Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
We live far away from our biological families, and have for our entire marriage. At first we felt it was our obligation to 'go home' for the holidays, but the problem was that our families live about a thousand miles away from each other, and we were roughly the same distance from each. So we... Continue Reading →
Yep, more than 4500 songs in a month, you read that right. And that wasn't a big month for us, just normal. We play music on the main floor almost every waking hour of the day, and it serves several purposes: music calms, encourages, reminds and revs us up, it replaces the chatter of a... Continue Reading →
I found this recipe through a friend on Facebook, the original is from http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/nutrition/Whitneys-Everything-Energy-Bars.html I've made the bars a couple of times and have decided there's no one way to do it, the original calls for 1 c cranberries and 1 c coconut added, but I want my family to eat them, so I refrained.... Continue Reading →
We had just moved to Connecticut in 1999. We had three kids four and under and I was scrambling to find friends, preschool, church....you know, resources. My guy told me about a colleague whose wife was also from the South, had several children and wanted to help us learn the ropes of New England. I... Continue Reading →
On the plane recently the flight attendant announced that it was time to power down all electronics while we were about to take off. Of course, we know that this practice will soon be extinct, but yesterday the rule was still in place. Immediately I remembered an important email that had to be sent, couldn’t... Continue Reading →
We were in Minnesota for almost ten years, many years longer than I've lived anyplace my entire life. The state was a difficult one for us because we are Southern through and through and Minnesota is not. The first three years were spent with us freezing from the cold as well as the frosty reception... Continue Reading →
A couple of nights ago we watched a classic movie, Castaway with Tom Hanks. I had seen it in the movie theater 15 years ago, and our kids love Tom Hanks, so we had to watch it together. I warned them beforehand that although the effects had been stunning back in the day, they may... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtb3EtjEic Its the most wonderful time of the year.....well, it can be, I guess.... Honestly, this is a tough time of year for me, and for a lot of people. We get caught up in the traditions, the busyness and the expectations and it can be stressful. Each year I feel like I need to... Continue Reading →
This is one of my favorite subjects. I love Date Night. We try to go out weekly, and have been quite successful for the past ten years. Thankfully we no longer have to hire expensive babysitters, but we did that for years because it was worth it to be alone and get back on the... Continue Reading →
Every year for as long as I can remember, we have had fudge for the holidays. My great-grandmother, who was a wonderful cook, would pull a tin out of the freezer and let you have one square before dinner. And then she would send the tin full of fudge home with us! What a treat!... Continue Reading →
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