Letter to a Son
My mother has just given me a copy of a letter written in 1870 by my great great grandfather, Richard Fitzsimons, shortly before he died...
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Rosie's Blog
- Jul 8, 2007
- 1 min
Seize The Day
I was speaking at a camp sometime ago and collapsed into bed late the first night. I turned off my light, and lay back on the pillow,...
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- Jun 16, 2007
- 1 min
Don’t Forget to Honk!
Yesterday morning we enjoyed learning some facts about geese – how they fly in a V formation and change leadership when the leader gets...
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- Jun 10, 2007
- 2 min
Let It Go
We’ve had a couple of possum dramas here in the barn this last week. We got home late one night to find that one of the children had left...
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- May 18, 2007
- 1 min
Just One Match
Last week we made huge progress on our land with the help of our brother-in-law and his expertise with a digger. He rolled huge...
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- May 8, 2007
- 1 min
Indians on the Island
Yesterday Sam, Jake and their friend , Aljoh, carried bamboo poles, an old tarpaulin and all sorts of tools onto Black Rabbit Island. I...
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- Mar 23, 2007
- 1 min
Living with the Sparrows
It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog, but you sure can’t do everything! We have spent the last few weeks working furiously on our...
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- Jan 11, 2007
- 1 min
What is it exactly you don’t understand???
Last week, we had a fantastic time with family, enjoying the sun and swimming, and hours of volleyball. The children were all in the...
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- Dec 12, 2006
- 1 min
Just a Little Bit of Encouragement
It’s funny how often as I sit down to work on writing some of my next book, little things happen at very opportune times! This morning I...
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- Dec 1, 2006
- 1 min
To the Barn!
“Be ruthless!” my husband tells me. And I am trying to be, but it’s hard to be ruthless when you’re packing up a family of eight after...
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- Sep 26, 2006
- 2 min
Hasty Words
Yesterday Sam was invited to spend a couple of days with a friend. He was very excited, but his little brother was equally sad! “Why...
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- Sep 4, 2006
- 1 min
Easy Decisions
I just found a great quote today by Roy Disney. “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” I long for my...
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- Aug 25, 2006
- 1 min
Just One of Those Things
The other evening, I heard the car come in the drive. My husband Chris, had just been giving our 15 year old daughter a driving lesson....
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- Aug 19, 2006
- 2 min
Don’t Jump to Conclusions!
Just yesterday, I went out to the washing line and saw our young puppy, Lucy, standing beside a dead hen. I was horrified, furious! I...
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- Aug 14, 2006
- 1 min
Disbelief in the Boom household!
Yesterday something very unusual happened in our house. At least, it was very unusual judging by my children’s reactions. I actually did...
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- Aug 11, 2006
- 2 min
Honesty with Money
Teaching honesty to children can be a real challenge. Inherent in the fallen nature of each one of us is the tendency to lie to save our...
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- Aug 10, 2006
- 1 min
Seize the day!
I’ve just finished searching through old photo albums looking for a certain photo to go in my next book. I got totally side-tracked as I...
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- Aug 8, 2006
- 2 min
The Gift of Values
The Gift of Values ~ Volume One and Two, now available in hard back edition, are the first two books in a series of four, written to...
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- Aug 2, 2006
- 3 min
The Value of Diligence
Diligence. It has a certain ring about it — and not always a pleasant one. Maybe that’s because it makes us think of responsibility? Or...
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