Better than Kittens…

Better than Kittens…

Several weeks ago, we attended Homeschool Outdoor school. It was a great week, full of rocket building, folk dancing, fishing, hiking, campfires, skits, camp songs, devotions, and SOO much more. When my husband, our two youngest kids, and I returned home, we were...
Some Sing “No Elk…”

Some Sing “No Elk…”

Some Sing “No Elk…”Sung to the tune of Noel It’s a fun family tradition on Sunday evening at church to build a mounding platter of nachos for our shared meal. After communion, a few of us race to the kitchen, load a silver platter full of chips topped with...
He Loves Me…Loves Me Not

He Loves Me…Loves Me Not

My husband and I attended a wedding for a young couple we dearly love. Dinner over, cake cut, speeches complete. David looked at me and said, “I’m ready to go home when you are.” I wasn’t ready. Tiredness hung at the corner of his eyes. It had been a long week with...
Our Barrier

Our Barrier

After a long season of school and work, our family celebrated a sweet fulfillment: Gideon graduated from both high school and community college, earning an Associate of Science degree. Yay! We celebrated by taking Gideon to Hawaii, where we stayed with a dear friend...
Remembering Our Why

Remembering Our Why

Things were in place. Chicken marinating in a garlic and lemony Greek slurry with herbs from our garden. All the tablecloths were washed and ironed except a few. “It’s late. I can iron them in the morning,” I told my husband. One full day before my good friend Julie...