Well, it’s that time of year again–the half-way point!!! This time is when I schedule a look at my life and where I want to be and, if necessary, redesign the path I will take to get there. I have been thinking about the many lessons I have learned along with the new vistas I [...]

I love words! I love to write words, read words, analyze words (just ask my beloved…), sing words, play games with words, and overall work in about any way with words. Maybe I should practice to be an understudy for WordGirl…?!?! Seriously, though, words bring power. Strong harsh words leave a sting left long after [...]

Our guest blooger for this Friday is Davina. She is an amazing woman, balancing genius, dear wife, and awesome mother to three (with one on the way). We are so grateful for her insights on personal motivation and goal setting! Enjoy!!!!! When I was on the high school cross-country team, I had a coach that [...]

I really don’t know what I can say about cupcakes, except that they are yummy and cute at the same time. It is not very hard to frost a cupcake, even if you have never frosted anything before, because cupcakes are small and manageable, plus if it doesn’t look the greatest, it probably doesn’t matter [...]

In our lives, we have many beginnings and endings. Our parents ended one phase of their life when we were born and then began a new phase. Our children end one year of school and enter the realm of summer. The sun rises and sets each day. Sometimes, endings are difficult. Sometimes, we pass right [...]

Last week, I had an unexpected opportunity to spend the day with my sister.  She stopped by during the early morning and stayed through dinner.  While we visited, a good friend stopped by for a play-date, and all three of us enjoyed visiting as little ones played around us.  We cleaned, organized, did dishes and [...]

Summer can get kind of gray and rainy where I am. It’s windy and dreary and very, very wet, and even when the weather clears for a little while, some time later, the wind and rain start back in full force. And it’s got me thinkin’… How many times are our lives like that? The “storms” [...]

Have you ever noticed how amazing a chocolate milkshake tastes? Well last night I wanted one to celebrate something rather incredible that I was able to accomplish…a leap in the right direction if you will. So when I was drinking down the last little bit of blended ice cream and milk I could taste it. [...]

It is summertime. My daughters, son and I have planned to pick blueberries for about a week. Last Tuesday, my oldest daughter came by after picking up her preschoolers, and said, “Are we going to pick blueberries?” So, we loaded everybody in the car and off we went! It took us about 40 minutes to [...]