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Sourdough Crackers (Two Ways)
These crispy homemade sourdough crackers are one of my favorite ways to use up discard. They’re buttery, herby, and incredibly addicting. Honestly, they remind me a little of Cheez-Its! If your discard is especially tangy, try the second version for a milder flavor. Original (Tangier) Version Ingredients 1 cup sourdough discard 2 tablespoons melted butter…
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Teaching Life Skills in Homeschool: Hospitality
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about all the things we teach in our homeschool that aren’t found in a curriculum. Of course we spend time on math and reading. We memorize poetry, read great books, and do science experiments that occasionally end with someone needing a towel. But some of the lessons I care…
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Building a Book, Part 3
It’s been a while since I shared a check-in on the process of writing my beginning chapter book, so here’s what I’ve been up to lately: I’ve been deep in the content and grammar edits for my manuscript, while also sending it out to fresh eyes for feedback and critique. At the same time, I’ve…
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Greek Orzo Salad
Some of our friends hosted a Memorial Day cookout and this is what I made for it. It’s fresh, summery, but filling enough to eat as a meal, espeically if you add a shredded rotisserie chicken. Ingredients Orzo pasta, 1 cup dry 3 cups cucumber, diced 1/2 red onion, diced 1 orange bell pepper, diced…
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30 Books Every Toddler Should Have (Ages 1+)
A few days ago I shared a booklist with ten books I love for newborns. Today I wanted to continue the thought of curating of a home library and share thirty books I especially love for toddlers. These are the books that somehow survive being chewed on, rained on, slept with, and carried around the…
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Our Homeschool Summer Reading List for Rising 2nd and 4th Graders
At church this morning another homeschool mom asked me if we homeschool year round and my first answer was no, we take a traditional summer break. But then I clarified, “Well, except for history. And electives..and nature study. And I give them a reading list.” Now I’m not sure. Do we homeschool year round? I…
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Fancy Pants Chicken
I don’t know what to call this chicken dish, but it’s easy and impressive. Maybe Sundried Tomato-Spinach Herbed Cream Chicken? Let me know if you think of a good name. Ingredients 2 cups chopped cooked chicken (perfect for leftovers or a rotisserie chicken) 1 container garlic and herb cream cheese spread (usually 7.5 oz) 1/2…
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On Poetry and the Creator
(If you prefer to listen instead of read, I recorded this on my substack here) The first poetry I fell in love with was in a book of fairy tales. Tucked inside stories of princesses and mermaids and wolves were a few pages of children’s poems. William Shakespeare’s poem “If You See a Fairy Ring”…
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A Day in Our Homeschool
Our homeschool day starts before the kids are even awake. While I’m making breakfast, I set out our morning time materials at the kitchen table. When the girls come down, hit the ground running. Today we warmed up with a few trivia questions while they ate. Because it’s Monday, we reviewed the Bible verses we…
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February 2026 Garden Tour and Plans
February in my gardens is largely when the quiet work begins. Let’s call it what it is: a reset. I started the process of cleaning out all the dead plants from last season and pulling the opportunistic weeds that have already crept in. (I’m looking at you, cow parsley!). Let’s go garden by garden and…
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