I wrote the rough draft of this post on April 10th, Good Friday and then promptly forgot it. I'd been a little melancholy all week because of the stay-at-home order to flatten the Covid-19 curve. … [Read more...]
I Apologize
This week has been a hard week in the United States. On Monday I saw a comment on a Facebook post of someone I consider like a son. (Let's call him Joe.) I have two white biological sons, but I … [Read more...]
My Little Free Library
I asked for a Little Free Library for Christmas, 2017, and my brother made me one. (I just forgot to write a post about it.) It's planted at the end of our driveway and now is filled with all kinds of … [Read more...]
Forever Music Siblings
The siblings in Forever Music, Ben, Heath, Sam, and Josie, are loosely based on my own four children. Not exactly their personalities, but definitely their chit chat and smack talk when they get … [Read more...]
Do Hard Things (3)
A fellow writer recently mentioned my blog about Doing Hard Things...Again . Click on the title if you haven't read it. If you go there, you can find my first blog post about this topic also. I'm … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
I wanted a nice picture while everyone was at home, but we have such a hard time taking pictures at our house. We are seriously photo-challenged. Maybe it's trying to get all those eyes open at the … [Read more...]
Halloween? Yes or No?
At our house back in the day, the answer to that question was YES! Absolutely! And who wouldn't say yes, please? My children loved candy and dressing up. Put both together, and you get … [Read more...]
The Doughertys Go To The Beach
These four people managed time off in July, so we went to the beach! We played games and read a lot. And we read some more. We had over twenty books at the house, but we … [Read more...]
Food Ways on Summer Days
My grandmother bought this pressure canner used from an extended family member at least fifty years ago. It's probably more like sixty. I can't imagine how many jars of vegetables it's processed over … [Read more...]
Taking a Year Off
This year I’m studying People of the Promised Land I with Bible Study Fellowship. It’s the beginning part of what used to be the Israel and the Minor Prophet study. We’ve been studying David’s life … [Read more...]
