Art in the Everyday

Art in the Everyday

I have read and thought a lot about art lately: the need, the drive, the desire we have for creative expression. Emily says, “I am an artist, and I make art with my words, my pictures, my ladle, and my dishrag.” Yes, we can make, see, and live art in the...
A Practically Perfect Mother’s Day

A Practically Perfect Mother’s Day

If you’ve been a mother for long, you’ve learned that some Mother’s Days are extra special and some aren’t much different than an average day. I’m happy to say that today was the former. My kids gave me the sweetest gifts: hand-painted...
Camera Phone Collage Week #10

Camera Phone Collage Week #10

Easter centerpiece we grew | Daughter date at Moe’s | Easter fairy Back rub in the shade | Handmade bunny friend | One conversation shooting the other Cramming to teach Algebra 2 | Silly girls before spring recital | Baby chicks at the feed store Mimosas with...
Recycle Clothing {Scott Naturals 4 Week Test Drive: Week 3}

Recycle Clothing {Scott Naturals 4 Week Test Drive: Week 3}

This is week three of the Scott Naturals 4 Week Test Drive. Have you taken the pledge? Scott Naturals will donate $1—up to $25,000 total—to the National Wildlife Federation based on unique click-through links from the 40 blogs participating in this campaign. Click...
This Do in Remembrance of Me

This Do in Remembrance of Me

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. ~Luke 22:19   Saturday evening services, annual meeting, and somehow I’ve forgotten it’s communion...
Really, Don’t Fret the Sweat

Really, Don’t Fret the Sweat

Infants have their own delicious smells, with their sweet baby breath and fuzzy little heads. Even their bad odors are okay: they’re just so baby precious. It was always a shock to me the first time mine had “bad breath,” a sign that they were...

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