Oh, How My Mornings Have Changed!

For the four years my oldest daughter was in high school, every school morning began sometime between 4:30-5:30 am. That’s because in our church, high school students attend a class...

I Use My Grandmother’s Dishes

Some people have heirloom dishes and keep them in a cupboard, or maybe even packed away in boxes. When I was given pieces from my grandmother’s set of dishes, I knew right away that I...

When Death Becomes a Living Thing

Lola has never been the kind of cat you pick up and love. She is affectionate, but mercurial, not skittish but sometimes reproachful with her glance when things get too loud or too busy....

Wordless Wednesday: All Together Now

{My three sisters, mom, and I were all together this past weekend for my twin’s wedding. A rare treat! ps: if you don’t already know…can you guess which one is my...

Wordless Wednesday: A Special Houseguest

{look what we get to ‘test drive’ for a month! it’s a gorgeous HP Touchsmart 610 PC. it’s been out of the box for 10 minutes and we’re in love! and yes, my...

My 9yo’s Tell-All Poem

Sifting through my kids’ end-of-term schoolwork usually ends in a huge pile of “To Be Recyled” papers, but sometimes I find a few gems among the assignments. Take, for...

Wordless Wednesday: The Very Best of Friends

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Top Ten {Tuesday}: 10 Thoughts I Had While Taking This Picture

(for more Top Ten Tuesday posts, visit ohamanda.com) Homecoming.  What a time of year.  Our oldest daughter is 16 years old, a junior in high school, and just attended her first...