summer fun – Little Seeds Read

How I Spent My Summer

Well, “Back-to-School” season is here, and I’m reminded of when I was a girl returning to school, being assigned an essay on “How I Spent My Summer.” While some of my childhood summers were action-packed with travels to Yellowstone and Disney World, most were spent at home, playing in the heat with neighborhood friends, andContinue reading “How I Spent My Summer”

Thinking Outside and Inside the Box

As summer draws to a close, I can’t help but remember long-ago summer days of discovery and play during my childhood. One of the things that made summers so special was how my Dad always invented things to keep us kids from driving Mom crazy. Three children under ten were undoubtedly a handful for her,Continue reading “Thinking Outside and Inside the Box”

Chasing Wonder

My husband and I did a big bucket-list thing a few weeks ago. We went on a hot-air balloon ride. Though we both had wanted to do this for many years, when it got to the day before the trip, I found I’d become a basket case of anxiety, googling on the computer to seeContinue reading “Chasing Wonder”