The gift of poetry is powerful. When we sent Max off to Kindergarten all those years ago I was sick to my stomach. It wasn’t just that my baby was starting school but I was sick with the all-consuming decision of which school we should send him to. We had a plethora of choices. They…
When my Mom and I published our book a few years ago it was a rush to see my name printed there on a real, live book (more about that book back HERE and ordering info. on my sidebar…I’m just gonna say, I’m thinking it would make a nice Mother’s Day gift 🙂 I received…
Ok, so this is the time of year when it sneaks up on me: That moment when all the things swirling around in my jumbled brain come to a screeching halt when I realize that, once again, I have not thought far enough in advance to do something really creative with my children for their…
After the great ideas for teacher appreciation gifts posted in the comments here I got all inspired. I was going to do whip up some wing-dinger gifts for the teachers we love so much. But then life got in the way: I needed to be in one classroom or another I swear every single day….
…I’ve got nothing. (Except for Claire’s teacher since one of the moms was on-the-ball enough to get a really good group gift together.) School’s going to be out before I know it, and I LOVE our teachers. They have changed the lives of my children, literally. I want them to know how much I adore…
In the midst of Thanksgiving hoopla we have sure been missing Claire. I worked my tail off to send off her Christmas package before the holidays ramped up. And it was hard. Seriously, is anyone else out there with me in being so perplexed about what to send in a missionary Christmas package? I mean,…
I would love some input from blog readers today because we’re doing some blog redesigning around here, and I’d love to know what you would like to see more of on this blog. And also maybe what you’d like to see less of! This blog has helped me in many ways over the years You…
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