Roots of Simplicity

A burst of color is what we need as we await the beauty of spring that is still yet to come.  And with some Jolly Rancher candies and...

The calendar says that spring is here.  Winter is reluctant to leave these parts, but we're going to welcome spring with some of these a...

The winter games are here, and I am eager to watch some Olympic action this weekend!  This is one of the rare times when I wish we had acces...

T hough our children are now school age (save one), we still believe in reading to them.  My husband has a knack for picking great books to...

  Image Source I nspiration can be gathered in many ways--from nature, from stories, from music, from Scripture.    I have felt hungry ...

A few thoughts spring to mind when I think of spending the summer with my kids: A nticipation of fun; apprehension about the change in rou...

Our whole family has been occupied with resting and visiting the doctor this week, so I will point you in the direction of what others have ...

Recently, I decided to make homemade bread so I would not have to run out and buy more sliced bread.  While it is a noble and thrifty goal, ...

Happy Lunar New Year! Chuc Mung Nam Moi! Xin Nian Kuai Le! Across the Pacific, it's already February 3rd, and the Vietnamese and Chines...

The Bleak Midwinter is upon us here in Nebraska.  And I want to learn to like it.  Because normally I dread its onset all year long.  Those ...

w With the new year approaching, it's time for "out with the old, in with the new."  And I experienced the perfect object les...