When I was a young mom I had a conversation with an “older” mom with adult kids. She told me her kids stopped going to church and it made her really sad. She went on to explain why she thought that was the case. In her words she said she and her husband had put […]
Now that my kids are all grown and “launched” as I look back I sometimes feel sadness that they didn’t get much of the “extras” their friends and classmates got. This blog post was such an eye opener for me and I wanted to share it. This is from our friends at HomeWord with Dr. […]
It was a Friday morning and hubby and I decided to head to a fun restaurant for breakfast—it was one of those fun trendy places. As we enjoyed our meal I noticed the couple sitting to our right… Both had their phones in front of them on the table and they were focused on their […]
It’s that time of year again where we look back at the previous year and take an inventory as we look ahead and decide what changes we want to make. It’s that time where we make our resolutions for the coming year. I will not do it! 5 New Year’s Resolutions I WILL NOT be […]
This video made me cry. WestJet Christmas Miracle: A Wish Come True Wishing you a Merry Christmas! Enjoy your loved ones.
Who doesn’t love a good Christmas cookie? There’s a family recipe that Grandma used to make every year. All throughout the year actually, but especially at Christmas time. We’d all receive tins of prepared Christmas cookies. Getting the tin of cookies in the mail was always a highlight of Christmas. Grandma loved to bake—she said […]
I love fruitcake. You either love it or hate it. I love it. My family hates it. The whole family. There is not one person in my family who likes fruitcake. This year I made myself a homemade fruitcake. I found all the ingrediencies online and eagerly waited for the “fruit” in the fruitcake ingrediencies […]
Here’s some holiday news from our friends at HomeWord… Time to Go! Holiday Guests Officially Overstay Their Welcome After 4 Days, Survey Says By Jim Liebelt The following is excerpted from an online article posted by StudyFinds. A survey of 2,000 Americans (split evenly by generation) finds that 49 percent of people think spending four […]
The Christmas season is magical. Who doesn’t like a good Hallmark movie? It can take us to Magic Land where everything turns out peachy and keen. Always a happy ending. People always work out their differences. Everyone is happy in the end. I think that’s why I like those feel-good movies so much. I like […]
I brought back this post from years ago because my father-in-law graduated to heaven this past year. In remembrance of him this week–Thanksgiving week–I wanted to share this again. Wally Williams was 99 when he passed on and we were so blessed to be with him during his last days. Sometimes you just have to […]
