There was joy in his leap. He didn’t look around to see who was watching, he simply seized the opportunity to embrace one of the great things about this season, threw his hands in the air, and jumped. Because I’m a people pleaser by nature, sometimes I miss moments like these. Instead of soaking in […]
Look: The Dream Lives On
Friends, I have been extra silent around here lately because I’ve been working hard. The book is almost done! (Excuse me while I do a happy dance.) I know that my friends are probably sick of hearing me make references to this book, but this thing has become a huge part of my life right […]
The Story of my Smell
How do I smell to God? I didn’t give it much thought until one night not long ago at bedtime. That’s when the funny little tradition of smelling books before reading them started. Dash crawled up on my lap with a library book we’d just picked out earlier that day. It was an older book, […]
Fall Dinner Ideas
I get in the mood to spend a lot of time in the kitchen when fall arrives, and this year has been no exception. Because I love a good recipe exchange, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite fall dinner recipes that I’ve come across. All but one of them is a crock […]
Should a Book be Judged by its Cover?
Photo Credit The question is not a new one, but there are many reasons it is continually asked. Today I lived several of them. My energetic son was obviously aching for some quality time at the park, and given that fall has found its way here once again and my husband had the day off, […]