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The Cumulative Effect of Miracles

June 29, 2016 Summer Kinard 1 Comment

I sit in silence to watch the swirl of steam rise above a cup of tea, the walls of memory…

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Posted in: christian, conversation, encouragement, faith, family, gratitude, grief, instruction manual for my family, kitchen table, life lessons, spiritual formation, Uncategorized Filed under: faith, family tradition, healing, Love, miracles

Reading Like a Mother of a Neuro-atypical Child

May 15, 2016 Summer Kinard 1 Comment

I almost labeled this post, “Books By the Pound.” We just got back from the bookstore with a haul of…

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Posted in: family, homeschool, instruction manual for my family, kitchen table, survivor story Filed under: asd, books, how to stock a home library, language delay

Loud

April 2, 2016 Summer Kinard 2 Comments

My first high school chorus teacher, Mrs. Wright, told us that if we listened to recordings of Beethoven, we should…

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Posted in: conversation, family, life lessons, music, special needs child, Uncategorized Filed under: communicating via song, singing, singing with children

How Listening Helps You Write

March 8, 2016 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

Today I had that conversation again, the one where an acquaintance admits they’ve been reading books on how to write…

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Posted in: advice, christian, conversation, encouragement, overcoming blocks, Uncategorized, writing as woman Filed under: audial learners writing, oral culture and writing, writing for listeners

His Song is With Me in the Night

March 3, 2016 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

Some fifteen years ago, my husband and I rented a few rooms in a derelict historic building in a state…

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Posted in: christian, conversation, faith, traditions, Uncategorized Filed under: christian healing prayer, singing psalms, songs for healing

Free Progidal Son Hands-On Sunday School Lesson

February 27, 2016 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

My godmother called me this morning and asked for ideas on an activity-based lesson for The Prodigal Son. When my…

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Posted in: christian, curriculum, faith, free giveaway, Uncategorized Filed under: active sunday school, church games, free sunday school lesson, Orthodox sunday school, prodigal son lesson, sunday school for boys

Stabat Mater

February 7, 2016 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

Three years ago on this evening, I made the happy discovery that we were expecting our third child. The baby…

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Posted in: advice, christian, faith, family, gratitude, grief, music, Uncategorized Filed under: comfort, Lent, miscarriage, Theotokos

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2015 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

 The children are getting ready for bed. But first, preparing for Santa.    Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas…

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Tea & Crumples trailer

November 5, 2015 Summer Kinard Leave a comment

The {Tea & Crumples trailer} is here! Take a look for a few moments of refreshment.

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Posted in: book trailer, tea, Tea and Crumples, tea with author Filed under: book trailer, Tea and Crumples

How bursting into song saves the world

September 18, 2015 Summer Kinard 1 Comment

   He wasn’t very large when I sang him his first aria. My younger newborn twin, our baby B, was…

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Posted in: faith, family, Friday Faith Talk, life lessons, Messy Parenting, survivor story, Uncategorized Filed under: music therapy, mystical music, opera for babies, singing with children

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