My Monitor Article About Newtown Choosing Love
This newspaper article by me is in today’s issue of the Christian Science Monitor.
Month: December 2013
Sandy Hook a Year Later
Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the horrible incident that occurred locally at the Sandy Hook Elementary school.
Book Review: Help Your Kids with (Math or Science)
Where were these books when I needed them homeschooling? I absolutely love these and give them an enthusiastic five stars. I bought this set as a…
Two New Abstract Paintings
It was great to have some time to paint yesterday during our snow day. I tried some new tools and techniques and had a great time doing it.
Recipe: West African Peanut Soup
This soup is very delicious, especially on a day like today with ice covering the ground. It is warm and flavorful, smooth and nurturing. One of the most…
Movie Review: Frozen
It had been a long time since we’ve been to the movies and I was ripe to see one. Frozen, put out in animation by Disney, was a fun diversion but not…
Book Review: Dancers Among Us
If you have a dancer on your Christmas gift list this is a wonderful book. I loved it and give it five stars. Great photos of dancers exuberantly expressing
Recipe: Chachouka
This North African dish is delicious and worth buying the expensive saffron for. It has a lot of flavor without reading as spicy. We may even better than…
Tribute to Nelson Mandela
In memory of Nelson Mendela today, on the day of his passing, I have appreciated these links below. May we learn by his example and imbibe his wisdom.
Aunt Ruth
Aunt Ruth was known as the “culture vulture” to her nieces and nephews, and like a great homeschooling mom before her time, she was forever totting them off to
More Photos of Texas Cousins
Here are some other miscellaneous photos I took of Texas cousins from our trip. We had a great time. And check out my fortune cookie promise at the bottom!
Our Daughters Climb to the Top of a Butte
Together with their Uncle John, our daughters climbed to the top of the highest point in the formation in the photo above. (Note: there was not a trail.)