The two days of silence were wonderful! I started each day with a morning run and fruit and veggie smoothie of my choosing out of a cookbook that I haven’t had time to experiment with much. Fun! And then I sat. Sat on the couch and read my Bible, prayed in my journal. Sat and read… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Running Recovery Smoothie
“The counting of all blessings is ultimately summed up in One.All gratitude is ultimately gratitude for Christ, all remembering a remembering of Him. For in Him all things were created, are sustained, have their being. Thus, Christ is all there is to give thanks for; Christ is all there is to remember. To know how… Read More Counting One Thousand Gifts ~ January
TO BE ALL ALONE IN HER OWN HOME! Now, don’t get me wrong. A big part of the choice to homeschool was so that our kids would be HOME, and with Robert and me a majority of the time. Ironically, though, I consider this to be the most difficult part of homeschooling ~ that everyone… Read More A Homeschool Mom’s Fantasy?
Another sweet sabbatical gift has been a bit more time to focus on our kids and spend some one-on-one time with them ~ especially for Robert. He has gotten to play some basketball with Cooper at our neighborhood recreation center and been on a couple of lunch and… Read More A Delightful Daughter & A Date With Daddy
We’ve been enjoying our local Pei Wei restaurant here in Austin. (Sort of the fast food version of P.F. Chang’s) They have a limited gluten free menu, but there are several very tasty items on it. My kids usually go for the Sweet and Sour Chicken, and I typically get their Vietnamese Rolls, which are… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Ginger Orange Chicken
A much anticipated and worked-for weekend finally arrived last Friday. A year ago, my sweet friend, Karla, invited me to join her in participating in Beth Moore’s Scripture Memory Challenge. The goal was to hide the Word in our hearts by memorizing 24 Bible verses over the course of the year. The accountability was having… Read More W.A.L.K.I.N.G. with Beth
Getting to shop for groceries at H.E.B. again here in Texas has been an interesting adventure. I enjoyed grocery shopping, in general, much more about 20 years ago when it was only for two people, didn’t require regular weekly trips, multiple stores, a very extensive list, and a $250+ bill, but even today I still… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Totally Awesome Tilapia
What is NOT unusual is that I celebrated my birthday in Texas. I’ve done that every year since we moved to Massachusetts, except for one. The one I didn’t celebrate here in the Great State was my 30th, and that was because it took place right after Y2K. We had booked our tickets for… Read More A Party, Party Weekend = Flan, Fine Art, and Fish Tacos
Punky Brewster? The cute and spunky little orphan from the 80’s sitcom? Well, sometimes I look at my daughter and think I’m currently living with my own little Spunky Punky! Do you see the resemblance? And I think they even have a shared love for colorful socks and Converse sneakers. Kayla now owns three… Read More Does Anyone Remember Punky?
Preparing to make the 2000 mile journey… Oh sewing machine, how we’ve missed you! Surely you were so cold and lonely (and dusty!) sitting there on our basement floor, oftentimes covered with dirty laundry. Oh, how we enjoyed the trips to the fabric store you required and completing the beautiful and original projects you made… Read More Sweet Sabbatical Gifts: Sewing!