Waiting on Baby…
The changing table is in place, cloth diapers are organized, and the bassinet is in it's spot by the bed, little blue blankets folded and waiting for someone to warm. Now all we need is a baby. And after nearly 10 months of waiting, we are so ready for this little one...
Book Review: Mine Is The Night
The story: Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or fortune. She is unafraid of work and gifted with a needle, but how will she stitch together the tattered remnants of...
Adventures In Country Living: Homemade Soap
I decided to make soap. From scratch. And it sounded like a really good idea. A fun, simple activity that shouldn't be too hard to screw up. I watched a video on making soap that seemed easy enough. After watching it a few more times, I was confident. If they could do...
Farewell, Television…
So we have officially gone five months without a TV in our home. Well, the TV is still there but its not hooked up to anything except our trusty VCR. Now, rewind five months…. As my husband and I discussed the pros and cons of having television, we realized this would...
The Pages of My Journal
I keep a journal. I've kept one for as long as I can remember...all the way back to that little book with the gold colored lock and tiny key I kept hidden away in my room when I was a girl. I've saved every journal I've ever filled. Now, the one sitting on my dresser...
Character Quality: Meek
In the age of pop culture where spunky go-getters are incredibly popular, I am still a fan of the meek woman. I think many of us when confronted with that odd little word have the simple reaction of substituting the "M" for a "W." But there is a great difference...
Don’t Be A Stagnant Writer: 5 Helpful Tips
Write with purpose and be flexible. It's important to have a game plan in mind. There's much to be said for well thought out character outlines and scene summaries. I have plenty of them on hand. But sometimes its just plain OK to hit the keyboard with reckless...
First Home School Days
Well we have officially begun home schooling. Yet isn't home schooling something so many moms do? Whether they send their kids to school or teach them at home? I think so. Playing blocks, coloring, learning numbers and letters and so many other activities are really...
Summer Garden Goodness
Just for fun, I thought I'd share some pictures from this years garden. Hollyhocks growing along the deck. Our wedding arbor over the garden gate adds cheer and a snug place for flowers to grow. Rhubarb needing plenty of elbow room. One of my favorite things to grow....
Adventures in Country Living: Butter
I know that's a picture of pie, but my jar of butter didn't turn out to be so photogenic so the pie took center stage. But there will be pie in this post. Buttermilk pie...allow me to elaborate. There is a handy blog out there by the "West Ladies" that I enjoy...
Yea Though I Walk Through The Valley
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,...
Fantasy Fiction: A Driving Passion
Guest post by writer and editor Dona L. Watson Behind God and family, fantasy fiction is one of my driving passions--one of the key factors that makes up who I am. Why fantasy? It might be for the brief escape from life gained from a few minutes of reading. It might...
New Release
