One Thousand Gifts…giving thanks on broken clavicle days…
One of the things that Ann Vosberg talks about in her book 1000 Gifts is giving thanks even when things are tough. To see the …
Modern Day Quilting Bees…Scrapbooking Weekends?
As I was driving home late last night after scrapbooking with friends, my mind drifted away from the NPR station. It was a long drive home, …
Parker and the Policeman
A couple of weeks ago, on one of those warm fall days, I decided to take the kids on a walk. Parker was on his …
Kicking off NaBloPoMo…I’m (attempting to) blog every day of November!
When I was in college, I was convinced that I did the best work under pressure. Of course, once I was teaching those same college …
One Thousand Gifts…the fortitude I need for tough days…
Today, I felt as if I was praying a lot of thanks into my kid’s lives. Thankfulness for school, safety, friends, creativity, blankies, God’s love…and …
Blogging helps me remember…
A couple of weeks ago, I went to talk about blogging to my sister-in-law’s MOPS group in Portage, Michigan. I had started blogging because of …
Moments with Madi: School time! Fall time! Busy time!
hi! Its been busy with school and everything starting for fall.most trees leafs have started falling.the colors are so pretty.Next month is Thanksgiving.Can you believe …
One Thousand Gifts: A Bucket of Walnuts
We have a mammoth walnut tree in our backyard. I am talking huge. The branches stretch over most of the yard, and in the fall …
GR Urban Adventure Race…July 2011
This summer, my friend Amanda and I participated in the very first Grand Rapids Urban Adventure Race. Basically, teams of two ran and biked all …
Encouraging Children to Write by Dan Gilbert
Today’s post comes from Dan Gilbert of Primrose Schools, an early childhood education and child care services organization. They have schools across the country, and …
