Welcome

Welcome to my blog.  We are a God-lovin', tree-huggin' family living in the heart of Lancaster County, PA.  Here you will see my efforts to guide my children to the simple joys of life in our daily rhythm with a few adventures thrown in for fun. 

The title of my blog comes from a lovely poem by Emily Dickinson that describes the waking and passing of a new day:

I'll tell you how the sun rose,--  A ribbon at a time.  The steeples swam in amethyst,  The news like squirrels ran.  The hills untied their bonnets,  The bobolinks begun.  Then I said softly to myself,  "That must have been the sun!" But how he set, I know not.  There seemed a purple stile  Which little yellow boys and girls  Were climbing all the while  Till when they reached the other side,  A dominie in gray  Put gently up the evening bars,  And led the flock away. May each new day bring you such simple beauty.