The snow is swirling in a blizzard-like fashion out my frosty kitchen windows. All babies have been tucked into their beds for an afternoon rest and quiet time. The house is fairly clean and dinner is simmering on the cookstove. I have poured my cuppa tea and opera music is playing faintly in the background […]
“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy …” Ecclesiastes 9:7 For the past little week or so, I’ve been doing some researching, trial by error baking and reading up on sour dough bread baking. I had read that sour dough bread was a healthier alternative a few years back, but hesitated […]
When a chilly winter night causes your upstairs to be so chilly that no one wants to take their baths, what does a momma do? Drag a tub inside and fill it with hot, soapy water and set it by the wood cookstove. Yes, another reason I love the cookstove. It keeps hot water in […]
The hot tea was poured and the strawberry apple pie was cooling on the counter, warm from the oven. My dear friend-in-motherhood sipped her tea and sighed. She began to tell me that she finds her days of being a mother, wife, homemaker and homeschooler tedious, frustrating and full of do-overs. You know […]
“It’s a marshmallow world in the winter When the snow comes to cover the ground It’s the time for play, it’s a whipped cream day I wait for it the whole year round. It’s a yum-yummy world made for sweethearts Take a walk with your favorite girl It’s a sugar date, what if spring […]
