We were just days into our set aside week of together-time. My husband had been away for three months, and we blocked off the calendar with seven hopeful days of simply being a family of four again. Sipping coffee while chatting, eating homecooked meals around the family dining table, trying to make up for all… Continue reading An Unexpected Trip
Drought and Hope
The dust was blowing thinly off the field and over the yard like a worn and dingy curtain flapping disconsolately at the window of the world. Through it the old man saw the faded landscape, gray and colorless except for the line of half-dead trees along the creek. It will be another year, he thought,… Continue reading Drought and Hope
Maple Coffee: Two Recipes for Fall
While I have absolutely nothing against pumpkin or a real Pumpkin Spiced Latte, I do feel that recipe is a bit overdone each fall. My inspiration for today's recipes is two-fold. First, it is still rather hot outside in my "neck of the woods." Second, one fall this flavor was a one-hit (season?!) wonder at… Continue reading Maple Coffee: Two Recipes for Fall
In Control of My Days
At the beginning of this week, I made a simple goal for myself: Write for 15 minutes each day. Sounds simple enough. Very doable. But without a designated time slot, it happened a whopping zero times. Now, as I sit in front of the computer to work on video and photo editing (the things I… Continue reading In Control of My Days
Six Things to Say to a Spouse of a Deployed Person
Before my husband left on an extended trip outside of the United States, someone asked us the duration of the trip and responded with a casual, "Oh, that will be easy!" I bit my tongue to keep from responding with a tart, "For who?" Of all the ways for a person to respond, that phrase… Continue reading Six Things to Say to a Spouse of a Deployed Person
Homeschool FAVES And MUST Haves
Okay, this post is going to be a quick bullet-point style list that essentially is a brain dump from MINE to YOURS! I mentioned yesterday that my brain is often going at a very fast pace, but that may have to do with the caffeine supply streaming steadily into my body (no judgment...) Anyway, I… Continue reading Homeschool FAVES And MUST Haves
Homeschool Planning Session: Check!
We have made it to the final days of May, which absolutely means.... It's time to start planning the next homeschool year!!! A few weeks ago, I shared my struggle of finishing the current year's work or jumping straight to the new material that I have planned. You can read a bit more about this… Continue reading Homeschool Planning Session: Check!
A Beach Trip
I have been begging my handsome hubby for a beach trip since before COVID. (Does anyone remember life pre-COVID?? The simplicity of travel, sight-seeing, eating out, etc...) But between the outside world going bonkers, a move to the country, working to start a homestead almost from scratch (we had a dilapidated chicken coop on the… Continue reading A Beach Trip
Springtime Itch: Happens to the Best of Us
As the days begin to warm up, the winds pick up speed, and the color scheme changes from an lifeless brown to a radiant green, I get "The Itch" for two things. These same two things surface every year without fail, and I find myself helpless to stop either. Run, Momma, RunAfter months of winter… Continue reading Springtime Itch: Happens to the Best of Us
A Chocolate Recipe to Save the Day
There are just those days when you need chocolate. (Am I right?!) Be sure to hit the "Jump to Recipe" link if you are in desperate need, and don't have time to read this post. You can always come back to the words after you've had the chocolate fix! After switching our family to the… Continue reading A Chocolate Recipe to Save the Day