The Need for Family Internet Security With media constantly reporting about data threats, hacks and even the recent major Experian credit breach, more and more people are paying attention to the need for internet security. Businesses go through thousands of dollars and countless hours to make sure their information is safe. But what about our […]
5 Reasons Why You Need a Creative Writing Retreat
One of my favorite ways to reflect and actually have undisturbed, productive and fulfilling time to sit with God, to create, dream, set goals and work has been to have a creative writing retreat. I’m willing to bet, if you’re reading this, you’ve been craving that time for a creative writing retreat, too. Keep reading for […]
Vote for Multi-Generational Travel
For us, family travel is a legacy: It’s a priceless inheritance that’s been passed on from one generation to the next. From immigrant families that established new roots in the United States to pioneering families who headed west and farming families who settled down across the plains, my husband’s family history is filled with trailblazing […]
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, […]
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 […]
Valentine’s Haiku
We are studying poetry in our homeschool right now, so I felt it appropriate to write a little haiku for each of the men I love in my life- on handmade marbled paper cards. We made the paper at Christmas time- it was supposed to be red, but turned out more pink and purple so […]
Be a brush to paint the world with Life
I don’t remember where I stumbled upon that quote ages ago, but it has stuck with me- perhaps painted a bit of its truth in my heart. Perhaps it is because I am an artist whose heart and desire to create beauty was shut inside for many years and now is bursting out like a […]
Permacation
I love & live in these Crocs at the beach. Living at the beach really has its share of life lessons. One of the loudest for me has been that life can be a perma-cation. We haven’t always lived at the beach, but it’s something I’ve dreamt of since I was a little girl and […]
