For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. ecclesiastes 1:18 i think that in heaven, solomon and i will be great friends. i feel him when he writes these words. so often i will read something or hear something and immediately think, “i wish i … Continue reading
Oh my goodness I’m so glad we’re out of school! I have always loved summer. We are having a pool break today because it’s rainy and my kids are slightly sunburned, but we have had several glorious days of pretty much changing from our pajamas to our swimsuits and then … Continue reading
summer is the best for reading and i definitely have a pile of things i want to read this summer. for the first few weeks i will not be reading about homeschooling or even parenting. the first books in line are… i am almost done with this, but i want … Continue reading
today is our last day of homeschooling. i am so happy about it. we are having a celebration, complete with cheesy little award certificates that i filled out last night. of course, the real awards are books, always books, for summer reading. we are having a celebration meal: pasta with … Continue reading
last night we honored the graduating senior class at our wednesday night church service. we do this at church every may and i always look forward to it. the students lead the service with their own brand of worship, which is a taste of the world they inhabit…a world that … Continue reading
The kids and I made salsa tonight. My mom’s recipe, only slightly altered to include more garlic. There are so many great salsa recipes and I really, really love fresh salsas, with fresh tomatoes and cilantro, but we consume A LOT of salsa and this one is the most cost … Continue reading
my sister sent me this by anna quindlen. it made me cry. living for today with my lovies… all my babies are gone
at least taido was back in the country to perform the service. i think it might have pushed me over the edge if i’d had to face a dead bird alone.
The best moment of the day was when these strawberry breakfast muffins came out of the oven this morning. I had them hot with a cup of coffee. I should have just stopped right there. Stayed home. Had another muffin. Brewed another pot. Read another chapter. But alas, we must … Continue reading
well, mary polly may think i hung the moon right now, but cole’s last words to ben last night were, “we have the worst mom, ever!” one thing i’ve learned in the last year is that out of four, at least one is going to be causing problems. there’s just … Continue reading
