My oldest is now a kindergarten graduate. What a school year she’s had! I think back to last August, when she got her new kindergarten gear, and I started waking her early to prepare her for that first day. I remember her excitement when she came home, showing off artwork and singing new songs. Then came the adjustment challenges. My…
“Mom, are we going to the fair in the summer?” my oldest asked again this morning. “I’m going to the fair!” my four year old middle daughter asserted. “And I’m going to ride the rides and get popcorn and chocolate ice cream!” My two year old jumped in. “I can get Superman ice cream! And see the tractors.” “But, Mom,…
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, will never cease. Today, we braved the north wind and planted potatoes. Earlier this week, the girls and I watched my husband plow and turn up the rich, black dirt of our ever-expanding garden. Our farmer neighbor also was tilling the soil this past week. And then…