This is year two for our summer journals. I kept the journals that they made below from last year and we will keep writing in them this summer. How fun to keep a running summer journal and see the progress of each child over the years in their handwriting, storytelling and artwork? Not to mention […]
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Skiing, Pizza Slicing, and Busyness
I used to believe in adventure and trying new things. Then I went skiing a couple weeks ago. I still have a big bruise on my left knee and dents on my right shin from the ski boot. I’d like to make a public apology to the parents and young children on the bunny hill […]
P.S. I’m really not weird
A couple weeks ago during church, Little Miss’s small group leaders encouraged each child to write a letter to someone thanking them for keeping the peace. Their theme for the month had been “peace” and apparently this was a final activity to drive the point home. So Little Miss wrote a letter to my Dad […]
Doing Life Together – Susie
What I’m enjoying so much about this series (besides the great stories!), is the fact that I get to share with you little pieces of the dear people whom I’m privileged to do life with! Today’s post comes from my dear friend and writer pal Susie. Susie Finkbeiner is a novelist and short story writer […]
Rodent in the Trap
A couple days ago, I picked two zucchini from my garden that bore giant teeth-munch marks. The rodent had obviously returned. Greedy little monster apparently extended his buffet of green beans to include zucchini. Of course, this time the hubby was gone all week on a business trip. So I texted him a picture of […]
Rodent in the Garden
Something had been eating my green bean plants. I marched up and down two rows of plants following a trail of teeth marks. Some brand of rodent had gotten his fill and then raced off to bed with a belly full of my garden. “GAH!” I shouted as I stomped back into the house. “So […]