March 9, 2009April 10, 2023I want to remember, One Thousand Gifts 1000 Gifts-Week 19 Last week my husband was gone for 4 days, visiting his brother. That left me at home by myself with 3 sick […] Read more
March 6, 2009April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, story of my life What high school didn’t teach me. I got a forward a few weeks ago from an old friend. It was a request from an alumni association at the […] Read more
March 5, 2009April 10, 2023recommended reading Some words I wrote once are in an actual real book! Of course, most of the words in that book come from Mary Ostyn, writer of one of my favorite blogs, Owlhaven. Mary […] Read more
March 3, 2009April 10, 2023life with short people, the parenting files I AM Marilla Cuthbert In Anne of Green Gables, Marilla Cuthbert is often the enemy. At least that’s how she appeared to me in all of […] Read more
March 2, 2009April 10, 2023One Thousand Gifts 1000 Gifts-Week 18 We spent some time at the beach with our friends from out of town this week. There are some really nice beaches […] Read more
February 27, 2009April 10, 20237 quick takes, random musings 7 Quick Takes 1. I just realized that by nature the quick takes implies that one has a head just busting full of ideas and […] Read more
February 23, 2009April 10, 2023I want to remember, One Thousand Gifts, The I'm not perfect club, this life together thing 1000 Gifts-Week 17 Sometimes it really hard to remember to be thankful. One or two things that are hard to deal with will shout so […] Read more
February 21, 2009April 10, 2023story of my life Come One, Come All So my dad is in town for a few days, and we’re cramming as much fun as is possible into them. Including […] Read more
February 17, 2009April 10, 2023the parenting files When Parents Give Up I’m standing near to the playground with a few other moms chatting. “When my daughters are 14,” says the mother of two […] Read more
February 17, 2009April 10, 2023Uncategorized More on Marriage This weeks Wedded Bliss post is up. It’s all about how the attitude we choose affects our marriage. And it has a […] Read more