Patricia Harrelson

On Mondays, I go to homeschool at my daughter’s and my son’s, but this week, one family had two sick kids and the other family was exhausted from a weekend of service. The cancellations were timely as I was over-tired … Continue reading

Cindy and I took Huck and Nell to Mariposa for Easter. Here are 5 of the more than 200 pictures we took. In additon to egg coloring and hunting, we played 3 games of volley ball and did a lot … Continue reading

For the next few days, I’m going to catch up on week’s worth of blogging with some belated posts.] First, my brother recently walked his daughter down the aisle toward marriage. A big contingency of family sat in a lucious … Continue reading

We’ve spent the past several days celebrating family birthdays. In my family, Jennie Lou who is 39 and Gianna who is 9. In Cindy’s family, Jimmy Junior who is 29, Chritina who is 8, and William who is 3. Birthdays … Continue reading

(Athan is the third leprechaun from the right) All last fall, six-year-old Athan told Mama that he wanted to learn to read, so in late November, Jennie Lou asked me if I’d be willing to implement a DISTAR reading program … Continue reading

Andrea sent this email about 5 year old Huckleberry: so tonight and last night i put huck to bed. his meanderingconversation was so amazing to me on both nights that i spent thewhole time making mental notes and committed to … Continue reading

In all the commotion of Clare Olivia’s birth last week, I forgot to mention another big deal in the Tippett family. On July 6, August ran his first half marathon at Hernia Hill in Murphys. He completed the extremely hilly … Continue reading

Shortly after Clare was born, 3-year-old Mary Autumn studied her in Mama’s arms and asked, “What size is she?” It soon became clear that Mary Autumn expected to GROW bigger as soon as the baby arrived. She had heard she … Continue reading

Some days, I bemoan the fact that I’m a laboriously slow reader. People think that because I’ve read a lot of books, I’m a fast reader, but that simply isn’t so. My daughter-in-law is a fast reader. My friend Bernadette … Continue reading