Reading ... this week I took a break from my journey of reading through the Bible, and simply spent time reading various Psalms.In other books I enjoyed Houses with a Story one afternoon while Steven was fishing. He loves fishing, I love reading. He needs me to provide transportation to his fishing spot, so while he enjoys a few hours fishing I get to enjoy a few hours of reading in the middle of ..read more

     LV and I stared at the loaded plate on the table in front of us and then looked at each other dubiously.    We had driven past this particular seafood restaurant many times. We had looked at the reviews online. Both of us love seafood, and the day had finally arrived that we try eating here.    But the loaded plate in front of us was not looking encouraging ..read more

Reading ... I'm somewhere in the book of Jeremiah in the Bible.In other books I read Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery. Such a delightful treat. I don't know how I never read it before, but to be able to read it for the first time now. Ah ... I thoroughly enjoyed every delicious minute of it.I was recently introduced to The Blythes are Quoted by L.M. Montgomery as well. I have started ..read more

Reading ... In the Bible I'm reading Isaiah. Starting that book always sends a little thrill through me and helps me relive that time in our life when we truly found Jesus. You can read that condensed story here, if you're interested.In other books I found a delightful little book called Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster. It's about a young girl who grew up in an orphanage and was given the ..read more

     Sitting comfortably in Mom's lap I was much more entertained by watching the squirming miserable little boy who had had enough of the long church service and was trying to escape his mother's lap, than by the little toy I was holding in my hands.     Mom took pity on both mother and son and reached into the satchel she always carried to church filled with things ..read more

Reading ... in the Bible I'm finishing up the Proverbs. In other books I am rereading the Anne of Green Gables series for the I don't know how many-eth time. It is so delightfully comfortable and sweet. It feels as if I were catching up with some dear old friend and I've been enjoying every minute of it.Writing ... I've been writing out lesson plans for our new school year which will be starting ..read more

      I have come to the uncomfortable conclusion that I am a stuff shuffler. Over the past few years I have given a lot of things away, but somehow there's still a lot of stuff in our house that I shuffle from place to place.    Back in 2010 we lived as extreme minimalists for six months, and I loved it. There was so much freedom, so much time for life and what we truly ..read more

     Is there an occasion when flowers aren't the answer?     I've had flowers during times of celebration.     Flowers in times of deep sorrow.     During the highest highs, and some of the lowest lows, flowers had a way of showing up.     Tonight my heart is too full for words, so I'll just plop a picture here of a few ..read more

Reading ...  after finishing up Job it seems delightful to be making my way though the Psalms once again.In other books Steven and I are enjoying the first Warriors series. I'm enjoying it quite a bit more than I thought I would.We differ though on our favorite characters. I quite like the main character, Fireheart. While Steven's favorite is Tigerclaw, the antagonist. We had an entire ..read more

Reading ... In the Bible I finished the book of Ezra this morning. In other books I read First Lie Wins on a recommendation. I wasn't sure what to expect going into it, but ended up enjoying it quite a bit. The ending felt a bit rushed, as if the author tried to tie up all the loose ends in a few pages. But after not having any good books for a while this one filled that void quite nicely.Writing ..read more