"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing." -- Martin Luther, German minister Last night, right as the sun gave way to twilight, my husband and I walked the dog. Early morning and dusk being the only times of the day it has been cool enough to… Continue reading Scent of summer
Category: family life
A template for home
“How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.” William Faulkner, American writer "Remember when we had that baby squirrel in the kitchen?" my youngest daughter asked in the middle of a walk this week. I was so surprised I nearly stopped walking. She was really young when we tried… Continue reading A template for home
Room to manuever
“He's not safe, but he's good." C.S. Lewis, British author, from "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" The news has a way of making one want to invest in a whole lot of bubble wrap. The kinds of quantities found in stores that mail things off. Rolls and rolls and rolls of the stuff.… Continue reading Room to manuever
Let sleeping dogs lie
"Summer afternoon -- summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." Henry James, American novelist Miles, our Appalachian porch dog, is sound asleep in the window seat next to me. This time, thank God, he has his back to the window instead of the hardwood floor… Continue reading Let sleeping dogs lie
Mothering fails
"A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after." Peter DeVries, American satirist Oh, for the days when I actually knew what I was doing as a mother. I would go into a grocery store, see a toddler with orange popsicle smeared on her face and give a… Continue reading Mothering fails
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 