(In this post I expose my extreme geekiness over the Little House on the Prairie Books. You have been forewarned.) I came home last week, plopped into my chair and despaired that my life is a constant round of …
A Memorable Last Homecoming
It wasn't the cold front that dropped the temperatures from the 80s to the 60s in the space of an hour or two and left me shivering in my skirt and flimsy top beside my son on the field with the homecoming court. It wasn't …
Moms in Prayer
Last week kicked off another year of Moms in Prayer (formerly Moms in Touch). I've been participating in groups since my oldest went to first grade, back in the fall of 1998. Many, many weeks it was just me and one other mom …
Her First Hurricane
Four years ago, we took our daughter to college for her freshman year, a school in a little town in southeastern Louisiana, about 45 minutes from New Orleans. Eight hours by car--only she didn't have a car. The only thing …
Last First Day of School!
Going to school has been a major part of the past 18 years at our house. Our oldest started pre-school at 3, just before our youngest was born. Now our youngest, three months shy of 18, traipses off to the first day of his …
It Still Makes Me Cry
Last year, I did a couple of posts for my friend Shannon Vannatter's blog on real life romance. Today she is highlighting the top ten posts from the last quarter of 2011, one of which is mine! I read over that post again …
Ownership vs. Stewardship
I ended up in Mark 12 the other day, reading again the parable of the vineyard tenants. You know the one, a man planted a vineyard, put a wall around it, dug a vat and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to tenants and …
The Countdown Begins
No, not the countdown to my book release, although that is coming. The countdown that excites me right now is the countdown to the first day of school! Three weeks from today, all three of my kids will traipse off to their …
Olympics 2012
The Olympics are here! The Olympics are here! What is it about the Olympics that draw us in so completely? Is it the world-wide competition? The (mostly) amateur-status thing? The pageantry? The personal stories of …
Savannah and St. Simons Island Anniversary Trip
We LOVED our trip to Savannah and St. Simons Island (with a quick stop at Jekyll Island!) I think part of it was that after 25 years of marriage we've finally learned how to travel together. (Yes, we are slow learners …