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Top Ten Pros and Cons of an Allergy Elimination Diet

Top Ten Pros and Cons of an Allergy Elimination Diet

For the past nine days–not that I'm counting–I've been on an elimination diet. Nothing serious. Just trying to get to the bottom of some allergy and sinus issues. The diet consists of twigs, bark, and leaves. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little. But it is limited to...

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Finding Beauty in a Not Very Easy Week

Finding Beauty in a Not Very Easy Week

The week just past was not an easy one. Last Sunday, I was finally home for a good long while after months of speaking engagements and Grammy duties, with no book deadlines looming. Don't get me wrong, all of the above are good–even great and blessed–events. But they...

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Fantastic Friday: Our Boys are Still Men

Fantastic Friday: Our Boys are Still Men

Watching our children mature and strike out on their own is a great joy of parenting. This Fantastic Friday post first appeared in April of 2009, but our delight in the way the boys who once graced our home have become men continues. And our memories of them are still...

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Blueberry Pineapple Pie

Blueberry Pineapple Pie

Today's recipe falls into the McGyver category of culinary experiences. In other words, it's one of those recipes made up on the spur of the moment to compensate for a lack of ingredients. The kind of recipe that can be a total bomb or the start of a new and beautiful...

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Top Ten Reasons to Love Southwest Airlines Today

Top Ten Reasons to Love Southwest Airlines Today

Last weekend's trip to the Accessibility Summit conference was wonderful, as always. But this trip included a bonus perk: the flights too and from the conference were wonderful, too. In fact they were so wonderful, I feel compelled to list Southwest's top ten...

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Fantastic Friday: What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

Fantastic Friday: What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

This post from 5 years ago caught my eye while searching the Gravel Road's archives. Why? Because this April our family is celebrating the birth of a grandchild, I'm attending a conference in Virginia right now, and I'm looking forward to a book release on April 27....

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