Journey Updates
Let’s celebrate big on the longest day of the year <3
Big day at our house. Our Sweet Caroline turns eight. It was with mixed emotions for our girl. Some of us won’t get to see her for her special day and I think our contemplative child is realizing her childhood is on the cusp. We all feel it and so, of course, does she. Intuitive…
From someone else’s vantage point <3
On Saturday, the little village we live in had their annual summer celebration. I don’t know how many years this has been a thing, but I know when Rachel and Zach were first “going out” his parents drove all the way across town to pick her up and come back up to the north for…
Acknowledging the passing of yet another good one <3
One of the things I failed to accomplish during the hectic month of May was to pay tribute to one of our family’s favorite educators. When we decided to move across town in 1996, our move was not happening until December but thankfully we already owned our new house in the fall. We were able…
Monday thoughts <3
As I run into different friends and readers, I am asked how I am enjoying not teaching. I am enjoying it very much indeed. It is a great and tangible relief to not have our dining room table and one of the back bedrooms dedicated to piles of handouts, work to be graded, graded…
Randoms with Sweet Caroline this week <3
With two brothers at camp this week, Russ and I split up for Tuesday. I got Sweet Caroline. This is her waiting as patiently as she can for them to be released. Here are some of our adventures. Random #1 We started working on a little quilted pillow. This was her Christmas gift from us…
A word in passing that preaches to my soul <3
Friday was a beautiful June day here on the prairie. I was working and noticed most of our visitors were wearing a light jacket or long sleeved t’s. Several mentioned they were headed home to work in the yard. We discussed the proliferation of weeds this year as the rains have been consistent and not…
