Hey there, remember me? I used to write in this space with frequency. Then we moved to Texas and health issues cropped up, leading to a year of rest… Little did I know that this time of rest was preparing us for a year of big ch-ch-changes! I’m having a baby!!! I don’t know about […]
Integrated Living
My favorite way to vacation with kids…
“Wahoo! This is the coolest place ever, mom!” Jubilant shouts could be heard as we pulled through the trees into an opening that enclosed our hideaway for the next couple of days. We were hear to unplug, to unwind, and to reconnect as a family. We packed food, books, our coloring pencils and watercolors ready for […]
Easter Finery: Iconic or Idolatrous?
When I was a young teenager my mother would not let me wear a black party dress. She told me that it was “too mature” for me. She said it sent the “wrong message” to the young men. And yet a century earlier a young girl dressed in black sent the “right message” – the […]
Learning to Cast our Cares…
Lessons for Him, Lessons for Me… “I just can’t do it,” he shrieked completely losing control of his emotions. What should have been a quick, easy task has ended in a fit of tears. I battle frustration. As I sat talking to this then 6 year old son of mine (so old and yet so very young), […]
Restoring Chivalry and Civility {free printable}
My book, Knights in Training, inspired from this foray into the realm of chivalry released on May 30th, 2017! Find out more about the book HERE! A couple of months ago, a reporter from the New York Times contacted me because of a free printable I offered. She wanted to interview me for a piece she […]
I am MOTHER – protector of childhood…
Childhood is so fleeting. Seasons come and go. Life is full of crazy ups and occasional lulls… And yet time marches on. And here we are, mothers. We welcome these children into our arms and into our hearts. We love them, nourish them, train them, protect them. In a culture that is crazy hectic, and […]