Grandma makes good pies. Our kitchen was full of helpers. We tried thankful rolls this year... It was a bit of a fail. It would work better ...

One of my favorite family traditions is our annual Starvation Dinner the night before Thanksgiving. We eat beans and rice.  We drink water. ...

Grr-- five hours of sharp pain put me back into the ER. My husband was out of the country, so I left my eight and asked my friend's husb...

I showered. As I showered, Eve let Rocco in from the snow. I found him laying on top of the laundry piles I stayed up late folding last nigh...

I  took some time this afternoon to read journals from 16 years ago.  I read of my first pregnancy and the early days of mothering one and t...

Todd is out of town and Ben had his surgery scheduled for today. As a preemie, he was not circumcised at birth.  We have pushed it back twic...

As a newlywed I wondered why God created men and women so differently.  I thought intimacy was a bit unfair.  I felt like men got the better...

The healthier I get, the more I create. My soul yearns to make things. Of all the ways I spend my time, creating beautiful things is my most...