It’s hard to believe, but Caroline turned 13 this weekend! We had a low key celebration with just the grandpas and grandmas. My mom made Caroline’s favorite chocolate cake for her. I should share the recipe because it is so good. (If …
Last weekend my husband and I went shopping in a number of small local businesses in my parents’ hometown. We enjoy going through unique shops because it feeds the artist soul in each of us. We don’t have to purchase anything – it …
I don’t understand this. The chewy edges are the best part! LOL! And this is how a daddy who loves his little girl cuts the brownies.
This is originally from January 1, 2011. I’m reposting it today, over eight years later. When I wrote it, Caroline was not yet four and a half. She will be thirteen in ten days. We have wandered in the desert quite a bit during that time …
The New Madrid Fault is a significant threat to those of us who live in the central part of the United States. In this video, I walk through the history of The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812 and discuss what we should expect from this fault at …
When David was downsized out of his corporate job many years ago, one of our goals was to structure our work life in such a way that we would be freer in the autumn. It is our favorite time of the year and we wanted to travel and enjoy all the unique …
I define a cozy life as one that brings greater peace, understanding, joy, beauty, and faith to you and your loved ones. Today we’re going to take a look at peace, the first item on the list. We’ll look at a definition of peace and the …
This week we enjoyed living life. We’ve been doing school all summer so we continued with it this week. We also took the time to cross off one of Caroline’s summer to do list items – a visit to the Grand Rapids Public Museum. So on …
I started writing a post last spring when Warren Wiersbe and Rachel Held Evans died within a few days of each other. To say their lives ended up being radically different is not an overstatement. I wrote a bit and then set it aside since I did not …
I’m guessing most homeschool parents find two things intimidating about high school – advanced math and science. We’ve discussed math many times on this site since I’m homeschooling a daughter with dyscalculia. We …
Sometimes I like to call upon the collective wisdom of the women who read this site. Today is one of those days. A couple of things have happened in the past few weeks that make me wonder how other people make decisions regarding the safety of their …
Pruned To Yield Fruit by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman “And every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” John 15:2 A child of God was dazed by the variety of afflictions which seemed to make her their …
