Babies & Bowstrings

  • Birthdays & Babies (that are no longer babies)

    Chosen turned four years old today. All day long as we celebrated her birthday my mind kept drifting back to the day she was born. I tend to do this whenever one of my “babies” turns another year older. I… Continue reading

    Birthdays & Babies (that are no longer babies)
  • Mom Fails & Manor Houses

    My plan was simple. Morning seat work, lunch, afternoon lessons and one on one times, read aloud, chores, dinner, done. A pretty typical day. But around lunch time the sun shown bright, and the Michigan version of spring temperatures flirted… Continue reading

    Mom Fails & Manor Houses
  • Small Meals & Scriptures

    Contrary to modern wisdom, I typically don’t start feeding my babies solid foods at the recommended 4-6 months of age.  Rather, as long as they are happy, healthy, and growing, I much prefer to wait until they themselves start showing… Continue reading

    Small Meals & Scriptures
  • Mondays & Mana

    I sank into my favorite chair in my favorite corner of the house and felt my whole body relax as if heaving a great sigh of relief felt from the top of my head to the tip of my toes… Continue reading

    Mondays & Mana