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Life Update

Valerie Basham

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August 25, 2021

Recently, my family and I just moved 1,200 miles! We left our home of eight years in a mid-sized city in southwest Oklahoma and moved to a small town in Northern Michigan. I would love to tell you the entire story from start to finish. A tale that began about two years ago in a …

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My Mom and “Mrs. Donahue”

Valerie Basham

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February 13, 2021

The extraordinary is all around us, if we stop to notice it and learn from it. I was blessed to be raised by amazing parents who modeled faith in God daily. Here is one example.

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My Dad Wasn’t Perfect

Valerie Basham

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June 6, 2017

It has been brought to my attention that I seem to have elevated my father to sainthood since his death almost thirteen years ago. Dad was actually elevated to the status of a saint when he trusted in Christ alone to save his soul, sometime in the ’70s. Psalm 116:15 says “Precious in the sight …

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Fun Fridays with Mom

Valerie Basham

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December 5, 2016

We, like most people, live busy lives. As a homeschooling mom, you would probably assume that I spend a lot of time with my children. I do, but it’s always time-with-a-purpose. I’m teaching them school, or how to do a chore, or talking to them about the upcoming activities, or correcting them. I rarely spend …

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Categories: Family Fun, family-scrapbook•Tags: family scrapbook•

Happy Birthday to My Leslie

Valerie Basham

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May 17, 2016

Today my sweet Leslie Anne turns eleven years old! I just wanted to write and share a few thoughts about her. She is stubborn (like her mother), but that also means she is determined. She is becoming more of a young lady now than a little girl, and while that is somewhat bitter, it’s mostly …

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Matt Gets His Own Cup

Valerie Basham

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February 23, 2016

Here’s an old video I found and recently uploaded to YouTube for our friends and family. I “caught” Matthew getting his own cup from the cabinet in a way that would not require his climbing on anything. I thought it was pretty creative. It was taken on May 19, 2015, when he was just four …

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A Rough Week

Valerie Basham

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September 20, 2015

Sickness, dental appointments, homeschooling, and more sickness. That’s what my week has consisted of. That is also the reason for my absence from my blog. On Monday, Matt came down with a terrible stomach virus. It took him a full two days to get over it. Tuesday, Leslie and Laci had milder versions of it. …

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How Lucky I Am!

Valerie Basham

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September 8, 2015

My entire Christian school ate lunch at the same time, and while I never ate with her, I could always see her. I knew she was close. If Dad forgot to pack my chips, I could seek her out, and she would share hers. If I lost a tooth at school or skinned my knee …

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A Conference in Kansas City

Valerie Basham

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September 2, 2015

A few weeks ago, my family and I were able to attend a preaching conference at Victory Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri.The theme of that conference was “The Work of Christ”. It was unlike any conference I’ve ever been to in my whole life. There was very little singing, and a lot of preaching. …

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Week Two is Finally Through

Valerie Basham

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August 30, 2015

We began the week with a great shock. Last Sunday, the Labor Commissioner for Oklahoma, Mark Costello, was tragically murdered by his son, Christian. He was stabbed to death at a Braum’s restaurant in Oklahoma City. We didn’t know Mr. Costello, but we know some people who were close to him. They have had only …

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