It’s Mother’s Day weekend. If you’re a mom, I wish you a happy one. Here are some highlights of the week, centered around motherhood. Click on the highlighted links. The 30 Best Places in the World to be a Mother Note the US was not #1. Or #2 or #3……….. What’s the Most Meaningful Gift … More Flapjack Friday Faves [05.10]
This is my favorite painting in the University of Kentucky Art Museum: It’s titled, A Knight of Santiago and His Lady. It’s a Spanish painting, estimated to have been painted around 1610. The artist is unknown. I greatly enjoy standing in front of it in the art museum. There’s something about looking at this piece … More obscurity
I have changed. In many ways. You might notice, I have switched blog platforms. I am now part of the WordPress blogosphere. As in good-bye Blogger. In other news, my children are done with school band. It’s been seven years of percussion. At one point I thought my son might perhaps become a Bluecoat and … More Welcome to a New {Upon a Sunny} Day
Happy Flapjack Friday! I made my family breakfast [well, sort of] this morning, in keeping with our Flapjack Friday tradition. Today I thought I’d share some highlights of the week. On Monday, my music lovin’ son and I experienced Woodsongs for the first time. If you’re not familiar, Woodsongs is a live, taped program akin … More Flapjack Friday Faves [05.03]
When I was a student, I enjoyed hearing the stories about explorers. Remember? Columbus, Magellan, Ponce de Leon, Balboa, Cabot, etc. This week after school my daughter began participating in high school soccer conditioning. This is a new thing. She hasn’t played organized soccer in years. Apparently her school’s team isn’t that great [only what … More navigators and explorers
I make breakfast for my family every Friday. For the longest time, I made pancakes. So we began calling the occasion Flapjack Friday. Then my son said he was growing a bit tired of pancakes and it would be nice to expand my horizons, so to speak. So, I’ve started to vary a bit. Nothing … More Flapjack Friday
I suppose there’s some truth to it. We moms are all a bit insane. But I blame it on the child/children. Packing lunch. Who can remember who likes what? I can for the most part remember which child likes crunchy peanut butter and which prefers creamy. But at 6:45am it can be difficult to keep … More the insanity of motherhood
Today is Record Store Day and I wish you a happy one. Last year I wrote an entry related to the day and I think it’s worth revisiting: Happy Record Store Day 2012! For reasons unbeknownst to me, my children do not enjoy my stories. You know, the “when I was a kid….” stories we … More Records Day
stay calm mind your own business live quietly work with your hands do your own job Nothing especially profound. But words that speak to me this week. You can find them in 1 Thessalonians 4:11. Life can be ridiculous. Tribulation is part of it. But consider this. If we all stay calm, if we live … More stay calm and be a helper
I’ve decided to take a break from my current theme of ranting about my neighborhood. Perhaps I’m beating a dead horse with that subject matter……. Today’s entry is on a different note: blessing. I read it a lot. Blessed beyond measure. Blessed beyond belief. Blessed, blessed, blessed. When you search Twitter hashtags, everyone from Lindsay … More blessed beyond(?)
Upon a Sunny Day 