A short serenade for your Sabbath.(turn up the sound, and be patient as it loads)Be Still and Know … [Read more...]
Writing in the Midst of Motherhood, Pt. 2 (I didn't know I started a series)
While writing yesterday's post, I remembered this quote from A Circle of Quiet, by the thoughtful and sometimes controversial Madeleine L'Engle. The various pressures of twentieth-century living have made it almost impossible for the young mother with pre-school children to have any solitude. During the long drag of years before our youngest child went to school, my love … [Read more...]
Writing in the Midst of Motherhood
I'm just finishing up Writing from the Center, a collection of essays from Scott Russell Sanders. In the chapter from which the book takes its title, Sanders seeks "to know where authentic writing comes from; I would like to know the source of those lines that are worth keeping, the writing that brings some clarity and beauty into the confusion of our lives." (p. … [Read more...]
Kids Need Limits on Screen Time
Oh, yes, we limit technology in our home. Absolutely. … [Read more...]
Give Nutella to the one who asks you
Years ago I came home from Belgium with a jar of Nutella. Spreadable chocolate. What's not to love? Well, if you're allergic to nuts, that's a problem, as hazelnuts are an ingredient blended into the creamy chocolate. But if you like hazelnuts, and hazelnuts agree with you, and you love chocolate and want to justify eating it for every meal, then you … [Read more...]
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