Did you know that freezing temperatures + windy conditions = the softest laundry ever?! Anecdotally, this has been true in my experience. Of course, you have to go outside and hang them on the line in those conditions too. Wear gloves. =) "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of … Continue reading Wind & Snow
Category: Seasons
Good Read
When's the last time you wept over a good book? I'm talking literal tears running down your cheeks and the need for multiple tissues. I found myself in this situation a few days ago, and it all started with a gorgeous ice-crusted morning. I've made it a goal this year to pay closer attention to … Continue reading Good Read
Joyous New Year
2020 has been an epic year for many of us. In many unexpected ways. Here's to much hope and joy in the new one! The end of a year end of some hopes beginning of others thoughts, impressions, ideas gone flown on the wings of past days overshadowed by nights that followed yet a flock … Continue reading Joyous New Year
Looking Inward
It's the holiday season. No doubt about it with lights going up and Christmas music on the radio non-stop. Photo by Tim Bish on Unsplash I'm not complaining. This year, I'm ready for the cheer to last a good, long time. In fact, to break up the monotony of staying home most of the summer, … Continue reading Looking Inward
Stovetop Cobbler
It's blackberry season. And when we've braved the briars, poison ivy, snakes and various stinging insects to glean them from our overgrown berry patch and fence rows there's not much I love to do more with those glistening purple berries than make a cobbler. But. I. Do. Not. Want. To. Turn. On. The. Stove. Period. … Continue reading Stovetop Cobbler
Mid-Year’s Resolution
Is it ironic that this was the year I chose to use a daily planner as my New Year's self-improvement resolution?! That was useful until about mid-March, when Covid-19 cleared my social calendar completely. Photo by Jazmin Quaynor on Unsplash So I've made a new resolution. Following the death of George Floyd and the ensuing … Continue reading Mid-Year’s Resolution
Gossamer Sails: a poem about spiderwebs
Have you been noticing the summer spiderwebs these warm mornings? You see them in tall grasses, ditches, and meadows, sparkling as they catch the first light of the sun. Okay, I'm not really out there at the crack of dawn, but that sounds good doesn't it? "Sparkling as they catch the 7:00 sunshine" just doesn't … Continue reading Gossamer Sails: a poem about spiderwebs
New Ways, For Now
I live in the country and I homeschool my kids, so you'd think I already frequently shop online and use a lot of internet-based resources. But typically I don't. I might put in a shopping order once a month (is that a lot?), preferring to actually use my physical senses to assess items I want … Continue reading New Ways, For Now
Easter: Beauty from Ashes
by Gwen Lantz Recently I finished reading a book that had me crying buckets. It was a self-indulgent read, but it was also just what I needed. The past six years have held a lot of sorrow, unexpected transition, and new beginnings. As is frequently the case, the sorrow and endings have given way to … Continue reading Easter: Beauty from Ashes
Holy Week at Home
We are in the middle of the Christian Holy Week and concurrently in the middle of a global pandemic. Which means most of us are going to be celebrating what would normally be meaningful communal events by ourselves or with only our closest family members. I admit, I am still soberly excited about the upcoming … Continue reading Holy Week at Home
Mennonite Women of Virginia 