I’m taking a break from bullet journals this week. Life has been busy and, frankly, my brain is a little fried. In an attempt to keep my sanity, and get some exercise, I managed to get in a couple of hikes over the last two weeks. Because of said hikes, I feel like it’s time […]

I’ll make it short and sweet. It’s time for a comeback. I could go into the fine details with the what’s and why’s, but I’m won’t. At least, not all at once. As many of you may have noticed, I stopped writing on Love Learning for Life in October of 2016.   It was Survival folks. […]

Moving forward and progressing toward something greater are two things I find essential to my mental well-being. Whether it’s cooking, which I hate, or singing, which I love, I like to see progress. As a parent, sometimes it’s hard to see any progress because we spend so much time trying to maintain some semblance of […]

A few weeks ago, I was making a quick trip the grocery store. At least as quick a trip as we can make now that we are 40 minutes away from the closest Costco. I was loading my groceries into my van when I noticed that one of my tires looked low. I hadn’t noticed any […]

A post wherein I geek out about singing because I do that sometimes. Written as part of MamaKat’s Writer’s Workshop. Write a blog post inspired by the word: bell. I remember the first time my voice teacher told me that my voice rang like a bell. As a soprano, that’s a good thing. It took […]

One of my favorite memories from college is watching Anne of Green Gables with my roommates. I read several of the books when I was young and loved the sense of wonder and adventure in them. Anne Shirley is such a wonderfully written character. Smart, bold, and outspoken when it wasn’t fashionable or oftentimes acceptable […]

While many kids have already started school, our first day isn’t until after Labor Day.  A new school year makes me wonder about what is to come. Will my kids make new friends? Will they like their teacher? Will they discover something the love? It also has me thinking about teachers. What an amazing job […]

I grew up on a dairy farm located 15 miles from the nearest town. That town had a population of 1,500 people. Most of my college classmates had more than 1,500 people in their high school while my graduating class was close to 50. You could definitely say I grew up in a rural community. […]

Eyebrows furrowed, zero sense of humor, snapping, and general gnashing of teeth paints a fairly accurate picture of a frustrated parent. Unfortunately, it has also been an accurate portrayal of me lately. I affectionately call myself ‘monster mom’ when my frustration begins to show, but I’m anything but lovable and affectionate when I snap at […]

We have a dog. I’ll admit it; I didn’t want her. I used to be an animal person. As a child, my summers were spent riding a horse and pulling kittens around in a wagon. I grew up on a dairy farm for goodness sake. It was great, and I loved animals. Then, my children […]