Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

     I’ve been working on ways to reduce our grocery bill.  I’m not new to this.  We’ve been living on one income for the better part of twenty years now, save for a few years of my doing some in home child care.  However, as the years pass, good old habits can slip into sloppy…

What is it about spring?  Maybe it’s the illusion that the days are longer, when in fact they are not.  There are still 24 hours in each and every day.  Yes, I know there are more hours of daylight, but there are still just the same 24 hours.  Yet, those extra hours of daylight, if…

I’ve been tinkering this week.  Lots of just little bitty needful things.  Here’s just a sample. I bought this really cool refrigerator binder thing last summer.  The idea of the thing is great.  The reality of it,  though, is the pits.  For one thing, the front of my fridge is sort of curved, so I ended…

     To-Do Lists.  We all have them.  Some of you keep them in your head, mentally crossing off tasks as they are completed.  Others of you have daily planners or homemaker’s journals where your schedule of daily tasks is kept.  Some of you jot down your to-do lists in the morning in a notebook, or…

Today was a day of firsts, of sorts.  Less than a week ago we were using the wood stove in the evenings to keep us warm.  Today, is the first day of temperatures over 90° this year!  We live in a climate that sees many days over 100°, so the 90° mark doesn’t feel quite…

The family Bible.  In days of old, most homes kept a family Bible.  Not only was the family Bible used for daily  reading and family worship, but it was also the place where the family records were kept. When Copper and I were married in 1978, a friend of my family stopped by a few…

     If you’ve been joining me in praying for Karen these last several months, today’s post on her blog is one you’ll not want to miss!!!  Please join me in praising God for His goodness to Karen, and let’s just keep on praying until she tells us to stop!

     Our pediatrician finally called last night around 8:00.  She worked in the night clinic yesterday so she didn’t get our message about my son until quite late in the day.  Since she was going to be off today, she spent quite a bit of time last night before she went home leaving messages and pulling…

     1) My eight year old took a bad spill Sunday evening, landing on his left shoulder.  He looked a bit bruised, but we weren’t too concerned.  Even though it hurt, he was able to move his arm in all directions.  He took a long soak in the tub and went to bed with a…

My husband was being very mysterious.  All he’d say was that we were going on an “outing” on Tuesday and that we’d have to leave the house by 10:15.  And that we’d be outside.  In the sun. It turned out that my husband had received complimentary tickets to a AAA ball game!  We had great seats …