It was the year we had to pack up all our belongings and move nearly 4,500 km. from one side of this wide country to another. The year my family traveled in rusty green Oldsmobile in the sweaty, muggy days of summer, with no air conditioning, windows rolled down and hair flying in the wind… […]
“Once she stopped rushing through life …. she was amazed … … to see how much more life … she had time for …” {I cannot keep these two apart when naptimes are over … Lovelyn crawls straight into Leia’s crib and the party begins …} {First Easter for Leia} … Learning that my […]
“Your children deserve you right now … because ten years from now, your children will be grown and on their own … your opportunity [to work] will still be there because your talent is there. Ten years from now, you will still be able to follow your talents and goals, but ten years from now, […]
I must admit … I have a dream of owning my own [milking] cow … one day [soon]. It may seem strange and my husband often laughs … a bit nervously … wondering if it will actually come to pass. My girls know I pray for this opportunity, if it is the Lord’s […]
‘Home, the spot of earth supremely best, a dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest.” R. Montgomery Shuffling back through the snow-melting-into-rain covered driveway, we pushed open the door to our home and six pairs of muddy-covered boots plodded onto the doormat. Mud immediately fell to the floor. Puddles began forming as the […]
