November in Alabama…you’re blowing my mind. We had a taste of you two years ago, when we camped in the…
Continue ReadingWhen Your Art Feels “Ridiculous”
The other day Jesse came up to me with a solemn expression and made this confession: “Mom, sometimes when I’m…
Continue ReadingHarvest Season (a pictoral update)
I have so few words this week. Mostly pictures. We are working like crazy to be good stewards of the…
Continue ReadingJesse’s First Pet {in which we make sourdough starter}
When I decided to make our new sourdough experiment Jesse’s responsibility, I told him it would be like having a…
Continue ReadingTinsel, Truth, and a Real Live Manger {How the Kids are Celebrating Advent}
I’m in the mood to give y’all a glimpse of how we’re celebrating Christmas around here with a 2, 4,…
Continue ReadingAnyways, what IS the best feeling in the world?
His almost-6-year-old questions can be so random. And deep. Sometimes I laugh. Sometimes I’m left breathless and with no answers….
Continue ReadingThe Art of The Family Portrait
First, find a nice background and gather a few props. Insert human into frame to get the focus and settings…
Continue ReadingWhile We Wait for Life to ‘Load’
I watch the blue, pixel stream surge along its banks as my email loads, and remember the days of dial…
Continue ReadingIn which we enjoy our spring bike rides…with a side of milk
I did a crazy thing the other day. We were just getting the bikes hooked up for a family bike…
Continue ReadingLittle Listening Ears
One day my boy came downstairs and announced, “Mom! God talked to me!” I was terribly excited. “Really! What did…
Continue ReadingA Dinosaur and “Pat”
Today he read his first solo word, “Pat”. With a single glance, he belted it out. A channel has opened…
Continue ReadingThe Most Memorable Moment of Relevant11
I’ve just got back from a weekend in Harrisburg, PA, attending the Christian Women’s Blogging Conference, Relevant. It will take…
Continue ReadingOn Top Of the World
Six Years ago today, Jeremy and I tied the knot… (no, I did not scrape my name into…
Continue ReadingLetters From Home, Volume 1
Letters from Home is my new format to stay personally connected with my readers even as I endeavor to fulfill…
Continue ReadingOf Pancake Zoos and Native Accomidations
Our road trip last month was another chance to relive some fond memories and experiences from the homestead. Considering the…
Continue ReadingGo jump in a lake!
If it seems a bit quiet on the blog, it’s ’cause we’re out on the lake and you can’t hear…
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