At some point this summer our sweet babysitter brought my kids a Monarch butterfly egg. To me it looked like a milkweed leaf with some dirt on it. She promised …
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Day three of the county fair was blistering hot. I was sweaty, dusty, exhausted, and burned out from showing chickens and horses and projects. The kids were hungry and we …
In our house, someone is usually crying. This morning it was me. My four children have this amazing ability to talk to me simultaneously. Oblivious to anyone else already talking, there …
Last fall I attended a fairy tale outdoor wedding. The sun was streaming through orange, yellow, and red leaves in a peaceful wooded area. The birds were chirping. The bride …
Two months is too little They let him go They had no sudden healing To think that providence Would take a child from his mother While she prays, is appalling It was a Saturday. June 28, …
Last weekend we hosted a little girl for a few days. We didn't know much about the situation other than there was recently some major trauma in her and her …
I have a confession to make. I don't read many blogs. It seems hypocritical to admit this given the fact that I started writing one. But the truth is with four …
I never met anyone who loves his name more than my brother. When we were kids, that boy wrote his name on everything in our house. I mean, everything. He thought …
When I was a kid I split my Sundays between the Catholic Church with Grandma and our local non-denominational church with my family. At St. Peters there was no worship …
“God has BIG plans for you!” I hear this phrase tossed around all the time. We use it to inspire each other to greatness and as consolation when plans don’t work …