Is there anything, ANYTHING, I ask you, cuter than a puppy? The correct answer is NO, and I'll tell you why. I know you're thinking, but a baby is cuter! Well....if you're being honest with yourself, you'll realize that is just not always true. Babies are small. They are sweet. And often, they turn out to be darn cute humans. But they don't...Read More

This past Friday I began my Drawing and Painting the Figure class. It's a ten week class that meets on Friday nights from 5:30 - 9:30. We use live models, which is a first for me, and quite challenging! This class excites me and scares the pants off me for several reasons: 1) I've never been taught how to draw quite like I...Read More

Although it seems as though the Dog Days of summer are already here at the end of June (judging by our recent temperature of 105), occasionally, I still reach for a little cup of espresso mid-afternoon to give me a boost. My favorite little gadget for making an espresso is my little Bialetti Moka pot. Not only does it make a darn fabulous...Read More

Yet again, I find myself awestruck at the nature of God's word.   I continue along in the study of James and it seems every day, this book with which I consider myself wholly familiar, as I have memorized it and poured over it lovingly, reveals new facets to me. As though I never knew it before. And this is the nature of...Read More

One of the best things about staying at home with my children is that it gives me a little more time to contemplate things about life.  For one thing, it's rarely neat and tidy. Have you noticed that? Unless you live in a really isolated location, there is a fair amount of human interaction required. And we humans are tricky. Messy. Problematic. Difficult...Read More

The thing about taking your camera on vacation is that you tend to take pictures. And you tend to take lots of pictures if you are a) my husband or b) my sister-in-law, Lauren. If you're me, then, well, not so much. Fortunately I am able to rely on the diligence of the aforementioned two. What that leaves me with then are still...Read More

Our week at the beach continues... A house filled with my  parents, 6 siblings, 5 spouses and 10 grandchildren. As you might imagine, there are moments when it is extremely chaotic. Squeals, screams, cries, arguments, laughter, tickle-fests, sippy cups everywhere, "low-chairs" for babies, beach towels, life jackets, floaties, rafts, plastic buckets, bottles and bottles and bottles of sunscreen of every factor imaginable and...Read More