I’m a day late, but for some reason Blogger wasn’t working last night, and I couldn’t log in to my blog. So, I sat in a chair drinking tea, watching the final episode of “The Bible” with Robert and the kids, and being thankful for the wonderful season of Lent and the great Resurrection Day… Read More Celebrating Together {Resurrection Sunday!}
{Re-posting this today ~ since it’s Passover AND my brother’s birthday. Celebrating him today, and all the Lord has done in his life and his wife’s life ~ and now their life together. They gave exuberant permission to share their story, because it glorifies our Passover Lamb, Jesus ~ and all that He has done… Read More Passover Crimson, Snowfall White ~ Again {Lent Day #43}
It was just Kayla and me last night. We skied all day in Vermont {last day for the season, and we even ended the day with a black diamond!}, came home in time for Kayla’s Friday evening dance class, and then sent Kory and Cooper off to the 30 Hour Famine. Robert made it safely… Read More All Confessed Out? {Lent Day #33}
Summer vacations on the rocky coast of Maine, walking the historic streets of Boston, fall backpacking trips through the White Mountains of New Hampshire, eating out and shopping in NYC, and now weekly ski trips to Vermont ~ over mountain passes with covered bridges in the background? Sometimes this Texas girl can’t believe her own… Read More Storehouses of Snow {Lent Day #18}
We set aside Saturday morning to do the first of three sewing projects for Kayla’s Quest. Kayla’s friend Maddie is also trying to complete a Quest, so we hoped to have her over for the project, too. We set up two sewing machines, had the fabric and other tools all ready to go, and were working… Read More Kayla’s Quest: Sewing Projects, 5K’s, Nursing Home Outreach, Etc.
Food, food, FOOD! Now that I look back on these photos I took in the last week, I’m wondering how in the world I didn’t gain 10 extra pounds, because evidently I ate a lot of food ~ and really delicious food at that! To those of you who have a sneaking suspicion that you… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Birthday Food, Skiing Food
What a treat last week was! In the thirteen years we’ve lived in Massachusetts, we’ve never had family visit at Christmastime. It’s always been a super quiet day for us, which we’ve always enjoyed, but this year it was just super special. My youngest sister, Melinda, from Texas arrived on Friday, and then my brother,… Read More Christmas Cheer And A Really Cool Gift
The cute Facebook photos and glowing blog posts don’t usually reflect it, but there is often groaning and complaining at my house ~ and not just by the younger three that live here ~ but mostly. Vespers at Amherst College was not high on their list of desired activities for a Sunday afternoon this weekend.… Read More Counting One Thousand Gifts ~ November { More Bible/Parenting/Advent Adventures}
There have been plane trips made, knees replaced, groceries bought, pies made, turkeys brined, guests hosted, a Christmas tree chopped, a Christmas tree lit, Elf watched, a house decorated, a church hung with greens, advent bags hung, and snow twice fallen… …emails returned, a debate competition hosted, essays graded, Latin quizzes made, homework prizes given,… Read More Crazy Weeks Cute Hats
I polled my family this weekend to find out what their favorite Thanksgiving dishes are. Here are the results: Cooper: mashed potatoes and gravy, hot cider, chocolate pie, and pumpkin pie Kayla: pumpkin souffle stuffing cranberry sauce Kory: praline sweet potatoes stuffing Robert wasn’t home at the time, so I send him an inquiring text… Read More Cider Brine and Asaph’s Special Assignment