[pinit] The day after the forgotten homework incident, I headed to my favorite coffee shop in town to get some serious work done. I had an interview for an article to conduct and a lot of writing to catch up on after two weeks of vacation. After my interviewee left the coffee shop, I refilled […]
faith in action
Grace on the floor
[pinit] By the third day of school, jet lag had fully caught up to us. It was all I could do to drag myself out of bed while my body screamed that it was only 3 a.m. in California. Nevertheless, the kids had a bus to catch. Little Miss stared into space over her bowl […]
The treasure underneath your feet
In an act of wild adventure, we spent the last 12 days of summer vacation in Southern California. The last 12 days as in we arrived home at 12:30 a.m. and the kids started school at 8 a.m. We squeezed all we could out of this summer. To be honest, we wouldn’t have intentionally tortured […]
New Beginnings
[pinit] Fall has always been one of my favorite times of year. For me, September has always felt like the time for new beginnings and new resolutions, more so than January. It’s a season of making new friends and re-connecting with old ones, whether at school, church, Bible studies, book clubs, or the countless other […]
Winners and a Weekend Blessing
Congratulations to Ann for winning the grand prize drawing in our half birthday week celebration. Thank you for all your participation. If you haven’t taken the short survey yet, you can still do so here. I am enjoying your responses, learning a lot, and getting a game plan for the fall. Have a wonderful weekend! […]
A Plan for Simple Summer Hospitality
[pinit] I love to have people over to our house. I am a terrible hostess, and I always forget something important. I also prefer not to spend the entire time in the kitchen or cleaning up. I am, however, all about the eating and laughing. Sometimes at the same time. Which is interesting. But at […]