A glimpse into the heart and mind of Nancy Tart
July 23, 2020 Failing to Compare Do you know what I hope I fail in? Seriously. I’m super competitive by nature. I had to teach myself that trying to “be my best” is a different thing than being better than someone else. I had to fail at comparing. What are we at, 8 billion people … Continue reading “Failing to Compare”
May 10, 2020 Culture: The Importance of Family Imagine you are raised a young woman, married a few years with two children. Your family is part of a group sojourning in a land with people hostile to you. In your family’s culture, women are to obey their fathers and later husbands. You and your husband … Continue reading “Culture: The Importance of Family”
May 4, 2020 Tiny Specialized Chicken Coop In preparation for our move and new gardening regime (Louis is moving to raised garden beds), we made our specialized chicken coop tractor. I know, that sounds funny, but our goals were lightweight, easy to move, sturdy, storm proof, and hopefully predator proof. The intended purpose is for … Continue reading “Tiny Specialized Chicken Coop”
March 29, 2020 My Little Learner Our gym has an after-school program where our comfy vans pick up from several area schools and bring little athletes back to gym. They do gymnastics, crafts, eat snacks, and do homework. Thea and her other gym baby friend sometimes hang out there. Thea loves it and thinks she’s … Continue reading “My Little Learner”
August 22, 2019 Our New Gym! Have you ever moved? YES! I can remember 19 different homes in my early years. My husband and I have shifted houses 10 times in almost 17 years. I am intimately aware of moving. I know just how many boxes can fit in a 5×8 moving trailer. I can … Continue reading “My New Gym!”
June 2, 2019 A Family Journal I’ve been working on two projects for each of my children. One was a crocheted blanket for each – king size, crafted from their favorites in a pattern they chose. I’ve only completed one. The second is about 15 rows from completion, but I haven’t worked on it since … Continue reading “A Family Journal”
April 30, 2019 Easter Cuteness Easter Sunday was so much fun for us this year! Not only did our little Thea officially turn two months old on Easter, but neither Louis nor I was working, neither of us was tired, and we had the whole weekend to ourselves! Baby Thea dressed up (minus her cute … Continue reading “Easter Cuteness”
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April 23, 2019 Waffle Blocks Well, we have this thing in our house where we give away everything we aren’t using. This goes for toys too. We don’t keep more than we actually use. We find toy drives, needy families, or other causes to give away the overage. I have found that the kids enjoy … Continue reading “Waffle Blocks”
April 9, 2019 Old Architecture – My Favorite Design I’ve moved around a lot. My favorite house, architecturally, was this lovely old place in Holly Hill, South Carolina that was built in 1904 or 06. It was amazing. It was bright without ever turning a light on, even in the hallways. It was two-story with … Continue reading “Old Architecture – My Favorite Design”
