We are turning up the heat here in West Michigan. Or I should say the air conditioning! Fun and sun have arrived and we are trying to embrace it to the fullest. Even though we don’t have a cottage, we decided to make our home feel like a cottage – as my husband would say,…
With the 4th of July coming up, it has made me think often about the gift it is to live in America. This place is filled with opportunities and freedoms. I have been to other countries where the people just DREAM of moving to America. For freedom. For the opportunities. For the opportunity for more….
It’s summer! I would say this week it FINALLY is feeling like summer here in West Michigan. Can I get a woohoo? Growing up, I used to VERY MUCH dislike reading. I don’t like to use the “h” word that rhymes with “ate”, but picking up a book just for fun, well, didn’t sound like…
I am finding that the best summer days are when you don’t have a clue what time it is, when the house is a disaster, you eat who knows what, just to satisfy hunger, and you can just spend it outside enjoying the beautiful weather with family and friends. During those moments, it sometimes feels…
I am someone who enjoys being encouraged by a good read. I had a friend come up to me at church one Sunday and she had shared a few words that God had put on her heart to share with me. They were inspiring and timely, as we were in the process of waiting to…
I love food. Not that I am this great cook or that we go out to fine cuisine restaurants, but I just enjoy sitting around a table with family and friends, eating food. Maybe I like food so much because when I get hungry, I indeed get hangry. And that’s the truth. I can easily…
