by Prasanta | Jul 16, 2013 | Family, Memories, Summer, Travel
What do Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, the Empire State Building, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Alabama blueberries have in common? They are all part of a long vacation away from home, connected by the highways we are traveling this July. We begin our driving journey on...
by Prasanta | Apr 25, 2011 | Time
Easter Sunday afternoon leisurely spills into evening. We eat, talk, drink coffee, eat more, talk more… and play a game, a Bible trivia game, for ages 10 and up. (Good thing we didn’t play the age 30 and up version, he he). Seven adults, seven kids. Four kids break...
by Prasanta | Jul 5, 2010 | Beauty, Family, Seasons, Treasures
I just returned from a “camping” trip. We stayed in a “lodge”, which is a glorified term for “Big Room with 5 bunk beds, a bathroom and a shower, but with A/C and carpeting”. So… for 3 nights in the lodge, the minivan was...
by Prasanta | Jun 29, 2009 | Family, Spring
I took the kids strawberry picking last Saturday. We picked 11 pounds! On Sunday I took them to a local strawberry festival. (Am I good mom or what??!!) We’ve frozen about half of the berries. We were going to make jam, but I’ve found out the process is...
by Prasanta | Jun 8, 2009 | Affirmation, Family, Rest
Last night, as a family, we roasted hot dogs & marshmallows. Just us. Usually, we do those things when we have company. It was a joy to simply do it by ourselves. It showed the children that they are special enough to do this when we don’t have company, when...
