All Boyds, all the time.
When our children were babies, I thought I would never have a quiet time with God again. It seemed unthinkable to encounter a moment of silence that I would not want filled with sleep. But for the past few weeks, I’ve been finding myself sitting in this chair in the early mornings, reading the same passage from Luke over and over. And looking forward to it. Continue reading “Return of the quiet time”
We aim to be truthful with our girls (for example, about the Tooth Fairy and “Santa Claus”:/news/2010/stumbling-over-santa/), but we know that sometimes a fib can be fun. Indeed, the girls know me well for telling outrageous lies just to check whether they’re paying attention. Well, today they had some magical, imaginative fun — all prompted by a babysitter’s lie. Continue reading “When lies are fun”
We tried out a new cookie recipe this year for Valentine’s Day, and we think humans and fairies will enjoy them. Continue reading “Valentine Fairy Cookies”
Last year, I wanted our family to do something for Lent. But I didn’t want to give anything up, so we _added_ something instead. Continue reading “Our Lenten Tree”
Over the past year and a half of homeschooling, there is really only one thing that has consistently tempted me to throw in the towel and send the girls to public school. Can you guess what it is? Continue reading “How We Keep the Fairies, the Pig Family, and Fuzz Balls from Driving Us Mad”
Would you like a splendid Christmas dessert? Well, we can’t deliver this, ready-made, to you — but have we got a _recipe_ for you! Continue reading “Peppermint Cream Pie”
Get ready, parents! The days of endless, pitiful pleas of, “Are we there yet?” will soon be naught but a fond memory from road trips of yore. With the days of holiday travel just ahead of us, behold the Amazing Yarn-o-Meter! Continue reading “Are we there yet? No, but we’re getting there!”
Yet again this year, we are sending out a now-traditional blank Mad Lib for the fun-loving among you to create your very own version of a Boyd holiday letter. But if you’d like the official version, here you go — with a bonus slideshow of favorite moments from the year 2012.
Continue reading “Our 2012 Mad Lib and photo highlights”
I’m a journaler. Ever since my teenage years, I’ve kept a journal. It was a place to record my thoughts, my prayers, and my angst-filled adolescent longings — but it was intermittent. I would write in it only sporadically, when the need for self-expression got particularly intense. Finally, though, I devised a sustainable way to keep a daily journal, and I’ve done it now for twelve years. Every. Single. Day. Continue reading “Journaling in the round”
_Palak paneer_ is one of my favorite Indian dishes, and I have a great slow-cooker recipe for it. But first, I feel the urge to share a story that perhaps no one will find very funny but which will certainly go down in Boyd family history. Continue reading “Hysterical over palak paneer“