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I was telling my daughter about the nice trip that her daddy and I had this past week.  We only took two days–actually not even two full ...

It doesn’t take long for circumstances to change. You wake up one morning, and you realize things are different than they were from some ...

I attended a Toastmaster’s meeting with my daughter and husband.  If you aren’t familiar with Toastmasters International, it is a public ...

One of THE most wonderful things I have ever chosen to do is become a mother. There was, of course, a ton of prep work prior to that.  Wh...

I have another child graduating from high school.  I have a different child almost done with college.   The one between those two just an...

A few years ago, I was asked to lead a women’s Bible study at the home of a friend.  Out of that group, another group sprung up that incl...

I was picking up my daughter from (one of her many) jobs.  She works as a seamstress for a woman with a home business.  The business is t...

They told me it was coming. I didn’t believe them.  No.  I have plenty of hobbies.  Plenty of friends.  A great marriage. It’s not my str...

After our big party last night, I was dead-dog tired, out-cold, catching flies until waaaaaaay later than I normally sleep– this morning....

For a few years, I was teaching a class called “Study Skills” at our homeschool co-op. I looked at the book, watched the videos and basic...

Today I wrote the transcript for my third child.  It hardly seems possible that our third (Hudson) will be graduating from high school. W...

There’s this rogue tree growing in my flower bed. Actually, it’s quite a beautiful, little maple tree.  And every year, for the past seve...

Bbbbwwaaaaaaaaa….   wimper wimper, sniff.. sniff… Even though the last 147 years of your life (more or less) have been devoted to homesch...

About a week ago, I cooked a turkey. “WHY??  are we having a turkey, MOM??” It’s like I need to post a four day in-advance notice (on fac...

I was cleaning out the craft room in the basement.  I managed to unearth some old scraps of colored paper from days of old.  It was appro...

So, I’m out on a Saturday morning shopping run.  Even though my hair was majorly hedge-hogging, I managed to get out and do pilates befor...