Tomorrow is THE day. The day the boys start a new school in our new town. They will ride a school bus for the firs time, they will have the opportunity to take drama and band and shop. Opportunities that they didn't have before. Of course there will be new challenges as well. New friends, new buildings, new teachers, new pecking orders, new routines. But this is a decision that we ... View Post
Manna Falling…
Wylie and I on the occassion of his 15th birthday. I was picking him up from his week as a counselor-in-training at camp. He served at the camp for adults with special needs. This boy found all sorts of manna there... ********************************************************** Do not work for the food that perishes” Jesus says. “Then what should we work for?” the crowd asks. For the past six ... View Post
How Magic Springs Made a Theme-Park Lover Out of Me
Disclaimer: The FCC requires me to tell you that I was provided free tickets and lunch at Magic Springs Theme Park. All opinions are my own and I only promote products and activities that I love. Okay, now that I have done that, let's get to the fun part, shall we? Theme Parks. So. Not. My. Thing. My husbands thing? Yes. My kids thing? Absolutely. Mine? No, thank you. This was ... View Post
Down on the Farm – #HomespunSummer
I thought it was time to post a little farm & #HomespunSummer update for posterity's sake if nothing else. After 8 years of blogging, I depend on this blog as a sort of scrapbook for our life in between deep thoughts and recipes. So here is what is new at Preservation Acres for July 2015: 1. We got a pig. His name is Winston Independence. He came to live with us on July 4. He is a ... View Post
Give the Kids the Camera (Grand Canyon)
I have a new approach to vacation photos. I give my kids the camera. This new habit began a couple of years ago with our trip to Williamsburg, VA (my personal version of Disney World.) It was during that trip that I handed over the big expensive camera because 1) they wouldn't stop asking and 2) I really was more interested in instagramming the whole trip on the whole. Occasionally I would ... View Post
Building a Teepee {Living a Slow Childhood}
This is Miles, he is 10 and this is the teepee he constructed this past week by himself. And this is reason #3 that we moved to the country. Being 10 can be hard. Being 10 and moving for the first time in your life, changing churches,routines, and towns can be especially hard. Being 10 on the outside and 56 on the inside well that is its own special conundrum. And ... View Post
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