Roots of Simplicity

Besides the normal holiday bustle of events surrounding Advent and Christmas, my attention has been diverted from writing at this lovely per...

0 ur holiday travels ended last week and we are finally starting to get back to a more normal routine with school resuming again.  Meanwhile...

I t's a sobering thought: I have, most likely, about three more months to finish any projects before our next baby arrives.  Yikes!  So...

P lans were many, but what came to pass was not what I expected last week.  I aimed to read all of our children's books (details here ...

D id you know that this week (May 2-8) is Children's Book Week?  As a happy coincidence, I thought it would be fun to start reading thro...

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 ...

1. Crafting Again  On Monday, I submitted another entry to the " Imagination Unrolled" contest .  My floral wall decoration took...

I cannot deny that I love to bake .  And there are many reasons to do it .  But baking is not always the best choice when it comes to how to...

Today my seven-year-old daughter is requesting "Chinese food" for her birthday meal.  I will attempt to make Won Ton Soup (but am...

The kitchen is my "thoughtful spot" where I ponder, create, and procrastinate.  This week was especially full of cooking and ba...

I have agreed to an experiment.  Since I am prone to spend too much time online, we sometimes disable the wireless network in our home duri...

After 7 months away, I spent the morning as a substitute IEP instructor once again. I would like to transfer my confidence and enthusiasm ...

We returned yesterday from a visit to Oklahoma to celebrate my mother's retirement from teaching in the OU College of Nursing.  The tr...

W armer weather and sunshine have invigorated me this month and helped me have more of a "can do" attitude.  So I decided to dive ...

My dream for the future: I will sleep 8 hours a night, start the day an hour before my kids awake, spend more time reading books than blog...

Hello all! Are you looking forward to a celebratory weekend? It was not the greatest of weeks around here, between coughing kids and my un...

Is it just me, or do you notice more women than ever bemoaning their laundry mountain woes?  I think I am perhaps queen of the mountain...ra...

I was struck by the words of Ephesians 2:10 last weekend. It was the featured verse at a weekend retreat for women from our church. The sam...

Having a clean bathroom lifts my spirits. However, our household has three little ones going in and out of the main bathroom all day long....

Today was the second day this week that I had plans to be somewhere by 9:30 a.m. We arrived at 10:00 for our play date. Hopefully tomorrow...