Ray and I are still walking every day, but we have been varying the times. It has, of course, been nice to see God's creation at different parts of the day. We have been planning to time a walk just at the right time to catch the sunset. Yesterday we made it, but barely. We are going to have to try ... View Post

I recently shared daguerreotypes of a father with his son and another father with his daughter. I found another daguerreotype in that same collection, this one of a mother and daughter. See their sweet smiles. That's something you don't often see in images from this time period. I wonder if this ... View Post

The world was gray when Ray and I were walking on a recent morning. The pretty fog we see almost every morning was thick. My phone stayed by my side with nothing particular to make me want to snap a picture. Then, in the fog we saw this bright clump of yellow flowers. There's a bright spot, I ... View Post

Yesterday as Ray and I were taking our morning walk, we saw a biker with whom we exchange waves and greetings on occasional mornings. Yesterday he stopped to chat for the first time. "How long do you walk?" he asked as he was about to cycle on. "Twenty minutes. How long do you ride?" "24 miles ... View Post

Once upon a time the first day of school was the Tuesday after Labor Day. In those days, summer break was really a summer break, as in it lasted all summer. My little brother Steve and I spent many hot summer hours playing at home with Mama. I was 14 before I lived in a house with air conditioning. ... View Post

Last night Ray taught from Romans 8:1-6 during our YouTube Bible study. As he talked about God's grace through Jesus' death and the fact that we can never be justified by keeping the law, I thought about you mamas and the checklists that you feel pressured to complete. This homeschooling mama ... View Post