Island of Refuge
One spring break in college, my boyfriend and I traveled with our moms to Treasure Island, Florida, where his parents
life, nature, travel
Creativity, Curiosity Journal, family, nature
Curiosity Journal: March 21, 2012
Each Wednesday (or thereabouts) I’ve been recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the previous week using these tag words: reading,
life, nature
A Day Away
Saturday we spent the day at a friend’s house tucked into the waking woods.Forsythia bloomed sunlight-bright against leafless brown bark.
nature, Not So Fast, prayer, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing
A Sacred Pathway
On Friday, before speaking at a MOPS group about slowing down in our fast-paced world, I stopped to snap a
nature, Not So Fast, slowing
Tell me, what is it you plan to do?
“Come quick!” my daughter exclaimed as she threw open the back door. “There’s a monarch butterfly on the driveway!”I grabbed
Creativity, Curiosity Journal, family, Lifelong Learning, nature, reading, travel
Curiosity Journal: August 4, 2011
Each Wednesday (except this week, when I missed my deadline) I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past
nature, Not So Fast, One Thousand Gifts, worship
His Handiwork
New life springs from decay; the rotting birch offers its fading strength to a cedar seedling. A monarch drinks deep
nature
Hello, Sunshine
Blue. Beautiful blue! It’s really you! And not just blue. Shadows, too. Shadows. Blue. It’s true. Hello, Sunshine. I’ve sure missed
children, motherhood, nature, parenting, travel
Sunset Kids
(location: Muskegon State Park, Michigan)
Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, nature, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing
Food on Fridays: First Harvest
(alternative button below) Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you
children, Creativity, family, frugality, home, Lifelong Learning, motherhood, nature, parenting, simplicity, slowing
Creative, Creation-Lovin' Kids
Many of these ideas complement topics in a message I gave to a MOPS group a few weeks ago about
children, Creativity, family, home, motherhood, nature, parenting, simplicity, slowing
Rainy Days and Wednesdays
On Thursday morning I’m speaking at a local MOPS group about getting kids outdoors in nature, enjoying God’s creation.When I
children, exercise, family, frugality, Lifelong Learning, motherhood, nature, parenting, self-discovery, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, taking risks
Bike Lock Debacle
As you now know from the title of my forthcoming book, we seek to live a slower life—a “not so
nature, simplicity, slowing
Yesterday in the Fading Light
Yesterday in the fading light, the sun slipped low and peered up at the cloud-folds. They acted as a scrim to the
nature, simplicity, slowing
Frost Etchings
Morning sun slants across the wall.I slow down enough to notice.Intricate frost etchings — up high in the top pane —