• Homeschooling - Uncategorized

    Recap of Our AmblesideOnline Year 4: The Second Time Through

    May 14, 2025 - By 

    As we wrap up our school year this month, I am looking back over the year and reflecting on progress made and things I might want to work on changing as I plan ahead for next year. My daughter is about to finish AmblesideOnline’s Year 4, and this is my second time guiding a student through this year in our homeschool. Before beginning to write, I scrolled through some of my old blog posts and realized that the last time I recorded anything about our AO year, it was a 4-part series about Year 4 as I was in the…

  • Homemaking - Knitting and Crochet - Sewing and Crafting - Uncategorized

    On the Needles, May 2025

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    This month I decided to combine my sewing and knitting update into one because, truthfully, I have not been doing a huge amount of either lately. I just have one project that I am really enjoying working on right now, so let’s start with that first! As I mentioned in my last knitting update, I haven’t felt like working on my winter projects since the weather started warming up. So I was already in the market for a new cast-on to reignite the knitting mojo. Then I stumbled upon this locally produced alpaca and alpaca-wool blend yarn in a thrift…

  • Books and Reading - Uncategorized

    The Reading Report, Vol. 27: Spring Reading Progress

    May 1, 2025 - By 

    Happy May Day, reading friends! I am happy to be back with a new reading update today. I really wasn’t sure what I was going to write about this week when I realized that it was almost a new month, so I just waited until today so I could justify writing about books. These monthly round-ups are not only my favorite posts to write, but they also keep me accountable to stick with my goals! Looking back at last month’s “reading refresh” post, I am pleased to report that I did, in fact, get back on track with better reading…

  • Faith Talk - Uncategorized - Writing Life

    Might: Five Minute Fridays

    April 25, 2025 - By 

    This post is part of Five Minute Fridays Link-Ups. This week’s writing prompt is “Might.” Time begins now…. I like to think of myself as a fairly reliable person. I don’t like to make commitments that I know I will have trouble following through on. Still, sometimes I say I “might” do something or other and don’t end up doing it. I am not always fully trustworthy. I think my kids know by now if I say we “might” go somewhere or do some activity, it is not a guarantee. “Might” implies that it is not always likely to happen. But…

  • Homemaking - Uncategorized

    What’s in the Garden, April 2025

    April 23, 2025 - By 

    We had snow over Easter weekend, but today the sun is shining again! It’s a breezy day, and I can smell the lilacs that are just beginning to bloom along one side of the fence. I am so glad the snow didn’t freeze their blossoms because they are one of my spring favorites and probably the most nostalgic of all flowers and fragrances to me. They remind me of so many parts of my childhood I can’t even begin to describe all the memories they bring to mind. While the lilacs are just starting, the apple trees are in full…