Time With a FriendBy Ashlie Miller Beautiful routines have been developing in my home with my best friend. We occasionally meet on the front porch together, often with our […]
- The Time I was Not in Trouble at School
By Ashlie Miller Decimals – little marks that make a huge difference in answers. I’ve been helping my daughter work through decimals recently in […]
- When God Sends Grits
By Ashlie Miller February can be a dreary month. To brighten things, each February, my children set out small, tin mailboxes in hopes that some cheer will […]
- Snow Shovels and Leaf Blowers
By Ashlie Miller What do you get when you borrow three snow shovels and bring out your gas-powered leaf blower (aka a red-neck snow blower)? Well, when […]
- Treasures in the Snow
By Ashlie Miller Before bed last Saturday night, my youngest son was preparing for the worst, which would have been an ideal scenario in his little mind. […]
- Embracing your “Granny Era”
By Ashlie Miller Does the weekend weather have you bundled and boarded up for maybe the next few days? It may be the perfect time to recalibrate a slow […]
- Cold Days, Quiet Puzzles
By Ashlie Miller I have a fondness for puzzles; maybe you do, too. Five years ago, puzzle and board game sales increased as people found themselves […]
- National Quitters Day
By Ashlie Miller We live in a time where every day on the calendar seems to be a “National ________ Day.” Many restaurants capitalize on the idea to sell […]
- Objects in the Mirror
By Ashlie Miller 2025 is barely in our rearview mirror, and I am pondering the phrase, “objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.” Events that […]
- The Year That Didn’t go as Planned
By Ashlie Miller Looking back at a year can be bittersweet, holding regrets and disappointment. We enter January with anticipation of a new start, a list […]
- When the Ornament Shattered
By Ashlie Miller I remember when our first Christmas ornament broke. Literally, the first ornament my husband and I received. It was either for our […]
- A Lifetime to Decorate
By Ashlie Miller When my husband and I were first married, it was very different from the advice given today before marriage: “Have all your ducks in a […]
- Leftovers – Nothing Wasted
By Ashlie Miller The Thanksgiving sandwich. It is legendary, at least at my house. Maybe it is a shepherd’s pie, a casserole, a chili, or a stew at yours. […]
- Flexing the Gratitude Muscle
By Ashlie Miller I’m embarrassed to admit it, but there was a time when I did not express gratitude as I should. It was not because we were lower middle […]
- Too Many Thanksgivings
By Ashlie Miller Divorce, death of a loved one, relocation, and having to work on holidays. Many seasons of life can transform holiday gatherings. I […]
- Thank You Notes
By Ashlie Miller Walking to the mailbox once was a thing of expectant joy that maybe this will be the day I receive something lovely. Not a bill, junk […]
- The Clock & the Calendar
By Ashlie Miller The past week, with all its dreariness, sogginess, and chill, either set you up to feel cozy and restful or possibly miserable, and dare […]
- Of Kings & Crowns
By Ashlie Miller Looking at my social media scroll this week, I wouldn’t have thought there would be so much talk about monarchy – kings or no […]
- Lasting Fruit
By Ashlie Miller While many are trekking to farms to select the perfect pumpkin, my family was behind on getting to the apple orchard. As my husband puts […]
- Thankful for Wasps and Fleas
By Ashlie Miller “I’m very thankful for the wasp nests that were on our dryer vent,” my husband said at the dinner table this week as we all thought back […]
