Today, daughter Elizabeth celebrated her 15th birthday. It doesn't seem possible that Elizabeth, our eldest child, is 15 already. Joe and I have a hard time seeing our children grow older. All we can do is hope and pray that life will be kind to them and that, most of all, they will always be......

It is hard to believe that the month of June is already upon us. Where did the last five months go? A sure sign of summer: School doors have closed for another term. Daughter Elizabeth, 14, has now completed her school years and daughter Lovina, 5, will begin hers this fall. There will be six chi......

As I sit here at the dining room table, I can smell the fragrance of the lilac bouquet that my sister Emma bought me yesterday. I miss my lilac bushes very much since we had to cut them down while building the new house a few years ago. I'd like to get more started, but it will be a few years......

Our horses had a nice treat when my husband Joe opened our gate to let them back into the pasture field. It looks like they are enjoying the green grass after a winter of eating hay. With warmer weather here we will also start the extra summer job of mowing grass now. Joe still needs to put fresh......

It is once again the time of year that rhubarb will begin finding its way into all kinds of different dishes. My rhubarb looks big enough to make a few things already. I always enjoy seeing the rhubarb peep out of the ground and seeing the leaves begin to uncurl. This is a sure sign that warm wea......

What a surprise for the children to awaken to a white world! Overnight we received quite a few inches of snow. The trees make such a beautiful picture this morning with the thick layer of snow. Instead of having to rake the yard on spring break, the children are enjoying making snowmen. The snow ......