Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

     I saw this a few weeks ago and it made me smile.  I saved it to share with all of you today.  Our jobs are huge, but the rewards, if counted, would be a number as vast as the stars in the heavens, and they are priceless.  Enjoy!         (This video is fine and totally family…

     My header says, “Sharing bits and pieces of my day”.  Most days I share whole, huge chunks of my day.  Tonight, though, it will just be bits and pieces.      Enjoying – time with all four of my children and all four of my grandchildren for the afternoon.      Spending time – lots of…

          My mantra for the day was work a bit, rest a bit, work a bit, rest a bit.  It had to be that way.  The flare up of my condition continues, but I will not yield to the temptation of giving up!  Nope!  I can do all things through Him who strengthens me!…

     There’s so much to share today!  We’ve had a day filled with good, hard work, wonderful homeschooling adventures, shrieks of terror and giggles of delight.  A couple of good questions have been brought up in the comments, and I want to answer those as well.  Where to start?      I know.  Let’s start with…

     A copy of this book has been in my home for a few years now.  It was given to my late mother-in-love by her sister for Christmas, just a few weeks before she passed away.  I remember watching Lola read the book as she enjoyed the fire in our wood stove.  Lola, and therefore…

     I’m missing planning menus that have new recipes and a bit more involved cooking.  This week, though, is not the week for that sort of cooking.  This week is for making the most of our time outside of the kitchen and for cleaning out the fridge and perishable pantry items.  Think this week’s menu…

          All the digging, and planting, and lifting has finally caught up with me.  My joints are protesting mightily today!  Sore muscles can be worked out, but painful, arthritic joints cannot.  Several years ago I was diagnosed with an unnamed disorder of some sort.  It tends to flare up when the weather begins to…

     I always say that my days are blessedly full, and that has never been more true than right now.  Blessedly full of gorgeous weather and days full of so much pollen that I’ve been known to sneeze a dozen times in succession.  But the pollen!  It’s such a good thing and we are blessed…

     My husband and I took my Christmas/birthday present out for a test drive today.                                       After shooting more than 200 rounds (me) and 100 rounds (him), we came home.  These were my last ten shots.  I should have…

     We’re on week two of pulling meals together from not too much.  Last time I shopped, there were quite a few non-food items, necessary to our home, that had to be purchased from the food money.  (I don’t separate out things like toilet paper, laundry detergent, etc., it’s all bought with our “food” money.). …