{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special,...

Here's a small taste of a kind and delicate poem by Marcia F. Brown. These are the first and last stanzas, but you'll thank...

This year, I didn't try my usual thing of jumping into high tide when the Emperor went back to work. For one thing, I was...

So, Mxyl and I flew out to Colorado for my sister's Profession. Why Mxyl? He's her Godson. Why not everyone? Partly the cost...

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Years ago, I saw a cartoon in The New Yorker in which two businessmen were walking down the street. One of them said to the...

Because of my love of the Screwtape Letters my 11yo decided he wanted to use it for his book report. I loaned it to him last...

Here is a little peak into our "school room". It is located in our "three season room", right off the kitchen. Let's grab a...

"What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon?" cried Daisy, "and the day after that, and the next thirty years?" "Don't be...

Child: "Oh mom, do I have to (insert whiny voice here)?" Mother: "Why yes, actually you do (insert confident loving motherly...

Look at me, not posting! I’ve written a lot about the trip in my head, if that counts. It’s just: the days are busy. You...

We started Pp week in our kindergarten and the animal of the week was by popular demand---penguin. We love all the Tacky the...

I do not want to change: I want the same old and loved things, the same wild flowers, the same trees and soft ash-green; the...

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Today my girls were searching through my box of costumes and clothes and accessories that I have kept from the '80's in...

Five Easy Ways to Become one of Life’s Losers Live by the philosophy that life just happens to you. Don’t have a goal or...

Back in the summer -- it already seems like a hundred years ago -- my teenager went to one of those college programs which...

Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to...

I just finished reading The Secret Garden to Ramona tonight. She applauded when I finished. Happy sigh. Reading is good....

Today we enjoyed a wonderful family outing...... but these family outings are changing... It seems like just yesterday this...

The Internet is full of magical women. Women who are made of handfuls of glitter and have fairy dust sprinkled in their hair....

In another life I used to love watching all these award shows, but lately I've gotten to the point where I just check out...

I never could have guessed that staying home and raising my family could be so lonely. Life gets in the way of our best...

Little Luke---2 years old....

After our disappointing start last week, we eked out a great day today. The littlest seemed at peace with the routine and...

Thursday morning last week, east of Tucson.

I think not. Anyway, it's official:  in company with two super-excellent other writers, Danielle Bean and Simcha Fisher, I'm...

A country girl headed to the city...... it was pretty scary.....being a country girl much more used to corn fields and...

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My beautiful ballerina.   A sweet sister bolstering her baby sister's confidence.   A beautiful, sweet, loving daughter....

To the woman who tried to smuggle a tiger cub in her luggage: Dear Smuggling Woman, I don't know why you did this or why you...

Sometimes I feel guilty about inadvertently turning my children into culture snobs. The only Disney they really like anymore...

There should be a lovely picture of us standing in front of our new home inserted here, but the USB cable for my camera was...

I've uploaded some more designs into my Ravelry store ... the designs include those on Knit Picks (which I hear are a hassle...

We have had a few buumps in the road starting back to school, but God has blessed us with options. The girls are both, as of...

The August 2010 -  July 2011 planners are all gone. Thank you for a great planner season –our best yet! The January –...

ChoreWars I’m Queen Boadicea, married to King Awesome of course!

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Since my husband has been out of town for a while, I've noticed something.  In his absence, I grow more crazy, madly, deeply...

Took the kids and dogs out to get some fresh air and a fun walk on the beach.  Derek was riding his bike.   The dogs love...

Here is a photo from the balcony scene in The Front Lawn Players' production of Romeo and Juliet. Did you know there is no...

Okay. I have gone through phases like this before. However they are VERY short lived and usually only happen in the Summer....

I received a review copy of Jacob's Ladder from Prufrock Press a few months ago and started using it immediately. This is the...

The lap quilt was so fun to make, I thought I’d share how I did it in case you wanted to do one for yourself. The finished...

More words of wisdom from my mom. The quote above is something she often said to me as I was growing up -- particularly when,...

I will live this month full of hope and new life, I may even blog about a little of the daily happenings, here at Wits End....

To all the followers of this blog, I just wanted to let you all know to follow me to my new blog, we are back from England,...

What's it been? Five, six weeks? My writing mojo flew out of my ear sometime in mid February. I think she is hovering...

Loving, loving, loving being at the dog park!!!

that she had a book?  For the Advent and Christmas season?  Now, do I wait for its re-release or not?

This is my first time participating in 7 Quick Takes Friday at Conversion Diary . 1. I read blogs in my google reader...

I've moved. I'm posting at A Call to Adventure Please change your bookmarks. Now. Don't wait months like some people I know...

We have started a new month ... and a new chapter to our lives ... and a new blog, Hilltop Farm. Altho our new home isn't...

Welcome to the final exam. You may take this exam at any time between now and midnight on Sunday. The rules are that you must...

I hesitated to type that 1, for fear that it might lead someone to presume that there will be, in sequence, an Advent 2, 3 &...

It's amazing the change a few days can bring. Yet here we are, a few days later, happily settling into our lessons and...

Last Tuesday, our homeschool group had a graduation celebration, including a Mass, for the high school students and eighth...

Farm School has a new home and a new look for the new year. Come join us!

First of all, I want to thank all of you who added comments of sympathy, commiseration, and support! I'm so grateful to be in...

I'm bringing my blog over to http://homeschoolinlongmont.homeschooljournal.net/ . It just works better since my other two...

Something totally new and fresh to brighten your day! Please tell me what you think about my new website and new blog location.

The little guys are back for the fall and my Rosie (definitely a bird girl) is enthralled. She has named this fellow Red (for...