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Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Great Material
“Mom, I like you. But don’t tell anybody. Especially my Sunday School teacher.”
David whispered these words while we were sitting in his closet putting on his church clothes.
“Mom, we just had THE MOST SPECIAL time together outside.”
Rich shouted these words after playing football, shirtless in the rain with his little brothers Friday afternoon.
“Mom, we have […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Perfect for Me
God often speaks to me thematically. When I allow enough white space in my life, I see the connections–the places where He wants to get my attention. I am in a season where God is unveiling a dot to dot puzzle inside my heart, and I can’t color fast enough to keep up with him. […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Redemptive Moments in My Minivan
I found, well Rich found, a new blog that I LOVE. Her name is Julie, and she is a MOM! She wrote the following article, but first I want to give you the back story.
I pride myself (oops that should have been my first sign that there was a problem) on not yelling. But yesterday, […]
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Listen to parisianmoms Playlist
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Saturday, March 20th, 2010
My 2010 Birthday Present
Dear Friends,
My 36th birthday is Tuesday, March 30th. This year, I am celebrating in grand style rejoicing in the improving health of our Joseph. Here is our latest update:
Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement of our family this season. We have officially passed the halfway mark of our time in […]
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Joseph’s Health Update
Dear Friends,
We wanted to give you an update on Joseph. Last Tuesday morning was our most recent appointment. We are more encouraged than we have ever been about his health. We LOVE our team at National Jewish. Our primary doctor is from Germany, and our secondary doc is from China. Our […]
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
My Favorite Christmas Letter
Since I write our families’ monthly newsletter, I love reading Christmas letters in December. Here’s my favorite for 2009:
The Zserdin’s list of things broken, destroyed, or used in a
manner not originally intended. 2009 Edition
1 Pair of eyebrows - Zach shaved his off in April.
1 Pan of cooked potatoes- Found later in the boys’ dresser drawer.
1 […]
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
A Mother’s Aching Heart
A few weeks ago, we met with our doctor at National Jewish for the first time. She is a kind, thorough, German woman who clearly knows her stuff. As we dove deeper into Joseph’s medical history, she looked up at me at one point and very gently but seriously said, “I think that your son […]
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Our Family Update
As you might know, we have been wrestling with health issues with Joseph since he was about 22 months old, battling his asthma very consistently. We learned last spring that he wasn’t growing as he should be, and he failed each of six Growth Hormone Stimulation tests. We know that it’s not Cystic […]
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Giving Away the Recession
I am cleaning out my closets in anticipation of another family enjoying our home this winter. I must admit that I have been tempted to go Ebay, Consignment Store, Garage Sale crazy. These are precious things that we’ve taken good care of, and although we don’t need them anymore, making some extra money right now […]