Finding purpose after the kids grow up! Accepting, exploring & embracing a new season.
Today: February 15, 2021 By definition, a daybook is simply a journal or diary. I love journals. Prayer Journals. Art Journals. Project Journals. Bullet Journals. I especially love paper & pen, but keyboards will suffice as well. Years ago, on a different blog, I used to occasionally post along with Peggy at The Simple Woman. …
Many years ago I came across this memorable little story and shared it with my children. I’m sure it will be shared with the grandkids at some point in time as well. ~ One day a particular father was listening to his children make their case for permission to watch a movie that all their …
When I list adjectives that describe my hubby and me, there are a number of opposites. While I tend to be creative, artistic, and optimistic, he is much more practical, logical, and realistic. I am a teacher, baker, and artist. He is an engineer, coach, and analyst. I lean toward the romantic but he is …
This past year has been hard for me spiritually and creatively. Although my family has been faring well with jobs and health, the upheaval, stress and uncertainty has drained my creative juices. I lack inspiration to produce art, but I have been spending more time reading my Bible and scripture writing. Scripture writing is something …
I love holidays and the opportunities they bring for creating meaningful traditions and memories with family. Thanksgiving for me will always bring back memories of my grandparents’ little farm in West Bridgewater, where grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins gathered for a big, traditional New England Thanksgiving dinner on the fourth Thursday in November. The menu …
More people are homeschooling now than ever before. Others are schooling at home through their school system’s virtual school. Some are doing a combo of in-classroom and remote learning. Homeschooling is hard.Virtual school at home is hard.Rotating your kids in and out of school is hard. I know some of you are struggling more than …
Well, I’m obviously not a very good blogger. I have a bunch of posts in various stages of draft that I don’t know when I will finish. I like the idea of a blog but then I wonder if it is even a worthwhile use of my time. Will anyone even read it? Does what …
There is a very contagious virus that has swept through the land and across the globe over the last 8 months or so. We are living through an unprecedented type of response aimed at slowing the transmission rate – or so we are told. Wear a mask. Social distance. Stay home. Do not visit your …
I thought I’d start bringing you along on my personal bible study, and share some of the gems that I find in God’s Word. I am not as consistent as I’d like to be, but am feeling especially convicted these days to be diligent and more disciplined in spending time with God. . When I …
Oh my goodness! This has been a surprisingly busy few weeks! Not great when you have a new blog and you are trying to establish a posting routine. Yikes. Routine has never been my strong suit. Does anybody relate? The number of people deciding to homeschool has skyrocketed, and between my support group, church, and …
