Yesterday, our church joined with our two sister churches for a worship service on the Union College campus. It was a sweet time of worship and so great to greet (or at least glimpse) many old friends.
We spent our last day of summer with dear friends at the Lauritzen Gardens. It was delightful and lovely until the last ten minutes or so when everybody (moms included) hit their limit at the same time–hot and hangry, all of us. My boys were also sorely disappointed to learn that they couldn’t actually keep […]
(So lately I’ve done a few photoshoots, but I also realize how neglectful I’ve been about posting photos for the last year or so. Over the next few weeks, I’ll remedy that situation. Stay tuned.) Last fall we headed over to Holmes Lake with our dear friends the Chois for a hasty photoshoot. By “we,” […]
Last week we took advantage of the too-cool-to-swim Lincoln temperatures (and free admission on Tuesdays) to venture out to one of our favorite places, the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center. We brought a picnic and then spent an hour and a half or so exploring a tiny bit of the 850 acres of tall grass prairie. […]
A week or so ago, I got a text from my friend Jen: “Cherries ripe for little cherry pickers!” We headed out that very morning and picked what ended up being about six cups of pitted cherries. Maybe that doesn’t sound like so much, but believe me, that’s a lot of cherries for little […]
Despite my well-known-to-me (and recently mentioned) issues with time management for creative pursuits, I have nonetheless committed myself to several sewing and crafting projects this holiday season (and come to think of it, even a couple that involve power tools, though I have delegated parts of those to my dad). These projects are mostly in […]
I went to Simon’s school today to read with his classmates and then stayed through recess to eat lunch with him too. Simon and his friends played a game, and as far as I could tell the rules go something like this: you’re either a gorilla or a lava princess, or sometimes there’s a lava […]
My friend’s sweet daughter remembering to thank God for this egg prepared by her mama. Her prayer was completely unprompted and, as far as she knew, unseen. We couldn’t hear the words she whispered, but she was so sincere — a quiet moment, a holy moment. This time of year, even more than usual, my […]
I was so happy when my friend Kacy invited us to join her family to make peppernuts this year and even more happy when we actually found a time to make it work. By the numbers: 3 families, 12 kids, 12 1/2 cups of flour (that’s a half batch), thousands of peppernuts. Okay, not that […]
This post is a day late (taken yesterday, though) because I was enjoying myself immensely at Jason’s company Christmas party and didn’t get around to it last night. Also, I am releasing myself from the challenge I set for myself to write something every day. DPP? Totally fun. Writing whether or not I have time […]
I take photos of my three kids almost every day and of other people (and places and things) when I get a chance. I love to travel. I quilt and read and organize with great passion and in bursts of creativity and motivation with long (sometimes years-long) breaks in between kicks. I like cooking better than baking. Read More...
