The temptation, as parents, is to grab fast to every happening, circumstance, and speed bump as it enters our family’s life and worry it until…
Tapestry
There’s so much to do in the course of a day. Always. Stories to read, lessons to teach, dishes to wash, clothes to fold, floors…
Knitting for the ninth
I’ve been a passionate knitter for quite some time, but the truth is I’ve never made a big push to knit for one of my…
Live a life less ordinary
Some days I really want to give up on this whole “a people set apart” thing. Some days I want to float downstream, take the…
3 {other} things to say when the “R-word” comes to mind
I’ll be the first to agree with the groundswell of those who fear we’re nit-picking our language to death in the name of political correctness.…
It’s *not* cancer {a post mostly for the women}
I try not to live in fear, but the fact is, far too many people– far too many women, specifically– I love have sat in…
Feeding the People {a large family’s 2-week menu, with recipe links}
So, we’re back. We’re back, and life is here, and all of that routine, normal, expected part of living day to day is just so…
Obla di obla da
It never ceases to amaze me how something can utterly blow up in your world and yet, life goes on.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Last minute gift? A chance to drag your eyes away from the trimmings and back to the real meaning of Christmas? Either way, we’ve got…
Flu the coop
There are really very few drawbacks to life in a large family. I mean, there’s the always-ubiquitous but not-quite-cool super-sized ride (ie, the Big Old…