With Great Joy

I wrote this post in early spring (as evidenced by the photo-- we had just rototilled our garden).  It has sat in my drafts folder for these...

It's a beautiful fall day--- blue skies but brisk .  I've been wearing slippers around the house every day.  I can hear the heat ki...

It was Monday. The kids had already gotten dressed and had done their morning chores-- not without some reminders from me for the little gir...

The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower , by P.J. Lynch If you have the opportunity to scoop up this book at the library, do!  I think all...

One the of the grand things Mark and I decided for this school year is that when he gets a day off, he's going to sub in for me, followi...

It's Monday morning. I'm heading into this week weary and feeling overwhelmed.  This is Mark's long work week (no day off), a...

I really wanted to write here on the blog today, but I am having a sinus headache and finding it a bit tricky to type with my rice bag propp...