Faith & Community
Spring Feels Like
April 24, 2011
look just left of the middle, see that sweet bug? Spring feels like sunglasses, forsythia, ponds and frisbee. Yard clean up, muddy driveways, yellow blossoms. New life. Frogs serenading, catkins, and lilac buds. Seedlings and new shoots. A sunny day spent outdoors with friends. This feels like the first week ...
An Artsy Birthday and Blessing For My Boy
February 27, 2011
Yesterday we celebrated Laurent's tenth birthday. It was a wonderful day dedicated to him. Special foods, an exemption from all chores, and a party all about Laurent's passion - art. Laurent is a very easy going kid so it's not hard to plan a special day for him because he ...
My Sunday Worship (Welcome to Narnia)
February 21, 2011
For yesterday's hike we went to Grafton Notch State Park to hike part of the Appalachian Trail up to Old Speck Mountain. We didn't plan to summit with all this snow but simply to go as far as we could and see what there was to see. With the thermometer ...
Season of Light (and Dark)
December 11, 2010
When I sat down to write this I thought, "you know, I think I've written something like this before?". So I did a little search and sure enough here it is, Season of Light from last year. This post is not a repeat of that one, though I continue to ...
A Book Review of Coop by Michael Perry
May 26, 2010
About a month ago I was contacted by Trish Collins of TLC Book Tours with the request to do a book review of Coop by Michael Perry. My review would then be a part of a TLC's virtual book tour. Just so you know I was not paid for this ...
Strangers in Our Front Yard
May 17, 2010
A funny thing happened to me while I was taking the bus to meet my mom for our girl's weekend. I met a couple traveling on the same bus and after 5 minutes of knowing them invited the two (perfect strangers) to come stay at our home. They showed up ...
