I’ve mentioned a few times that I’m working on a book about adoptive motherhood, but I didn’t want to get too deep into talking about it until I’d actually signed a contract to write it. Well, that day came. Last month I signed with Thomas Nelson–happy dance!!– and have a December deadline–eek! This is...
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For Girls Like You is a magazine written for girls age 6-11, and shares stories about interesting places, positive role models, and creative projects, without the negative imagery and advertising that often appears in mainstream entertainment. The creators want this new magazine to entertain and inform young girls in a God-honoring way. Each issue...
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One of best things you can do for your grocery budget is take a few minutes each week to make a menu. I often menu-plan two weeks at a time, in conjunction with my two ‘big’ grocery shopping trips for that month. If that sounds a little intimidating, you might try this one-week planner...
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When entering the calf pen, do not wear flip flops, even if you imagine only a brief sojourn therein. Five calves will assume you are the bearer of everything good, and will come thundering happily over and proceed to trample your delicate little tootsies in search of their bottles. And skin will be lost...
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On Friday my twitter feed was alive with links to the atrocities of a man who makes his living by injuring the powerless to murder the even more helpless. I gave message after message a push forward in cyberland, wanting more eyes to see his actions with clarity, to really see, to understand the...
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Over the years we’ve satisfied the foreign language graduation requirement for our high school kids in a variety of ways. For our first high schoolers a decade or so ago, we bought Rosetta Stone Spanish, which served to give our teens at least a rudimentary intro to Spanish. Rosetta Stone works by showing pictures...
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There was a day we held our breath And felt the sting of bitter death When all our hopes were buried in the grave Our eyes awake, our hearts were torn Between our faith and what we knew Before our King was buried in the grave And grace was in the tension Of everything...
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The other day I was playing with sweet little Ranger, and laughing over the fact that he loves the SAME books read to him over and over. As his nana, I find that trait darling, partly because it reminds me of when my kiddos were at that stage. (Actually, I find all his and...
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