Summer is in full swing and for us that means early morning drop-offs for my oldest daughter at our neighborhood pool. During the school year, one of the luxuries of homeschooling is that we can take our time with breakfast in the mornings, but here...
Last week I took my two older daughters to see "The Sound of Music" at the Kennedy Center in downtown D.C. It was a beautifully done show and the girls came home singing all the songs, including "A Few of My Favorite Things." Last week...
We all know how easy it is to whip up healthy, homemade food while a toddler is screaming and pulling on our legs and our four year old is coloring with crayons on the refrigerator. Piece of cake! What I really want to share with you in...
During the month of June I have been reading through the book of Proverbs and recently came upon this verse, "the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer" (Proverbs 30:25). These little industrious insects aren't strong but they...
It was a hot May day in Georgia. We had just returned from my Grandma's memorial service and were spending time with extended family at my parents house. My brother and husband both went to the boat dock with six of the kids and they...
Flying the friendly skies with all our children is a humorous experience. Picture this: four kids all pulling suitcases and one of my daughters balancing her car seat on her head. We held my 21 month old boy by a leash on his backpack without...
It was a Thursday when Grandma died. I awoke to my husband's kind hand touching me in the darkness. "Laura, your Grandma is in Heaven," he said. We were to fly to Georgia on Friday to get one last visit with her and say our...
Mothers, you are a gift that your children open every day. When the sun rises, or before, and they come running to you with their padded feet, special blanket in arms, saying "Mama, up!" and you open your arms and draw them in to your heart...
The auditorium of hundreds of people quieted to a hush as she walked on the stage. My heart skipped a beat as I saw young adults putting their cell phones away and young children sitting on the edge of their seats, enraptured by this beautiful...
Once upon a time in this country, we did things like eat meals, visit with friends, go on walks, visit museums, and spend time with family without taking selfies of the whole experience and sharing it with 1,000 other people. I remember having a rotary phone...