We braved damp, chilly Minnesota weather to sneak in one last outdoorsy weekend. We went camping at Jay Cooke State Park--one of our favorite Minnesota parks. The temps were in the 40s and 50s, but thankfully the rain stopped before we arrived and the rest of the weekend was sunny and crisp. We aren’t hardy enough to go tent camping in such cold weather. (Although we saw several … [Read more...]
A Month of Remembrance
While October is one of my favorite months of the year, it is also a month of reflection and fond, but sad, remembrance. I'm the oldest of the five Teeter children, and growing up on a farm eight miles from our town, my favorite playmates (because they were my only playmates!) were my brother and three sisters. To this day, we remain dearest of friends. I think we are closer than … [Read more...]
Making Time to Take Care of Ourselves (and a couple of super easy recipes!)
In my last post I shared the schedule of a typical day in my life. As I mentioned, I don't have "normal" or "typical" days. My days are usually spent scrambling from one child's needs or activities to the next. I know many of you also have very busy lives. We've become a society that runs at top speed. Usually the first thing that happens when life is demanding is that we stop taking care of … [Read more...]
Cherished Memories and Prayers for Weed, CA
What do you think about when you think of childhood Christmases? I think of thick, fat snowflakes falling down. Driving to my grandparents' mobile home. Sitting by the woodstove, eating homemade enchiladas, and opening a large pile of presents. I grew up in a small, mill town of Weed, California. All my favorite childhood memories are centered there. Why am I thinking about Christmas in … [Read more...]
Loose Threads
Thanks to the ladies of Northside Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN for inviting me to speak this past Saturday morning and for giving me such a warm welcome. What a fabulous group! One of the ladies, Lynn Bolles Drewry, grew up in Fayetteville, TN and went to high school with my sweet dad (Lynn and I figured this out a few months ago when she attended a book signing at the Belmont … [Read more...]
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