So it's Friday. Around here that means Family Night and a date with Buck Denver and his friends as we settle in to watch an episode of "What's in the Bible? with Buck Denver." Here I sit with my ice packs, swollen face, and fuzzy brain wishing I could have had some of that … Continue reading Family Night and My Favourite Post-Op Snack
For those of you that don't read French, it means "I have a toothache." Literally translated, "I have sickness in the teeth." Last year in our French lessons there was a story we listened to about a little girl with a toothache who went everywhere around town, crying out, "J'ai mal aux dents! J'ai mal … Continue reading J’ai mal aux dents!
Another gem from The Parish Papers by George MacDonald (plus a little rambling on my personal worship experience)... In this scene, the main character (Vicar Walton) is having a conversation with the blacksmith, who happens to hail from a slightly different Christian tradition... "And then when the excitement goes off, there is no seed left in … Continue reading From My Commonplace…
We are in the thick of week one of this, our second year of homeschooling. Welcome to the chaos as we transition from summer lazing to solidifying new routines and incorporating a third pupil! Here are a few highlights (that word is a debatable choice!) from this week... ~ I ~ To celebrate "back to … Continue reading Tidbits from Week 1
The countdown is on! Only ten days left until we are "back to school" around here. So we've been drinking deeply of summer fun this week. And thankfully the weather has cooperated. Our annual week-long "heat wave" finally arrived this week. Usually it's in July that we are blessed with a few days of unbearable … Continue reading Temperatures Soaring and Summer Winding Down
My Peace in the Puzzle 