New School Year Poem by Lisa Schea

Here I sit at 2am
The house is finally quiet
Dishes done, laundry folded,
Lesson plans arranged
Oh, wait, that was just a dream…

The day IS done
And I’m worn out
Another Monday night
Papers falling off the desk
My files a family joke

Still I’m smiling //
Grateful [...]

Quote for the Week

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.  -John Bunyan

Using Your Crafts to Help Others

Quilting is one of my favorite hobbies. I find it very relaxing to quilt by hand, sitting down in front of the television or reading a book or riding in a car and making something beautiful out of a thousand tiny pieces of fabric. There are plenty of things you can do with a quilt [...]

Quote for the Week

Life consists of what a man is thinking about all day.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Because We Must- by Joanna Tillman

See, what did I tell you! Alright now, you all owe me 10 to 1 (whatever that means). Actually, I don’t know- I just hear people say it on movies and stuff, so I thought I’d give it a try… but yeah, I don’t really know what it means. I guess it’s like a fraction [...]