We stood on the corner waiting for the yellow school bus. It was 6:50 am. His blue backpack looked too big for his small 7 year old frame. He was getting on a school bus for the very first time. My heart was beating a little faster, my breath was a little shallow – I […]
Summer Activities for the Slow Home
A month ago I got an email at work asking us to start thinking about summer vacation and coverage that we might need while on vacation. I was thoroughly impressed that people already knew what they were doing this summer! Our family doesn’t have any grand plans for this summer but I have started thinking […]
Choosing a Word for the Year
The New Year is coming up fast, and while I want to savor the Christmas holiday with my family, my mind is also thinking ahead to 2017. Have you heard about choosing a word for the year to guide you and help you focus for the year? I chose a word for the summer but I’ve […]
Easy Apple Butter in the Crockpot
My family and I went apple picking this past week. One of our Fall traditions that we love to do (but don’t always do) is to go apple picking and make apple butter in our slow cooker. It is easy, makes the house smell wonderful and has NO sugar! Slim Apple Pickings The woman told […]
Lessons Learned while Riding a Tandem Bike
My husband and I are celebrating 18 years of marriage this month. Last year for our anniversary, we spent a weekend near the beach and rented a tandem bike for the first time. These are the lessons learned about myself and my marriage from those few hours of Tandem bike riding. On a rare weekend […]
How to Learn to Ride a Bike in 15 Minutes…or not.
I was so sure it was going to work. The article said “How to Learn to Ride a Bike in 15 minutes.” The process seemed straight forward enough. Start on a gentle slope – check. Make sure it’s on a grassy slope to prevent scrapes – check. Helmet – check. Make sure the bike seat […]
Five Gifts from My Father
Father’s Day was this past weekend. For the fatherless, there were difficult moments of wishing, sadness, and loss. The anniversary of my father’s death falls very close to Father’s day so there is compounded grief. I usually avoid Facebook for the week, waiting for all the pictures of fathers to get buried in the feed. […]