The wonderful thing was that it was a gorgeous day in Massachusetts for apple picking, which is a New England tradition I don’t think we’ve ever missed in our 14 years here ~ warm, sunny, and perfect for seeing the changing colors in the trees. The sad things were that we were dong it without… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday ~ Exporting Apple Butter
It’s mid-September, the leaves are beginning to change, the apple orchards are all open for picking, the farm stands are selling corn AND cornstalks for seasonal decor, and I am not so happy about all of this. It’s too soon! I do love the fall (really nothing like fall in New England), but I love… Read More Completing Her Quest
We managed to check only 3 bags! Hugging his “wheels” goodbye. Gladness and sadness are emotional extremes that I did not really know could happen simultaneously. Or maybe they really can’t. Maybe together they just make for a moment by moment roller coaster ride of the heart. Either way, I know I have… Read More Sad Goodbyes, Good Hospitality
These were some of our first glimpses of Acadia National Park upon arriving and driving down the park loop road. It was Robert’s fourth, my third, and Kory’s second time to be there, and we wanted to share it with Cooper and Kayla this summer ~ all of us together before saying goodbye to Kory… Read More Majesty in Maine
Tomorrow we head to Maine for a little bit of the above picture life, and I can’t wait! We’ll be camping in Acadia National Park for three nights and then staying near the beach in Ogunquit for three nights. This trip has become the highlight of our summer. Really, it’s the highlight of our whole… Read More The Maine Thing
There were many signs of aging around here last week. Here are a few examples: 1. I received a prescription for bifocals. {Sigh…} 2. Robert and I paid our first of many Baylor tuition bills. {Only by God’s provision.} 3. I bought a MacBook {Another amazing provision.}, and registered for a class at the Apple… Read More Growing Girl{s}
Yesterday, for almost an hour and many miles, this was our view. If only it had been our reality! Actually, driving ALONE TOGETHER, even though it was after some extreme packing and house-cleaning, and was also on the way to a crazy week of always-amazing-but-always-exhausting youth camp, did offer a bit of the carefree cruisin’… Read More Carefree & Cruisin’ {I wish.}
It was a really disappointing semi-final baseball game last night for Kory and the Amherst High School team. They lost by one point. The last at bat, we all really thought they would tie it up or pull ahead, but it was three pretty quick strike-outs, and the game was over, meaning no more baseball… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Avocado, Arugula, & White Bean “Pita” With A Side Of Baseball And Flying South
Sometimes the pace of life seems impossible due to things out of my control, but in the case of the Mother’s Day Half Marathon, the pace was within my control, and I chose to go faster than ever before, shaving 6 whole minutes off my previous personal record. It was all Betsy’s fault, really. If… Read More Impossible Pace, Inscrutable God
Don’t know how I ever found time to blog for 40 plus days during Lent, but it was such a good and healing experience for me. Today I’m sitting down catch up here when I really have a million other obligations awaiting. But I can hardly move this morning after the activity level of the… Read More Catchin’ Up {but not really…}