Month: November 2023

Holiday Greetings ~ A Simple Pleasure

Holiday Greetings ~ A Simple Pleasure

Sending Christmas cards seems to have fallen by the wayside, a victim of the busyness that accompanies the end of the year. Commercialism has sent us into a shopping and shipping frenzy, often leaving this simpler gesture behind. I have a renewed appreciation for the little works of art that come in our December mail, …

The Urge to Purge

For awhile now I’ve been in the mood to lighten up in everything from my closet and junk drawers, to the cloud and social media. My life suddenly seemed very cluttered and overly complicated and it was time to clean it up. A Question of Joy A few years ago, I read “The Life-Changing Magic …

Homeschooling Fears

I polled a group of homeschool moms to find out what their greatest fears were when they first started. I wasn’t too surprised by their answers because I had them at one time, too. Fear is a natural human emotion. It protects us from physical and psychological pain, yet it can also be paralyzing. It’s …