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WRAPPED, PACKED, AND UNPACKED
For 27 years I have housed what we all call “grandma’s china.” These old plates, platters, and teacups have been wrapped, packed, and unpacked now 12 different times through our different moves. For…
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FAMILY DINNER CHALLENGE
IT HAS BEEN ASKED “WHAT IS… … more powerful than a V8 engine?… more memorable than a vacation?… more nourishing than a book?… more life-changing than a camping trip?… more meaningful than General…
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IS THE DINNER TABLE LIKE UNTO AN ALTAR?
Raising my family for the first 20 years looks different than it does now. Dinners were always rushed and crammed into a time slot in-between my husband’s two jobs. Often enough there was…
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WHY WE RESTORED THE DINNER TABLE IN THE HOPE TO SAVE OUR FUTURE POSTERITY
As a child, my mother taught me manners when it came to the dinner table— as we had many lessons on etiquette for our homeschooling. “No elbows”, “no pots and pans on the…
