When you think of the beauty of America—geographically speaking—what do you picture in your mind? In listening to patriotic music recently, I realized that nearly all of our patriotic songs mention at least one picturesque element of the landscape of…
How to Celebrate the Fourth of July
Nestled in the beauty of Northern Indiana, the little town of Nappanee has been the site of my Independence Day celebrations for the last several years. (I am sad not to be able to be there this year.) Sitting at…
Saturdays, Scrub Brushes, and Sopranos
Today’s guest post was written by my mom, Lorraine Strohbehn. My friend Jenny recently brought us a stack of magazines. They were filled with memories from the good old days—that time enhanced by poor memory and good imagination. What fun…
Half-Year’s Resolutions
This Sunday is the first day of the week, the first day of the month, and the first day of the second half of 2012. Some of you will read that and say, “Cool.” (Notice the absence of the exclamation…
Lessons from a Pinterest Board
Some of you warned me. When I said, “I’m thinking about checking out Pinterest,” you said, “Let me warn you: it’s addicting.” And it was. I think I bought into the old adage, adapted for Pinterest here, that “she who…