The school year is starting up for kids in my area this week. And depending on the family, I’m hearing stories of technological online school mishaps, or in-person school excitement and concern, or homeschooling routines modified and adapted. It’s more change, more stress, and more opportunity to love one another well and find the joy […]

It’s been a week of re-reads for me–finding some old favorite books again and tucking into them all over. Just today I listened to a friend read a chapter from Anne of Green Gables on Facebook. Sometimes you just need to discover your favorites all over again. Around the Web Daphne’s Favorite Graphic Novels for […]

I was in a torrential rainstorm this afternoon, and had to run to my car, protecting my packages from the giant drops. I got in and took off up the road toward home and not two minutes later was driving on a perfectly dry road with the sun shining on me. It doesn’t take much […]

I went to the farther-away grocery store today. Sometimes you’ve got to find adventures wherever you can. May the coming month have a few more summer delights for you–even if they’re just adventures to the grocery store. Around the Web How Do I Talk to My Kids About Their Hard Bible Questions? Molly Flinkman digs […]

We went for a drive today, out of the suburbs to the parts that are more country than neighborhood. We needed fresh air and a walk through the neighborhood would have had us dripping in minutes, so we rolled down the windows as the temperatures began to taper off and rolled over the waving hills, […]