Luther’s birth story … The morning was fresh and clear. I hopped out of bed, as well as a pregnant women could hop, and slipped downstairs for my morning quiet time and coffee. The house was blissfully peaceful as I kindled up the cookstove and put the kettle on to boil. Grabbing my favorite […]
“In fact it was an immense relief to them all to have a little work, and they took hold with a will, but soon realized the truth of Hannah’s saying, “Housekeeping ain’t no joke.” ~ Louisa May Alcott Little Women The baby timeline is on for this family … we have just a few weeks until […]
“No one has been given more than 24 hours for each day. The secret is not to get more time. It is to manage our time. It takes only a little time to plan the savings of much time. Use your freezer to save time. Prepare freezer main dishes. Set aside a period of time […]
“The brambled cares of everyday, The tiny humdrum things, May bind my feet when they would stray, But still my heart has wings While red geraniums are bloomed against my window glass, And low above my green-sweet hill the gypsy wind-clouds pass. And if my dreamings ne’er come true, The brightest and the best, But […]
The Finest Age When he was only nine months old, And plump and round and pink of cheek, A joy to tickle and to hold, Before he’d even learned to speak, His gentle mother used to say: “It is too bad that he must grow. If I could only have my way His baby ways […]
