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Illustration 1: THE SHIRT. Meet “The Shirt.” AKA “The Apple Festival t-shirt,”
August 16, 2021
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Illustration 1: THE SHIRT. Meet “The Shirt.” AKA “The Apple Festival t-shirt,”
The wadded up piece of paper shot across the music area right
Michael, with his toy guitar: “This next song is called “Starlight Can
If you’re on Facebook, you already saw these, but it’s worth preserving
When you go visit the farm with boys, you just never know what you might find waiting in the driver’s seat when it’s time to go home.
Can YOUR kids crack a countertop with nothing but a toothbrush?
The thing about boys is that they’re confusing. Like my laundry pile.
There comes an inevitable day in every parent’s life when you have
Let no one, me especially, claim that boys come without the drama
At present, the web is a hornet’s nest of outrage over the
On the docket for today: More fodder for the “boys are just
A little boy comes to me tiptoeing in a whisper, half an
The moment we arrived for our play date with Julianna’s bestie and
Star Wars, Iron Man, and…well I don’t know what to call that infield dance. Boy moments. Gotta love ’em.
I am the second of four girls who grew up in a
Illustration 1: THE SHIRT. Meet “The Shirt.” AKA “The Apple Festival t-shirt,” AKA “the Captain Applesauce t-shirt,” AKA “my summer uniform.” (My son’s title for
The wadded up piece of paper shot across the music area right in front of me while we were kneeling for the Eucharistic Prayer. A
Michael, with his toy guitar: “This next song is called “Starlight Can Never Destroy A Death Star So I will Use My Laser.” I went
If you’re on Facebook, you already saw these, but it’s worth preserving in our family history this way, too. Two nights in a row, this week,
When you go visit the farm with boys, you just never know what you might find waiting in the driver’s seat when it’s time to go home.
Can YOUR kids crack a countertop with nothing but a toothbrush?
The thing about boys is that they’re confusing. Like my laundry pile. It makes no sense. On Friday of one week I fold six loads
There comes an inevitable day in every parent’s life when you have to recognize that you can’t treat your baby like a baby anymore. It’s
Let no one, me especially, claim that boys come without the drama attached to raising girls. Every child loves his first grade teacher. It’s an
At present, the web is a hornet’s nest of outrage over the light sentence given to the swimmer convicted of rape—and his father’s response—and his
On the docket for today: More fodder for the “boys are just different” grist mill. The other day I heard Nicholas playing with the nativity
A little boy comes to me tiptoeing in a whisper, half an hour earlier than he should have been up from nap. “What are you
The moment we arrived for our play date with Julianna’s bestie and her siblings, my boys made a beeline for the box by the living
Star Wars, Iron Man, and…well I don’t know what to call that infield dance. Boy moments. Gotta love ’em.
I am the second of four girls who grew up in a house with one bathroom and one TV. When I was pregnant for the
I’m preparing for a major revamp of my author site, and I’m not sure what’s going to happen to this blog as part of that.
It’s the 4th of July, and I am in the middle of the confluence of playing for our local professional orchestra’s summer festival, preparing for
One perk of being a published author is how many other authors I get to “meet.” We all hear about the big, flashy books by
Hi, all! Long time, no see. I’m stretched pretty thin these days with a college kid, two over-involved high schoolers, and a middle schooler, plus
Environmental stewardship and climate have long been high, high priorities for me. That is because of my Christian faith and because nature is where I
One perk of being a published author is how many other authors I get to “meet.” We all hear about the big, flashy books by
I was late to the Nicole Baart party. When I read my first of her books, I was gobsmacked. “How have I never come across
OK, I will admit it: I am fascinated with the British royal family. Not nearly as much as some–I never watched the weddings, for instance,
“Wicked” is a cultural phenomenon, and with a few exceptions (Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter), I am terrible at keeping up with cultural phenomena. I
Today (Feb. 27, 2023) only: A SONG FOR THE ROAD is on Kindle sale for $1.99! (Hint: Feel free to share this post. 😉 )
I have loved the Anne and Emily books since the first time I read them, but it took me until now to read this late
In the spirit of the holidays I wanted to share some really good things–books and not-books–that I have discovered in the past year or so.