Down Highway 20

One girl, two girls, 1 boy, soon another. Not one of them is like the other. This one likes to play with cars. This one likes to look at...

Of Child-Training.. 1st child - every misdemeanor properly dealt with and taken care within minutes of happening. 2nd child - most...

Tonight I lay in bed completely exhausted yet wide-awake. I try to pray. “Dear God… but all that comes out of my sleep-deprived thoughts...

Someday (if we survive that long) I'm going to look back on this blog and I'll read this post, and probably shake my head incredulously....

Our paths of life are merging briefly here for a few months. It all started with a bit of happenstance. (Except that I don't believe in...

Baby Nikkel # 3... PINK or BLUE, what will it be? We're excited and of course, wishfully dreaming of a boy.. time will tell! It's been...

You always had a feeling he was going to be a good dad. It was probably one of the reasons you fell for him in the first place. In the...

These last few weeks have re-affirmed my belief in the power of prayer. Through the many sleepless nights when I’m all alone in the house...

Passed a cheery girl in a straw sun hat - a right-friendly face that I’d like to chat. An old farm pop who gave a curt nod, rocking...

And here I am, a month later, still paddling to keep my head above water. The water is getting shallower now, though. And I think I see...

And on the 10th day, God looked down on the Trucker and said, “It is not good for him to be alone.” So God made a Trucker’s Wife. God...

Some folks head to town to eat out and meet with friends. Others spend a relaxing time at home with family, a bowl of popcorn, and a good...

The year that two became three..(No. More. Hot. Tea.) The year of not leaving your side for more than an hour.. and feeling revived from...

It’s been one of those weeks… The kind where you have to bite your lip a lot to keep from saying things you’ll regret later.. (too bad...

It’s the little things that keep life interesting. Working in the shop once again, this time I’m putting new teeth on the rake. The third...

Nobody tells you that you really should grow an extra set of arms during pregnancy (along with everything else you’re growing). Cuz...

Of milk and diapers. And more milk. And more diapers. Of sweet baby cuddles and growth spurts too soon. Of bright baby eyes,...

Time stops. The entire world holds still and breathes in the miracle. There aren’t enough words in the universe to describe the feelings....