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Newborn: Miss Kenley

10/10/2017

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Sometimes it's just a small world. Many years ago, Caleb met a new couple at church that had recently moved to Moses Lake from Maple Valley, WA where they had previously attended the same church Caleb and I were attending during our engagement. Not only had they been going to the same church but they joined the same small group we had been part of all just shortly after we had been married and moved to Salem. How fun to meet people with some of the same ties as us! ​

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Birthday Blog Series: Themes-Cowboy

3/22/2017

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I had written about Jesse's 5th birthday on a previous blog post (my old Just A branch blog) and had not migrated it over to Scratch Mom yet and since it is the next theme on my list, I thought I'd just post it here in all it's original goodness. I know you'll enjoy it all the same.  Looking back, the thing that really made this party fun was really getting into character, especially with the games. With young kids, being a fun, dramatic and enthusiastic party host ensures the party will be a hit, so moms and dads, go ahead and ham it up!

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Birthday Blog Series: First Birthdays

3/16/2017

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I have been brainstorming quite a few blog topics lately and even started drafting a few posts. My folder of drafts that never seem to be finished is growing and not really helping anyone, so let's get some actual posts up, shall we? As I am sandwiched between two of my kiddos birthdays currently, what better time to start a series on birthday cakes and celebrations! This ought to be fun, after all with four children ages 11 to 4 we have celebrated 31 birthdays with our own children alone. That seems so crazy! Sometimes the celebrations have been big and sometimes they have been small but they have always been wonderful times of celebration. So here we go, the Scratch Mom Birthday Blog series begins now! 


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Novemeber is Diabetes Awareness Month

11/18/2014

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Today I decided to write in honor of a dear friend. Being as a lot of my writing here at Just A Branch focus’ on life’s tougher moments, and how we deal with them, this post will fit right in. Being “just a branch” comes with it the privilege of mingling with other leaves on the tree, so to speak.  About a week ago we had some spare time on our hands during the afternoons, being as it was parent teacher conference week at school. I had this idea to have the Bauer girls over to share with my brood about diabetes and they’re mother, Sarah was thrilled to indulge us. 


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Bagels and Schmear!

10/5/2011

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Today I had planned to take the kids out to Tonnemakers Farm in Royal City, together with a couple other moms and their kiddos. However upon waking I found that the rain, that had lulled me to sleep, was still here creating a gray and soggy day-not quite ideal for taking kids to a farm. So we will reschedule for another day and instead enjoy a cozy afternoon indoors. With the extra time I have, I thought I ought to post a few updates on the projects going on around our home this past week.


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Favorite Things-September 2011

9/23/2011

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***This was posted on my previous blog, which I am in the process of migrating some of my posts from. I'm thinking this one may begin a "Favorite Things" series :-) -Sharon, 10/02/2015

So now that you’ve been reading my posts and a little about what is on my mind, I thought I’d do something fun to switch gears – and keep you excited about what I might write about in the future.

So who is Sharon and what has she been up to lately? What does she like to do and what might she post about in the future?


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Questions Remain

8/22/2011

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​For those who have lost an unborn child the most logical response it seems would be to have another child. Rarely it seems, do couples, refuse not to continue their dream of having a family. Most who are able to maintain hope know that they can never replace the child lost, nor do they intend that to be the outcome, but they do desire to have a child they can hold.

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A Challenge to Return Praise

8/22/2011

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​The days that followed the loss of our baby were a blur. I was so confused, and did not know what to think. I felt like my body had betrayed me in letting go of our child before it was ready. I had been so terrified of delivering again but now I would go through any amount of pain to be able to hold our baby. I felt like no one understood, even other women who had been through the same thing. It was just something that happened and is typical in 20% of pregnancies, something you just let happen and move on. But to me it wasn’t. I felt I had entered some secret sorrow that lonely women everywhere were a part of and didn’t know how to process. I began to research and found that there are next to zero books on how to cope with having lost an unborn child, not many places to turn save one or two websites.

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The Start of Something...Part 2

8/20/2011

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​I had always thought that families with two children were not really considered a large family. Three children were the definition of a big family to me. While not horribly large, the children outnumbered the parents as well as how many jobs the parents could reasonably hold in order to provide for their children if needed. As many have put it, when you have three children, you go from man-on-man to zone defense. Yet,  here we were 7 weeks into expecting our fourth child and getting excited. We had already talked about names and picked the ones we liked. It was a done deal and we had a peace about it. I told Caleb that although this child had been a surprise, it was no an accident that God had decided to bless us with another child.

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The Start of Something

8/19/2011

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The following begins a a story of our journey through loss, heartache, and growth. I'm certainly not a fan of dredging up old, unpleasant memories, but the challenges in our life as a family have proven to be of far more value as time has marched forward. Time certainly softens the harshness of the initial pain we once felt. I choose to remember also, because when I remember the difficult times I am struck by the grace and strength of God in our lives as He has carried us through it all. That is a great encouragement, to be daily reminded that He is God in the storm and the strength in His voice can and will calm the waves. It is my sincerest hope that the struggles I write about and share are an encouragement to others.   



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