For 10 years our family has dressed as a group, growing from 4 characters up to 9 at the most (including foster children)! See it all in pictures, and hear some things we have learned while dressing as a family team and theme. It’s so difficult in today’s world to find consistent connection with your family. We do it any way we can, including things that are awkward like dressing up a family of 8!
Category: Homesteading
I was 15 Years Old, The First Time I Was Not Raped
I was just barely 15 years old, the first time that I was not raped. Our parents were all at a bible study or homeschool parents group. I’m sorry, your honor, I do not remember which. It was simply 25 years ago. He was the popular guy that even the
My Body was Broken, but My Soul Has Turned The Corner
About every time I left the house over the last few months, I had this conversation. Someone: “How ARE you doing?”Me: “Well, at this point I’m “faking well” pretty well, so that feels like an improvement.”Someone: “Ok…” I am just no good at saying “fine”. I never ever will be.
18,629 Days and Counting- A Letter to My Parents
He mentioned it again today. Let me explain. I decided, with a heart full of passion and drive, that I was destined, CREATED, God-breathed into being for the purpose of being a writer. I decided this when I was 9 years old, and the first person I told was my father. Boy
The Up-shot Angle of a Child’s View
Lil Bit: Mama, I made you a bowl of soup, so you don’t forget to eat lunch. I made the chips look like a rose! Sometimes we underestimate their awareness, the small things that they take note of. It is as if from that lower vantage point they see us