Where do you go to hide? To find a place of quiet . . . of rest . . . a refuge . . . a place in which to hang your prayers on the clothes line or toss your…
Summer is just around the corner. But alas, this school will not be taking much of a vacation. Though part of me . . . is longing for a summer break. Freedom to be relaxed. Maybe slightly lazy. However, our…
Oh . . . I struggled a bit with this “vacation read.” I got mad at the main character, Annaliese Duray. She just didn’t make wise decisions. Neither do I. But still. And I was REALLY bothered by Mareen Lang’s…
The Girl in the Gatehouse, by Julie Klassen, is quite possibly the best “vacation read” I have shifted my eyes left to right on in quite some time. Reminiscent of Charlotte Bronte’s, Jane Eyre, it is no surprise that I…
A celebration in pictures . . . mostly. Breakfast . . . Coconut flour waffles with maple syrup from Ohio and blackberries, if you must know. Lunch . . . no pictures . . . . but he requested beef…
I never know which to say. I’m making chicken broth, I mean stock, I mean . . . I don’t know what I mean. I’m just making something that requires a bird, some vegetables, a little apple cider vinegar, filtered…
Mr. Smiley . . . my dear Gabe . . . You with all your curls. I think your smiles are contagious . . . your hair is copying what your mouth does. Happy birthday, my not so little…
Jodi is married to her high school sweetheart. She blogs about fermentation, whole foods, homeschooling, essential oils, home-birthing, and gardening.
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