Posts by joyinthisjourney
Blossoming Book Lovers – Wordless Wednesday
This little guy loves to sit down with a book, open it in the middle, and “read” to me. “Once UP-on a TIME….” he sing-songs. Turns to the next page. “Once UP-on a TIME…” My big guy is trying to win an entire set of this year’s baseball cards(720 of them!) from the library’s summer…
Read MoreBaring It All (or Why I’m Not the Typical Fox-News-Watching Christian Mom)
ThetaMom is hosting a blog celebration this week, in which she asked her readers to share what makes them a Theta Mom, a The True, Authentic Mom. “Theta Moms are authentic because we live authentic lives. Life isn’t perfect and neither are our kids.” This is my contribution. Since I first learned to put letters…
Read MoreAs If Pesto Could Get Boring
Yesterday, I posted our favorite pesto recipe. My kids would eat this every other day (on rotation with tacos, spaghetti, and ravioli) if they had their way. And if I had endless supplies of basil. I realized early this morning that I neglected to share some variations on the pesto theme. When I have them,…
Read MoreKids Love Pesto Pasta
…at least, my kids do. Tonight, a friend on Twitter saw me mention how much our kids love pesto pasta, so she asked me to share my recipe as part of her “On the Grill” blog series (this week’s theme is For the Kids). Click over to see all the other great recipes and get…
Read MoreSomeone Tell Me Einstein Was as Oblivious as This
She had needed a bath. Her gold was glistening less, matted, tangled, flecked with grass and mulch and remnants of frosted mini-wheats. The night before, I had dragged her to the indecency of a hose-down on the lawn, hurling herself writhing into the grass as soon as I let loose my grip on her neck,…
Read MoreWhen Sweet Peas, Karate, and Tree-Climbing Collide
So many stories in this photo.(That’s why we call it “Wordless Wednesday.”) Posted at the following Wordless Wednesday link-ups: A Beautiful Mess, Live and Love Outloud, 5 Minutes for Mom, and Wordless Wednesday.
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