Giving thanks - I haven’t written a Daybook post in a while, so there is a LOT for which I am giving thanks. I might try to do a little catch up here…

Introducing the next step in the evolution of our quilting and sewing adventure!  The temperatures are dropping and leaves are falling; the garden is …

Family Favorite Apple Dumplings Giving thanks - we started a new tradition at dinner last night. The four of us each took turns sharing 5 things for w…

Rabbit trails - they're real, am I right? Recently, I've been going down a lot of rabbit trails that speak about homesteading. I'm kind bu…

A fellow homeschooler arrived with this little pan of heaven on earth at homeschool meeting years ago.  I was one of many who begged for the recipe a…

We watched Me Time last night - it’s a movie with Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg. It was interesting, funny, and actually had an  important message eve…

Giving thanks - that the days seem better. I feel more peace, and more hopefulness. All that despite the fact that there are circumstances that would…

* This was the prompt for our Mastermind writing exercise last week. I'm going to hold myself accountable to showing up and doing the work, so I&…

Ingredients 2 lbs ground breakfast sausage, cooked and drained 3 cups bread, cubed 8 eggs 2 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 lb shredde…

I have a menu for the week!!! This is good. Good start to the week 😁

Giving thanks - for hidden things that reveal themselves at the most unexpected times. Our oldest daughter and her children recently had a lengthy sl…

Let's talk books, shall we? I don't read nearly as much as I'd like to. I've been pondering how to go about creating a reading corner …

If you had asked me just a few short years ago if I would need a category on my blog for sewing, I would have chuckled and said, "No, absolutely…

Giving thanks - that we have gone back to attending church in person * AC * The plan for solar, especially after seeing the increase cost for utiliti…

Giving thanks - that our daughter was like a pit bull, sinking her teeth into making John and me go to the river where her husband’s family owns a li…

Trying to get back to church. Laziness; I’ll call it what it is - laziness that has kept us from getting back to church regularly. And travel - there…

Giving thanks - that I was prompted and convicted to resume my walks at my favorite park. This alone is such a gift and so, so good for my spirit. It…

I can't wait to come back here and tell you all about our newest adventure!  But for now, let this hold space to remind me that I want to tell yo…