Tea Party with Friends

We had friends over today. Even though we’ve been sick with a cold, the visit was wonderful. These friends of ours have been through a cold lately, too, so we felt safe sharing germs. They came at lunch time. We had set the table with all our nice tea cups and saucers. We made three [...]

Simple Treasures in My Life

Being home, not anywhere else, six days a week. Freedom for my kids to explore outdoors on our property and neighboring property, to make mud pies, to play Lord of the Rings with homemade bows & arrows, to swing at the Big Tree, to love on our goats. Tailoring our homeschool curriculum to allow more [...]

Simplify!

I am going to copy Sylvia and title my thoughts on simplicity the same way she did: Simplify! Please read her poignant thoughts on why simplicity is something to desire and work toward achieving. I love her definition of true simplicity: a right relationship with God that fills us so deeply that we don’t yearn [...]