more changes before the day’s over…

… than I thought.   I don’t think there are enough hours in the minutes of this morning to do the work necessary to make this a recognizable blogsite…….. but maybe after this gray morning clears… and the sun comes out (really!) I’ll be enthused to work on this mess. For now, I think I’ll take the wise advice and go in the kitchen and fix mochas for whoever wants to sympathize with me. I know I won’t be drinking them alone. ~smile~ Thanks to all who’re sympathizing with Glenys and her former website fiasco. If there are anymore links to…

after a major malfunction… maybe I am up and running again? With a simple click… that’s all it took: click. I sort fo felt like Ann(e) of Green Gables… I looked at the brooch and it… slippppped from my fingers and sank beneath the rippling waves. I effectively erased the other blog completely. Ooops. The sun’ll come out tomorrow bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be sun Just thinking about tomorrow clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow… ’till there’s none When I’m stuck with a day that’s gray and lonely I just stick out my chin and grin…

Another Saturday Morning February 11, 2006 It’s early… one of the kinds of mornings I treasure so much… spending time with one child—the little early-birdie who brings the sunshine in!   Standing at the counter, and he sitting on the stool with the cutting board pulled out to form a table for him next to the toaster, we enjoyed tea and toast together. I’m purposefully etching the moment into my memory… for the days are fleeting. I’ve browsed the paper (yes, the paper-paper—-I remembered where I’d last set my glasses and thankfully, didn’t have to ask for the billionth time to…

May 6, 2005   ”  …There’s a Florida woman who lost 170 pounds on her personally designed “Backwards Diet.” She ate/eats for breakfast what one would have for dinner and for dinner what would typically be eaten at breakfast in addition to cutting out sugar (me: weep), caffeine (me: gasp!) and soda (me: sniff).  Now, I don’t know how she’s done this and maintained it for five years—or her stated clothing size, for that matter — a size 1 (!?!?) — but it’s really quite impressive.  But I was imagining what sort of special date she’d enjoy some evening… Hmmm, oatmeal…

July July 23, 2004 Growing up in California made me a Californian—but, seriously it’s hard for me to think that now living in Washington makes me a Washingtonian—this is just home to me. But I don’t feel like a Washingtonian.   Now, yesterdays’ blog may have been confusing—as it sounded as if we were in California.  Since California’s not in the real world anyway, how can one be very sure about anything when discussing the country of California.  It’s sort of like the whole place is a cinema or something.  Well, maybe a sinema.   What with all the make-believe and…

Go get your cup and read on. Blogging’s therapeutic for me, and I pray encouraging for you. Each days’ blog is a bit of journaling of slices of life here in our home and ways the LORD’s working. Someday my children will read “mom’s blog” and catch a glimpse of some of what was “important” each day, some of the “snap-shots” of the day, what was going on in the world and what really stirred up my thoughts. — May 27, 2004  I read with great interest articles pertaining to homeschooling—specifically, lately, articles featuring homes-chool graduates.  Since we have another home-school…

God is the LORD, there is no other. ~February~  2003 Our Year in Pictures    2nd half 2003 Pictures Our January Snow and Ice Pictures        VALENTINES DAY                   The Welcome Home Blog February 29, 2004 Leap day! Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. Luke 6.23 February 28, 2004  What a week it’s been—whew!  An amazing week!  Tuesday, the memorial of Justin’s life and amidst the grief of loss, there was celebration on his home-going—the full blessed assurance of the reality…

God is the LORD, there is no other. January 2004 Our January Snow and Ice Pictures here’s another one for you, mama… Kathryn and me at a party this past Christmas January 31, 2004  Already the last day of the first month.  What an amazing thing it is to have time seem to be at an accelerated pace.  Early in motherhood, I thought the days were so long but the months flew by—now, the days and months seem to pass in a blink! Kathryn’s doing much better today—has a bit of pain in her leg where the tourniquet was used—that…

The kettle’s on, go get a cup and enjoy today’s blog! The Welcome Home Blog December 2003 The beautiful craftsmanship and decor… at Pension~Anna Leavenworth at Christmas December 30, 2003  A chilly-willy day here! What a blessing to have lots of wood for the stove—our source of heat in this old farmhouse! New stuff in the news… Tim Eyman’s in the news again.  Some folks around here have a different name for the man—I cannot print here.  This time he’s going for the property tax… a 25% reduction which would surely benefit seniors [in their own no-mortgage homes] somewhat but…