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Lemonade For Sale

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Here at Casa de Sipps, we're kinda used to change, and we try to make lemonade out of lemons whenever possible. I think we have so much lemonade at this point I could bottle it and sell it by the gallon. There's this stove in our new house. It's a gas stove. Well, it's more like a stove-shaped giant paperweight in the middle of the floor. This is me, three weeks ago:Me: "Hello, I would like to have service started at our new house."Gas company: "Sure! What's your address... oh wait. I'm sorry, ... VIEW POST

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Yes, You Can Weather The Storm You’re In Right Now

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This week I felt like melting into a puddle of tears and... well, tears. The straw that broke the proverbial camel's back was when the landlord for our current home told me he has on file that our contract is a year longer than I have on file. A stinking YEAR! Pile that on to existing stress of living in two households (and desiring to be in one, just to clarify), PAYING for two households, hearing my children ask "but why can't you come to parent night at VBS, mommy? Do you think you ... VIEW POST

God, Out Of The Box.

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I finally figured it out. I have been in a funk for the past week, but couldn't quite put my finger on why.There's a guy at work, I'll call him Mr. W. He told me about a book that he read where the author was a pastor of a certain denominational congregation, and he converted from his existing congregation to join this new church. His book encourages others to do the same, and he's very good at persuasion - so much so that my friend at work is now prompting me to purchase this book and join the ... VIEW POST

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What Happens When We Stop Planning Every Second Of Our Lives

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I like to think of myself as a laid-back mom. Sorta. Okay, maybe not. In reality, I have a million things on my list of to-do’s that go on behind the scenes and make it look like I’m a laid-back mom. For instance, in an effort to allow the kids to have some fun, yet not rule the family’s schedule entirely, each child is allowed to do one “thing” (translate: extracurricular activity) at a time. Last year we did our second year of karate, which evolved into cub scouts for one, and our fifth year ... VIEW POST