October in Oregon offers some of the best days at the coast. So, when the weather forecast includes sun and doesn’t include wind – you drop all plans in order to reach the sands. Even though it [...]
They look into their own eyes – the ones captured in this photo – while reciting these sacred words: “They were young; and their minds were firm; and they did put their trust in God [...]
Each new school year splashes the harsh evidence in my mama face: My kiddos are growing up. My time with them at home is short. The new {bigger} clothes, new {bigger} books and new {bigger} [...]
Some cautioned me about getting a puppy. “It’s a huge commitment!” they said. “It is like adding a child to the family!” they warned … but you can’t lock your child in a pen and leave the house. [...]
I was cherishing time at my parents’ home – sweet scents, comfort food and three generations laughing together. Like usual, World News blared in the background. When, “new successful cancer [...]
The Poe Gnome School is back in session; and since this is my first year blogging, and because this is a major facet of my life, I thought I’d introduce us. We’ve been homeschooling since … well, [...]
“Learning, pondering, searching, and memorizing scriptures is like filling a filing cabinet with friends, values, and truths that can be called upon anytime, anywhere in the world,” said Richard [...]
My Peter Pan prodigies have been putting on Pan plays for years – always with vigor and vim and ever-essential imaginations. We’ve read J.M. Barrie’s classic, watched the play, seen the movie(s) [...]
Remember those classes in school when you wondered, “When will I ever use this? Why am I even memorizing this stuff?” I’d walk out of my university’s testing center and actually felt the crammed [...]
I’m slicing a crisp red apple, listening to Italian opera, and watching feathered friends flutter to and from a barn-wood birdhouse. It’s a blissful moment of transition, between one activity and [...]