…the world has got it ALL WRONG. Everyone talks about how the Mayan calendar shows the world will end because it runs out. The Mayans don’t think that at all, nor did they ever.
sucker punch
Not a chance. Couldn’t happen to us. We are too strong to entice! SMACK One sip over the top Down goes the guard In comes the sucker punch to the left. Left me in shock Threw me right to my knees By faith I rise- We lock arms- Each day is new. Savor small goodness […]
A page from Paris with Kids
A little word art… from old travel books and my photos…inspired by an article I read in Florida Weekly about an artist named Austin Kleon. In between preparing to move and renovate a new home, homeschooling and keeping our family running, I’ve been following along on a 15-day writer’s challenge from a friend and mentor, Jeff Goins. Last night, […]
7 Secrets to a Non-Conforming Homeschool
This was originally written for the Home Educating Family blog. Click over there and read the descriptions of a non-conforming homeschool! Do you remember a song from your childhood that sang “Make new friends, but keep the old… one is silver and the other gold?” One of my “silver” friends is a recent Floridian transplant […]
Forests, Foraging, and new Friends
“The most learned men have been questioned as to the nature of this tuber, and after two thousand years of argument and discussion their answer is the same as it was on the first day: we do not know. The truffles themselves have been interrogated, and have answered simply: eat us and praise the Lord.” […]
Happy Birthday, Little Man!
Luke’s lullaby…. Little Man, Little Man, I just want you to know- Little Man, Little Man That I Love you So. Little Man, Little Man, You’re sent from up above- Little Man, Little Man, Such a gift of love. And every hair on your head is counted. Every eyelash God has seen. Every smile […]
Looking UP- Art in Las Vegas!
I feel like I’m curating beauty with my camera in places I stumble upon in my life all the time. I was blessed to sit in this gallery for hours where I sat, prayed, and read “When words were inadequate to describe the light of nature’s art, God created film.” Thanks, Jeff Mitchum! Here’s a slideshow of a […]
The Air is Thick
The air is thick Engulfed Humidity Activity Aromas of latte, Spending, and Cologne People. But also Him. Them. In the chaos there is peace Calm Rest The world is a blur. Small conversations escalate around Escalators move to the next entertainment destination We sit at peace In silence. Creating Thinking Wondering Occasionally a word is […]
