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I’ve long said that there is a sad lack of older women who blog and write. We’ve speculated over the reasons why women’s blogs go radio silent in the mid-life years here. But today I’m here to tell you about Aging With Grace: Flourishing in …
It’s time for a newsy post! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Time sure flies by! We’re in the full blown melting of spring. Two weeks ago we were snowmobiling. This week, we went to the park and it was 55 degrees outside. It’s been …
Do you recall this scene from LMM’s Anne of Green Gables? “Will you please call me Cordelia?” she said eagerly. “Call you Cordelia? Is that your name?” “No-o-o, it’s not exactly my name, but I would love to be called Cordelia. It’s such a perfectly …
I’ve lived in the same county my entire life and grew up in an agrarian family. We were very aware of the seasons and how they affect our life, the landscape, our dress, and our crops. There’s comfort knowing a place so well that you …
I don’t quite remember the first time I felt self-conscious and embarrassed when I told someone I was a full-time housewife and mother, but I’ve had lots of experience with that feeling to date. Mostly feelings of inadequacy and second-guessing what I was doing with …
I just finished reading Christine Hoover’s Messy Beautiful Friendship which comes out on April 18th, and I’ve enjoyed it immensely and wanted to share a few thoughts and quotes from it with you. First off, I wasn’t sure what to expect from a book about cultivating women’s friendship. …
I hope you are all having a great weekend. Some newsy stuff:: We’re in the middle of construction again and I’m super excited about this part of our renovation: my kitchen makeover. It feels surreal to be getting new kitchen cabinets and to be able …
Today I wanted to share a few thoughts on Hannah Anderson’s new book, Humble Roots, available now via Amazon. Fine Print and Disclosure: I received this book free from Moody Publishers and I am part of the Humble Roots Launch Team. However, you know from …
This weekend I’m sharing a few links that I think you’ll enjoy, so grab yourself a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy. I’ve been doing all the planning that comes with another school year: meal plans, curriculum choices, Bible study plan, etc, so it …