While Quinn has been enduring Cadet Basic Training for the past five weeks, he’s shared with us the pages of his journal. We receive an update about once a week. We treasure all the details of his new … [Read more...]
Fourth of July Thoughts
July 4th. Three days since we left Quinn at West Point sporting his first, free haircut. I've shed a few tears, yes, but I think I've done pretty well. I've left children at college before. I've … [Read more...]
Recipe for a Last Supper
Tomorrow we leave for West Point. If everything goes as planned, Quinn won’t be back home until Thanksgiving. For the past two weeks, I’ve been cooking his favorite meals and desserts. He asked for … [Read more...]
Happy Father’s Day–Late!
I’ve heard that some people have a hard time with the concept of God as a loving Heavenly Father because they had a less-than-loving earthly father. I don’t have a problem with that concept because … [Read more...]
Graduation Day
Today our last two children graduate from high school. Last Thursday was my last, last day of school. One day last week, I made my last school lunch. Lots of endings around here. The funny thing is, … [Read more...]
Motherhood
Motherhood is a hard job. How many globs of peanut butter and jelly have we spread onto crust-less slices of bread? How many socks have we washed and dried and lost? How many miles have we driven to … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day
God loves all His children. True. Sometimes, though, I think He might have a special place in His heart for mothers. Think of all the mothers in the Bible: Sarah, Leah and Rachel, Hannah, and, of … [Read more...]
Hooray for Public Libraries
To continue the celebration of National Library Week, I've compiled a few of my favorite quotations about libraries. “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” Jorge Luis … [Read more...]
Libraries…Still a Valuable Resource
The following is a letter submitted to the Town Board of my home town in an effort to garner financial support for our library. In honor of National Library week, April 14-20, I've shared it … [Read more...]
Journaling a Childhood
Preserving memories is important, but I’m not a scrapbooker. Most of our pictures wait for my attention in a box, an archivally sound box but a box nonetheless. Our traditional baby books contain more … [Read more...]
