is watching clouds and photographing them… They are a symbol of … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Health, Nature, Photography, Stress ~ Difficulty, Web Links
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