Last Valentine’s Day was definitely one of the loveliest Valentine’s Days in my life:  our oldest daughter Amanda married her Ben.  But part of John’s and my love story also happened on Valentine’s Day.   Here’s our story for those of you who haven’t read it yet. Part 1 | Part 2 |Part 3 Part 4 |...
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I call him at the tail end of his shift at work. “Wanna meet me at Pier One?” “Sure!” he says, a smile in his voice at my surprise invitation. He got me a gift card for Christmas and he’s been wanting to take me to spend it.  This evening most of the kids are...
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Just before Christmas while paging through my faithful old address book to address Christmas cards, I arrived at my sister Rebekah’s page. She has a whole page devoted to her, a written monument to a life full of activity. Adventure. Moving. Sometimes just across town. Sometimes across the country. Each step on her...
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This evening I found myself chuckling over this post from Big Mama. If you don’t read her blog, you really should– she is one of the funniest bloggers I know. And my story will make more sense if you go read that post. (Go, OK? I’ll be here when you...
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–How to make a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte at Prairie Cottage Rose –An interview at Frugal Hacks answering readers’ questions about me and my book –A great tribute to a woman who knew how to make people feel loved at Learning Patience –A study on love at Making Home
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I will be sharing pictures of camp soon, but today a story is just bursting out of me. A love story.  The story of a sister of mine who waited a very long time for love. She played the cello at my wedding at the age of 13, maybe even then dreaming of the day...
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Back in 1986 when my idea of romance was this: Romance, 1986 I wouldn’t have understood the tremendous value of romance that looks like this: Romance, 2009 Live and learn. Life is good. And so is my man.
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This evening I was sitting on the living room floor facebook-chatting with my 18 year old daughter while my hubby read a chapter of Narnia to the kids. Partway through the story, my three year old felt the siren call of sleep and came to snuggle against me. I love that she still...
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Part 1 | Part 2 |Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 ————- August 23, 1986. I spent the morning with my family and my best friend Nicole. I was thrilled she’d been able to fly from Florida to be in my wedding. We...
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(Scroll down to enter the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival) ———– Part 1 | Part 2 |Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 The problem with waiting 22-1/2 years to tell a story is that….ummm…some of the details get a little fuzzy.  So here is what I know for a fact.  ...
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