On Thursday morning I dropped my oldest (almost 16 years old) off at the airport, as he flies out to California where he will be working at a Christian camp this summer. He’ll be close to family, but it’s a long way from his mama’s heart. Friends at church have checked on me. How are […]

What are your summer plans? Summer is when moms often need more solidarity and brainstorming power. How do we keep our children busy in productive ways without breaking the bank or adding a crushing burden to our already full lives? How do we love our children well when time is plenty but fleeting? And how […]

Ever had a crazy English teacher who saw symbolism everywhere? Some connections are a stretch; we’ve heard teachers talk about obscure symbolism that felt ridiculous. How do you know that the moon can symbolize lunacy, for example? Who decided that? How can you know the author intended that connection to be made? Our English teachers […]

I know I’ve been relatively quiet since we’ve moved to Virginia. We live next to the Great Dismal Swamp, which makes up for being swampy by having a name that Anne of Green Gables would have loved. We found a good church, and good friends. The main reason I’ve been quiet is that I have […]