Yesterday morning at 6:05 a.m. this is what our driveway looked like. All three cars. Gone.…

I am a great appreciater of old things–whether it’s old towns, old buildings, old roads or old belongings. There is something about the air I breathe when I walk into a 150-year old church that I just can’t smell anywhere else. There is something so sweet about stepping on an often-trod wooden floor and hearing the squeak that has accompanied a thousand footfalls throughout a…

I’m taking it a little easy today. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it on here yet, but I was diagnosed with a C Diff infection a week ago, after just having gone through two weeks of antibiotics for my other infection. Every day has pretty much been a struggle with feeling bad. In fact, I did stay home a couple of days but was back…

As of yesterday morning, the Smith house has officially entered into a permanent teen-less state because  Sarah Elizabeth Smith turned twenty years old! I know. I can’t believe it either.…