Ahh Christmastime! Tis the season for frost-covered mornings and cozying in by the fireplace; for leaving behind yard work and tucking in for puzzles and books and board games; for saying goodbye to sweet tea and sipping warm peppermint mocha while wearing fuzzy slippers. And who could forget—tis the season to give! But alas, gift…
Mmmm. Pie—my dessert of choice. It’s hard to get much better than a warm piece of homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie a la mode. It’s that perfect combination of sweet and tart, warm and cold. But I’m not the only one obsessing over this dessert. At our local county fair there were recently hundreds of entries in…
How do you do it? Undoubtedly this is a FAQ aimed right at me, once people learn I have six kids. Indeed, some days even I wonder how I survive raising my children. But I have to admit, (this is embarrassing) that the question strokes my ego. You see, there is usually some undertone of awe…
Check my back. Did someone secretly put a sign on there that says, “Rookie mom—Help Wanted!”? Pretty sure they did. I must not look like I have my act together because wherever I go there seem to be parenting experts looking to help me 😉. At a group gathering the news leaked that I homeschool…
The foolish Emperor, paraded around town wearing his “new clothes” (really his birthday suit) while everyone looked on, too embarrassed or scared to say anything. That is, until a child, too honest and innocent to stay quiet, blurted out, “You’re in your underwear!” But how could it be, that someone so sophisticated, so educated, so…