Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
This is my guy's all-time favorite cake, and his birthday was yesterday, so we had cake! It is from the 'ol red and white checkered Better Homes & Gardens cookbook I used to learn to cook in our first years of marriage. Carrot Cake 2 c flour 2 c sugar 1 t baking powder 1... Continue Reading →
Have you ever noticed how some people seem to get the good seats every time? The best parking places, tables at a restaurant, or just the permission to go where others cannot? I am not one of these people, but I am married to one, and it's a great perk to join in with a... Continue Reading →
When our children were little, a time out was the symbol of trouble, somebody had pushed Mom past the point of understanding and they needed to take a break. Truth was that break usually as much for me as them. These days my teens still take time outs. Some more often than others, depending on... Continue Reading →
Several years ago our oldest daughter read about creating a homeless box, filling a shoe box sized plastic container with items that could help the less fortunate. We packed socks, water bottle, snacks, and hygiene items into containers, placed one in each car and made the agreement that whenever we saw someone in need, we... Continue Reading →
It's football season and our son is playing on the high school team. Every Friday morning I open his dark bedroom and quietly announce,"Hey Bud....it's game day!" and you can feel the buzz of excitement from that point on. If I walk into the school on a Friday, I am asked if I'm ready. As... Continue Reading →
The piano tuner spent the morning at my house yesterday. He was here just six months ago and at that time we made an appointment for this week. He didn’t call to make sure I would be home and he arrived twenty minutes early. When I opened the door, he walked right in and began... Continue Reading →
I'm Done! It's a statement used more and more often these days when relaying a story that involves frustration or anger, indicating that a person is ready to walk away. It seems like it started out as a way to explain how someone broke up with their gym membership or cellphone company, but now it... Continue Reading →
My guy is in Vegas for the weekend, staying at a triple five star hotel as a rewards trip for some customers. A triple five means that it has earned the five star title as a hotel, a restaurant and a spa and there are only 13 hotels in the world that have this title.... Continue Reading →
The last few days have been rough. As a community, we have experienced a loss that will reverberate and continue to be felt for a long time. Ty and Terri Schenzel, a dynamic, God-loving couple who poured themselves into our city were tragically killed in a car crash late last week. The news spread like... Continue Reading →
My guy is known in our house as 'The Closer'. He won't even glance at a 1000 piece puzzle until the bitter end, and he is the one who usually finishes off the cakes or cookies after everyone else has forgotten them. It's often a joke in our family, but this really is a characteristic... Continue Reading →
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