I love to bake. There's something so incredibly soothing about baking for me. Cookies, cakes, pies. You name it, I'll bake it. I even love to try and bake bread, but yeast and I have a love hate relationship. (As…
Right around this time of year, I start to get itchy with that "end of the school year" fever. Do you remember that feeling from when you were a kid? I'm anxious for a vacation--some kind of wandering to see…
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Romans 12:15 There are a lot of Bible verses out that there seem to get quoted at you when you're in the midst of various circumstances. This is one of…
I hope all of you who are mothers had a lovely day yesterday. And that those of you who aren't mothers--or who are mothers of angels--didn't have a hard day. I had a lovely, relaxing day of church and hanging…
I'm sure I've mentioned before that when it comes to writing I'm a bit of a seat-of-the-pants girl. I tried for a number of years to do all the recommended in-depth planning before writing and it just never worked out…
I'll admit, I'm not one of those people with a naturally sunny disposition. It's not that I walk around growling and kicking small puppies all day, but I definitely tend toward the melancholy. Couple that with being an introvert and…
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 May you remember Christ's sacrifice today and rejoice in his resurrection on…
In an effort to actually stay on my Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule round here, I was pleased to remember that I needed to set up a post for today. Then I realized I had very little of interest to say…
I was somewhat hoping to just have a quiet, immediate family Easter this year. Not sure why - I always enjoy our extended family get-togethers. I suspect part of it is that I feel like I've been sick (or at…
Here's my excuse for being late to post today: I've been consumed by trying to find something for the boys to wear for Easter. Everywhere you turn right now, the stores are packed with frilly dresses in all manner of…