early one morning the sun was shining

And I was lying in bed ... No wait, for some disturbed reason I couldn't sleep after William's 6 a.m. feeding so while the kids and ...

too cute not to share

Last night as we pulled into our driveway after the Good Friday service at church Margaret pointed out in a matter of fact tone of voice: ...

signs of spring

It feels good to move all the house plants out to our mud/sun room. (Hopefully not our mud room much longer as the beautiful spring sunshin...

these are a few of my favorite things

through the eyes of a nine year old

Recently I loaded up the back of my van with cardboard boxes unearthed from the bottomless pit of my mom's downstairs closet. They were ...

a psalm for spring

By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And o...

a family tradition

Some might think it's weird, but I grew up twirling in New England contra dance halls with my cousins and a random assortment of smelly ...

Hiking Hot Spots. Lake Pend Oreille.

We were fondly remembering all of our fun outdoor adventures in the northwest the other night and the outcome is that I am motivated to cont...

musketeer of the guard

Welcome Athos! Our own "noble and handsome" musketeer named after the Comte de la Fere in Dumas' famous novels. He's won u...

cowboy artist

Here are my most recent decorations added to the kids' room. Courtesy of Will James, cowboy author and artist. No, we did not name ou...