Going off the clock: The 2018 summer fun list
It's that time again! Memorial Day is around the corner, and it's time to start planning. Every summer, I make a list of activities that …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
A great day for a run
Long-time blog readers know I have mixed feelings on races. I love to run. That's why I've run every day since December 24, 2016! Should I …Read More
Making time to sing
I spent a lot of time singing this weekend. My church choir sang the Missa Gaia to celebrate Earth Day. The normal Thursday night choir …Read More
Books read in March 2018
Here's my belated Books Read in ... post. A few good titles, a few so-so ones. Hopefully April will be better. Let Your Mind Run, by …Read More
Weekend notes, early March edition
This was a fairly low-key weekend. The boys had the Cub Scout pinewood derby, and the 8-year-old had a baseball clinic (ahead of the team …Read More
Friday miscellany: Midweek adventures, maintaining streaks
We have continued to get slammed with winter weather. Unlike the storm a week ago, though, Wednesday's storm was well-predicted. That meant that I had …Read More
Books read in February 2018
As I was putting the title on this post, I realized that I started doing a monthly post on my reading log one year ago …Read More
Friday Miscellany: Notes from Watermark
I spent much of today speaking at the Watermark Conference for Women (literally -- I gave my speech three times!) The conference also sold out …Read More
Friday miscellany: The sound of birds
I am trying to blog at least five times a week, but I didn't feel like it yesterday. There were many reasons, although the news …Read More
Guest post: Finding time for stories
Laura's note: Today we welcome Callie Feyen to the blog. Callie is a novelist, educator, and parent. She writes about what she learned from tracking …Read More