My sweet grandmother, Honey, is finally at peace. Praise the Lord for His mercy, and for the gift she was to me. “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions [...]

That sounds like a tabloid headline or something, doesn’t it? Last week’s post about homeschooling, coupled with reading comments on a blog in response to another homeschooling post, led me to start brainstorming another piece on the subject. I hear the same comments from people when they find out we homeschool. They’re the same things [...]

I just ate a Weight Watchers Smart Ones Calzone for lunch. They are packaged two to a box. A serving is one calzone. I was amused by how many times in the directions—even on the little sleeve you microwave it in—they tell you to ONLY COOK ONE CALZONE or to PUT THE OTHER CALZONE BACK [...]

My beloved grandmother Honey has been dying for months now. In February, they said she had maybe two months left. Several weeks ago, we were told it would be a week, maybe two, until she died. She is still here, still suffering, still stubbornly clinging to life. She can barely hold up her head, but [...]

1. I’m going to Crazyland on the short bus. Want to come along? 2. I prefer to express my adventure and daring in more intangible, esoteric ways. I’ll chase after a writing goal, or dare to pursue a project that others doubt I can accomplish. But you’ll never see me bungee jumping or skydiving. E-VER. [...]