With Great Joy

I discovered this poem recently and it seems perfectly suited for the beginning of the year:  NEW EVERY MORNING Every day is a fresh...

Autumn Leaves by Angelina Wray In the hush and the lonely silence Of the chill October night, Some wizard has worked his magic With...

Hello friends, This post begins a series of me basically processing my thoughts (and sometimes my kids' thoughts and opinions) here on...

Mark decided we would be done with our school year at the end of next week, so we are officially winding down, and I am thankful because ...

[morning time schedule from our first week of school] Today is Mark’s day off, which means he does school with the kids, and I get to l...

This is Part 3 in an impromptu series I'm doing in response to a readers question about our schedule. Here is her question:   I ...

Vegetables The country vegetables scorn To lie about in shops, They stand upright as they were born In neatly-patterned crops; ...

Here's what we're doing for poetry this year:  I've selected two or three poems per month that are season-specific.   I read the...