Tales from the Bonny Blue House

I came to this link over at Danielle Bean’s blog and I had to post it here as well. Be prepared to mist up. Peggy Noonan

Thy birth, O Virgin Mother of God, heralded joy to all the world. For from thou hast risen the Sun of justice, Christ our God. Destroying the curse, He gave blessing; and damning death, He bestowed on us life everlasting. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. For from […]

I can not imagine what the people who have lost everything must be feeling. To have worked your whole life and have it all wash away in a storm, well I just don’t know what I would do. The loss and frustration must be overwhelming. These days I am just offering up all little sufferings […]

Erin and Katie were playing the same internet game, simultaneously, on both my and Dave’s laptop. Ryan was stuck downstairs on the PC. Erin asked me if I played games on the laptop when I was a kid. I explained that there was no such thing back then in the beginning of time. “What did […]

There was some recent discussion on my favorite homeschool message board about the book The Mommy Brain. The premise of the book is to deride the myth that motherhood makes you stupid. The author makes the case that motherhood actually improves your brain and can make you smarter. Ok. Why do we need this book? […]