One of the things I enjoy about being in Granville, Tennessee, on festival days is that I get so many opportunities to step back in time. Granville is unashamedly old-fashioned all the time; but, on festival days, organizers invite traditional artisans to tell their…
Today I’d like to share with you two ideas for rainy (or snowy) day activities that your children might enjoy. The first is something our grandchildren enjoy. The second is something that my children enjoyed first and now our grandchildren are…
For about ten years, Ray and I have enjoyed the annual (and sometimes semi-annual) barn dance hosted by our friends who own the farm and beautiful barn across the road from us. We enjoyed another one a couple of weeks ago.…
Athletics was never my strong suit. The only award I ever got for anything athletic was at an end-of-school field day when I was in elementary school. Somehow I managed to win second or third place in the high jump. The…
Last week I heard a sweet story from my friend whom I’ll call Julie. Her husband who deeply loved Jesus left this world almost a year ago. Julie rejoices for her husband while missing him terribly, both for herself and for her…
About a year and a half ago, Nate, Mary Evelyn, Clara, Ray, and I were heading north on the back road to Cincinnati where we had booths at the Great Homeschooling Convention. Being so organized and always ahead of time (yeah, right!),…
