i feel i should explain why this is one of my categories (which have been freshly cleaned up as of late…i eliminated many which seemed redundant or only had one or two posts filed in them.) my husband, who of course you know i love, has a little problem. i … Continue reading
For a road trip, I need a lot of snacks. Maybe it is because I have a little problem with control when it comes to food. There are many scary things out there masquerading as food that I do not want to have to eat. Or to feed to my … Continue reading
i just want these lyrics somewhere where i can get to them. so you get to see them too. we sang this song in church two weeks ago and i cried as i sung these words. i have remembered phrases here and there (that’s why some of it is in … Continue reading
i realized today as i was sitting by the lake that most days i am wearing three different scripture references right next to my skin. i went down to the lake to catch my breath and just enjoy a moment of quiet between the events of the day. i was … Continue reading
you probably don’t even remember when i mentioned that my precious friend and i had started food journaling. that’s because it was 200 HUNDRED DAYS AGO. that’s right. together we have filled four notebooks writing down everything we have consumed for the last 200 days. we trade the notebooks on … Continue reading
the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. from a report by the commission on reading, as quoted by jim trelease in the read-aloud handbook i think i have talked before about how much i love to read … Continue reading
it is a superb day for a blanket and a good book. since school was canceled because of the rare appearance of snow in arkansas, i spent nearly two hours in the tub this morning finishing this book that i started over christmas. i don’t know why it took me … Continue reading
jerusalem started a week of posting in color last week sometime and it didn’t cross my mind to join in the fun until today, when the color was green. i love green. it’s my favorite. in just about any shade. our painter looked at me funny when i gave him … Continue reading
my sister and her kids have been in town for a short visit this week. they leave in the morning so we had our last afternoon and evening all together before they shove off. these nonholiday visits have the effect of making normal days feel a little bit like christmas … Continue reading
guess what i just wrote in big fat sharpie on the july page of my calendar? THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL IN ASHLAND, OREGON!!!!!!!!!!!!! my dear friend from seattle is having her 40th birthday weekend there, which is a mighty fine idea if i do say so myself.
