Supper is over with, and I need to start writing this column. We had potato soup, side pork (from our pork we butchered last winter), cheese and crackers. Daughters Loretta, 20, and Lovina, 16, aren’t ...

He was working on the painting when the story broke on that Monday morning. I stopped working for a couple hours to watch the news. Then I went back to work, he says. I had to make some positive use ...

A cold morning of 11 degrees. It’s freezing and as Abigail would say, “Brrrr – cold!” Eleven days until Christmas day. I just can’t believe how much faster every year goes by. Life goes on. Changes ...

Winter weather is back! We’ve received around 3 inches of snow and it’s still snowing. The roads must not be the best as school is canceled for today. I let son Kevin sleep in, so he doesn’t yet know ...

It’s amazing how another week has already gone by and it’s time for me to pen another column. Son Kevin, 14, already left for school this morning. He will not have school tomorrow or Monday. It’s ...

Our six youngest children left for school at 7 a.m. This is the third day now that Loretta has taken the regular bus. She can make it all day at school without her wheelchair, although when she comes ...

Supper is over with, and I need to start writing this column. We had potato soup, side pork (from our pork we butchered last winter), cheese, and crackers. Daughters Loretta, 20, and Lovina, 16, ...