It’s interesting to me how the distractions of life can tear us away from our passions. A few years ago my mom started to fizzle and wane from what she was always known for, a joyful teacher of music. It concerned me that she had lost something that she wouldn’t know how to regain, and…
Traveling is a craft in my book. There are many different styles of traveling: hitch-hiking (against the law in most of the U.S., but a part of life in many other countries), backpacking, scheduled, not scheduled, destination, seat-of-your-pants, and so on. With children, I personally believe it is a combination of all of the above.
I remember sitting in my backyard growing up and getting down deep in the mud to make a mud sandwich. The imaginative innovation of stick-leaf-dead bug-rock sandwiches that were in high demand at our backyard drive-thru window (the line was always too long!). Where you hoped you had enough flower pedal change to make the…
I once heard a sermon that encouraged the congregation to allow enough space in our everyday schedules so when opportunity to bless others was before us we would recognize it or even (gasp!) welcome it. As I progress in my life with wonderful children I think back to that sermon with a bit of 1.…
“Well, I can’t eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs. One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them.” – Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest Ryder has always had a desire to eat muffins. Maybe it was because before he…