Lost in Laundry

writing by Starr N. Cliff

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  • Farewell, pink and purple.

    My 10 year old has ditched all the pink and purple once decorating her room. She turned on those “little girl” colors fast enough to bring a tear to a Mama’s eye! We sweetened up her new bedspread with some fabric bunting and tissue paper pom poms for quick,  inexpensive updated decor. Love this girl’s…

    starrcliff

    September 26, 2015
  • Morning Mommy

    Y’all. I timed it. It takes me approximately 17 minutes to run a brush through my hair and slap on a bit of makeup, and transform from scary Picture A to normal Picture B. So,  my dear middle school boys,  I apologize for perpetually dropping you off at Middle School as version A. I know…

    starrcliff

    September 3, 2015
  • More than just eye rolls.

    The eye roll moments in these tween years that communicate “I am very sophisticated and cool,  and you are neither funny nor smart” are, yes, a bit difficult. But there’s so much good in these years too. Oh how much FUN when I look for it and take a break from “molding and shaping” and…

    starrcliff

    August 27, 2015
  • Easy DIY Gift

    My current favorite easy and inexpensive DIY gift is a quote or scripture on a burlap frame.   Supplies: Burlap Frame (Pack of two at Walmart, less than $5) Spray Adhesive Upholstery Tacks Favorite quote/paper/printer Create your quote using different fonts with a program like picmonkey.com.  Print, cut to size, spray with adhesive, stick to burlap,…

    starrcliff

    August 20, 2015
  • Finding Empathy

    Empathy.   I think it’s what happens when we sincerely ask the Lord to please PLEASE save us from ourselves and our tendency to judge. My daughter is a smart, hard-working pleaser who is also occasionally a little distracted and scattered. Also a great description of her mother at age 9. My first response when she left her…

    starrcliff

    August 18, 2015
  • What is home anyway?

    I have a really great life. A perfect life? No. I have certainly had heartache and loss; but I know God as healer and redeemer probably better than I know him in any other way, and he has been good to oversee my pain and certainly never waste it. Bumps in the road not withstanding,…

    starrcliff

    June 30, 2015
  • Family History in the Kitchen

      This Pepsi crate is stamped “Tulsa, OK”, and it’s something my Grandpa somehow acquired half a century ago.  I saw it on a shelf in my mom’s garage, and asked her for it.  (Thanks to lemonademakinmama for the idea to use it on my kitchen counter; I first saw it on her blog!) The white…

    starrcliff

    June 25, 2015
  • you oughta make a frittata

        A quick story before we begin: For a good long bit I’ve had blog posts I’ve wanted to write in my head, and then I don’t write them because my photography abilities are about negative 17. But here’s the deal…..I bought a fancy used DSLR camera.  I tried learning.  I didn’t enjoy it…

    starrcliff

    June 23, 2015
  • Joy in the Home When You’re Raising Tweens and Teens

      Way back on Mother’s Day, our pastor asked, “What would your kids say if asked ‘Do you think Mom is fun?’” (I haven’t asked my kids yet. I’m a scaredy-cat.) It wasn’t a question posed to heap yet another responsibility on moms.  I know my tendency when I hear a question like that is to…

    starrcliff

    June 10, 2015
  • Running water and tall trees.

    When I’m outside in the springtime near running water and tall trees, it’s like the space inside me opens up and doubles somehow. I don’t know how to explain it, but I bet some of you know what I mean. I’ve found a favorite spot just 10 or 15 minutes from home, at Port Royal…

    starrcliff

    March 25, 2015
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