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Savoring the Summer
Summer is waning in my neighborhood, but it is still lingering. The aspen tree next to our driveway has not yet begun to turn.There is not snow on the mountains yet. At least, not the mountains we can see from our house. And that’s okay with me. Even though it’s not yet fall, summer is beginning to show her age.…
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Our Daily Dessert
On our way to church we pass another church that has one of those changeable signs. They usually have some thought-provoking quote on it. Earlier this summer Lyle had remarked that their sign-changer must be on vacation because it had been awhile since the quote had changed. The very next Sunday as we were driving past I noticed it was…
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Water on the Rocks
With their 2-for-$20 menu Applebee’s is a pretty reasonable place to go for a date night dinner. The overly-enthusiastic 20-something waiter tried to be both helpful and entertaining. “What can I get you to drink this lovely evening?” he asked. “A margarita? A strawberry lemonade? Water on the rocks?” I smiled at the notion of calling iced water “water on…
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Why Do I Blog?
Those of you who have been following my blog for awhile have probably noticed that I’ve been doing some updating lately. The most obvious is that I’ve moved from Blogger to my own domain. That has been a learning curve in and of itself. My site layout is not yet what I want it to be, but that will come…
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Our History Scrapbook
When Rebecca was studying American history in middle school, we created an extensive American history scrapbook. We filled a large binder with blank 3-hole-drilled paper and then labeled each page with a year in the upper right corner. We inserted dividers between the centuries. I used a variety of resources for filling in our scrapbook including: Sonlight’s timeline figures (purchased) A Journey…
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Tent Camping in the Rockies
Lyle says he thinks it’s time to concede that we are too old for tent camping. All I’m willing to concede is that I miss our trailer! Even though we live close to the Rocky Mountains, this past weekend was only the second time we’ve gone camping since we moved to Colorado. So far we’re averaging once per summer. Turns…
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How Important is Your Child’s Reading Level?
It truly baffles me when parents say things like, "My 5-year-old is reading at a third grade level. He would just be so bored with the first grade level books." Apparently they haven't thought through what that actually means: that once a person has reached a certain level of reading ability they will never enjoy reading something easier again.
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To Stand
I’m discouraged and weary. Bordering on depression. Honestly, our second year in Colorado so far has been worse than the first, at least for me. I struggle with wondering why are we here? As I try to work through these thoughts it occurs to me that no matter where we are or what our circumstances there will be conflict and…
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We are Ezells
As it happens, my dad’s people were from the Monroeville, Alabama area couple of generations back...
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Summer Morning on Lookout Mountain
Last Saturday a group from our church went up to Lookout Mountain Park for breakfast. Lyle built a fire in the picnic shelter fireplace, and cooked eggs, sausage, and hash-browns for breakfast burritos. As you can see, it was a gorgeous summer morning.
