Category: Ethos
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“An observant child should be put in the way of things worth observing.” -Charlotte Mason …which reminded me of this precious video from four years ago. “It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Earth Muffins
Both Earth Day and Arbor Day are this week, which has rendered this native Oregonian downright giddy, and commandeered the lessons in our homeschool classroom. The Earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world and all who live in it; for He founded it on the seas, and established it on the waters.…
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Toiling in the Yard
By the sweat of our brows… Unearthing and hauling rocks, ala Fred Flinstone, kicks our buns– but in the best way. It just feels so good to work outdoors, to work HARD and use our muscles the way God intended. The kiddos quickly tired of the work, deciding instead to focus their energies on playing. I told them they…
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Upswing
Things are looking up. We are all mostly over our angry flu bug. Little Man came out entirely unscathed, with a stomach of steal and seemingly impervious immune system, I’m sure due to all he was exposed to his first 20 months of life. Feeling much improved, we were thrilled to get some fresh air and…
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Flu Ettiquette
It’s 3 in the morning, and I’m wide awake from stripping beds, starting laundry, wiping vomit from walls and out of carpet (because we just cannot have nice things) and combing regurgitated dinner out of little girl hair in the shower. THERE IS BARF EVERYWHERE. As Bestie Jen said, it’s like an Old Testament plague up in…
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A Simple Easter
Easter weekend was a kaleidoscope of mermaids, thai food, toiling in the yard, cinnamon rolls the size of our heads, coffee, snow flurries, the bluegrass station on Pandora, board games, and the final cinematic installment of The Hobbit… A bit unconventional, but delightful nonetheless. I don’t recall where I purchased this empty tomb, years ago, but it’s a…
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Spring Ahead
Perhaps it was last week’s daylight savings, or perhaps the abundance of scurrying prairie dogs spying their shadows; whatever the reason, spring seems to have arrived early here in Montana. The frozen pond behind our house has thawed. The birds have returned and are chirping incessantly. It reminds me of my all-time favorite song, my heartbeat…
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What I Wish I Knew Prior to Losing Alexa– Unspoken Grief Feature
These days, it seems like every time I turn around I receive the crushing news of another friend who has lost a baby. Perhaps pregnancy and infant loss are indeed becoming more common, or maybe more women are merely choosing to more readily discuss it… regardless, it’s an all too common tragedy. Yesterday, Unspoken Grief shared the story of…
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Girls’ Time
One of my best girlfriends came for the weekend. We had a lovely visit. Besides celebrating Purim, our visit was relaxed. We drank the wine, sipped the tea, walked the walks, talked the talks, and corralled the crazy kids.
