I have taken up couponing, which means that I am stocking up on some things around the house - mostly bathroom things like shampoo, razors, ...

Spud? Darling? Art though cozy next to me in our wedding bed? Darling, you know I am. Let me kiss thy split pea lips. Oh Spud, I'm so...

Sorry to start you off with this scary self-portrait, but do you like my new haircut? It's the shortest I've been in a long while a...

A couple of weeks ago, my Mom started to have some pain in her leg. We tried not to worry - after all, I myself had a strange ankle injury ...

Karen Kingsbury. I just can't decide how I feel about her writing. Her stories are sweet. They're clean and Godly and the message...

(Picture credit Google Images) I've heard many homeschooling mothers declare that as long as she has children at home, there will be a d...

Wow. I don't even know how else to begin my thoughts on this book. I read this because it's the Bloom Book Club pick, and Angie ...

I have to tell you that within the first - oh, several chapters of this book, I was thinking that I would not be using this book for one of ...

Olive Kitteridge. I debated with myself throughout the book whether to say "kitt'ridge" or "kitt-er-idge". It anno...

I cleaned my dining room! It took me three days, mainly because I sprained my ankle and it hurt too much to work on it steadily. Here'...

Caris' Dottie had a Birthday. Funny how dog years work - Dottie just had a Birthday a couple months ago. We all have to play ridiculou...

Why do I let fees happen at the library? Every time we incur fees, we stay away from the library for long periods, and then when the fees a...

Each night before bed, Canaan cuddles with Alif on the couch for a while and then I carry him up to bed and tuck him in. He sleeps all nigh...

I really enjoyed The Time Traveler's Wife! It had been a long time since I'd read fiction, and this challenge was the perfect oppor...

I'm thinking tonight, on New Year's Eve, of a New Year's Eve over a decade ago. I was working as a hostess at an upscale restau...

I saw this intriguing project on my friend Daisy's blog and thought - hey, this is a good idea! I think that, like Daisy mentioned, it...

The kids have been practicing for a couple of months for the church's annual Christmas program. Malachi was not excited about this at a...

Years and years ago, when my boys were - oh, 2 and 3 I think? We had our playgroup friends and a few extras over for a gingerbread man deco...

Ballerina girl, you are so lovely. With you standing there, I'm so aware of how much I care for you. I can see in you my dreams come tru...

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19 A mother knows what it's like to hold a newborn baby. ...