Dear Readers: Where I Am and Where This is Going
Dear readers, Let me begin by saying that I love you. And I love everything you come for on this blog–ducks, and chickens, and goats, and quail, and homeschooling, and […]
Frankly, my dears, you don’t need that kind of negativity…
I want to tell you a story. It happened a few years ago, when we looked into placing Eli in a school. Let me tell you about Eli. He’s incredibly bright. […]
It’s How the Holy Gets In
Growing up, I watched Mom vacuum all the floors, Grandma wash all the laundry, women in the kitchen at every family function while the men sat and talked in the […]
Re: Grandma and Ambition*
I’m sitting across from Grandma at the motor home table. We’re on our way to Sierra Bible Camp. Her hands are crossed demurely in front of her, her face tranquil […]
A Letter to the World On my 40th Birthday (We Are Not Alone)
Dear World, I wanted to do something really special for my 40th birthday. 40 Letters of Gratitude. 40 Acts of Kindness. Something. But man, that seemed like a lot of […]
Ten Things We Tell Our Children that Make Them Stronger
Every day, I say approximately ten thousand things to my children. Most of them are variations of “PLEASE bring the volume down,” “Where is the dadgum tape?” and “Stop gaping at […]
Blessed Mother
In a surreal turn of events that I am having a hard time processing: At almost the exact time today that one of my sons was saying goodbye to the […]
Letter to My Almost-Teenage Son About Girls and Sex
Dear Son, You’ve heard everything in this letter before, and so I can already see in your eyes the dull look and hear your steady voice, “I know, Mom. You […]
When There Is No Happy Ending: Eggtopsy (Warning-Graphic Images)
Watch Eli (age 9) explain about losing a baby chicken before it hatches. WARNING: Graphic images. Not for the faint of heart. It’s a sad fact of raising chickens that sometimes […]
Helping a Chick Hatch When It’s Having Trouble
Rule #1: Don’t. Unless. But mostly don’t. Sally Sunshine explains why, how it probably doesn’t need help and you are likely to kill the baby trying, and provides detailed instructions […]
