“How she sits alone, the city once crowded with people! She who was great among the nations has become like a widow. The princess among the provinces has been put to forced labor.” Did you catch that? She…has become like a widow. This is the first verse of the first chapter of the book of … [Read more…]
Do you see the strands of popcorn and cranberries on our Christmas tree? These have been part of our Christmas since way back in our Mississippi days. They were bought at a Christmas store in Tupelo, MS. Every year for 40 years I have carefully taken these five, long strands of fake popcorn and five, … [Read more…]
A young friend recently asked me to make her a fidget quilt to help with her anxiety during therapy. I was honored she asked and readily said, “yes”. I had been seeing these quilts online and had wanted to try my hand at it. This was the perfect opportunity. I have made several quiet books … [Read more…]
Home schooling has changed over the years. Support groups used to be the thing. Moms were expected to do all the teaching. We would gather our young’uns and head to the park or the skating rink or the museum on a regular basis to enrich the learning done at home, burn off some energy … [Read more…]
“Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.” Ahhh…the good old days. None of us were there of course but there was a time when the whole world spoke one language. If you remember the story, you will remember that they wanted to make a name for themselves. They wanted to do something … [Read more…]
Life is hard. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Sometimes it just seems too much for anyone to endure. Whether it is financial problems or health problems or family problems or are grieving a loss that is unbearable, it is hard. So, what’s a person to do? The easy thing is to give up, … [Read more…]
Recently I posted about a quiet book I made for my youngest grandson. It was a lot of fun to make. It was also time consuming and created a huge mess in my dining area (the only eating area in our house). We have a nice big table and my son who is still at … [Read more…]
Hot off the press (or the sewing machine)! This weekend is my youngest grandbaby’s first birthday. He will be getting a quiet book I designed just for him. He doesn’t know it yet but he is a baseball fan. He has to be. His dad loves the Astros. He has an older brother (nearly 5 … [Read more…]
Rantings, misunderstandings, slander, lies, rudeness, and more are all part of the current atmosphere on social media. Someone posts something. Someone else responds with their opinion. Original poster or even someone else repeats the original post with inflammatory words to accentuate their point of view. Someone else responds, exposing the truth of the situation. Those … [Read more…]
The past few weeks have been interesting to say the least. Time spent exclusively with my husband and my two youngest boys has brought about some blessings I didn’t expect nor know we needed. This time has also brought about some challenges. All in all it has been a good thing for us. We have … [Read more…]
