Keep a green bough in your heart and the singing bird will come. (Chinese Proverb) Have you ever just made a list of the things that...

Not long ago some of our family was gathered at an Uncle and Aunt’s home for dinner. We had a discussion about prayer and why we close...

I first heard this idea about three years ago; it’s from British Philosopher Charlotte Mason’s theory of education. She was an educator...

It has been a fantastic year of reading! I have never read so many books in a year and each one was purposefully chosen for growth and...

“I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.” Cicero It’s true that it’s really easy and even fun to jump on the bandwagon of your...

Last Saturday night my husband and I opened a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne. We were celebrating several things: my husband’s...

Even though we had our first snowfall this week and it's peppermint hot chocolate land all over the place, I'm slowly looking ahead to...

My husband took me sailing when we were dating. He was a newish sailor and enjoyed being a member of a sailing club (which sounds so...

I have been wrestling with this idea of what to do when you’ve spent the Gladwellian 10,000 hours (or more) on a skill and you slowly...

Depending on your location on this diverse planet, you will encounter days of gloom, fog, sunsets (oh but did the sun ever appear?) at...

Look at that chair. Look at the arms. That chair is one of the oldest things in our home. It belonged to my great grandmother, Zinnovia....

I’m reading War and Peace by Tolstoy for the first time and it living up to its hype! It has such a huge reputation that it’s almost a...

Have you ever known that you were to do something – write that card, say those words, take that action – and you shared it with someone...

So you are all “in” with the idea of schole – time to learn, think, create – but you have toddlers. This is different than having a...

This whole handwriting scripture and attempting to paint a face for one of the characters has been so much fun! Really, I've been...

Front-load: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of a contract, project, or time period. Transitive verb. First usage as...

Do you have something you really want to do (write a book, play an instrument, make a special handicraft, create a website, start a...

Your smartphone may be your biggest distraction but it also is awfully handy. Do you use timers? I tell you what, timers are amaaaazing. ...

Have I lived enough? Have I loved enough? Have I considered Right Action enough, have I come to any conclusion? Have I experienced...

“My good deeds are Thine appointments, and Thy gifts; my evil ones are my offenses and Thy judgements.” St. Augustine, Confessions, Book...