by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 5, 2021 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life, Story
Yesterday was our youngest son’s 26th birthday. Our oldest son is 36, and there are two more sons in between. The minute I read the word “sunrise”, chosen as today’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt, I thought of the beautiful song from...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 3, 2021 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life
I taught our four sons at home for 20 years, from the time the oldest entered third grade until the youngest graduated from high school. Homeschooling was a “career” I loved and I would do it all over again. Choosing curriculum and writing lesson plans for...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jun 16, 2020 | Faith, Good Books, Slice of Life
“Let us speak for ourselves.” The words stung, but they needed to be said. In response to an all-white panel discussion a few years ago around the topic “how can white authors write about and for people of color”, this one statement gave us the...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 25, 2020 | Good Books, Writing
It’s National Book Day as I write this post — but then, every day is a “book day” in my house. Honestly there are books everywhere, including a box full that I’ll deliver to our local used book store once the COVID-19 restrictions are...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 31, 2020 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life, Story
I usually drink my black tea in a mug, and always Brit-style with cream and sugar. Today, as I reached for my favorite mug, I changed course and uncovered my clay Brown Betty teapot to brew a full pot of tea. I slid open the china cabinet handed down to me by my...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 30, 2019 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life
The car was filled “to the gills” and an equally full pick-up truck will soon follow. Our son is moving back to Chicago. This morning, as he and his brother headed north down the road that leads out of our valley, I didn’t cry or linger in melancholy...
