Mornings can be one of the most stressful times in the day. The good ole alarm goes off (and lets be honest, that is the LAST thing you want to hear in the morning). The minute you turn it off, your day begins. What do your mornings typically look like? Do they look anything like…
Every night, do you battle the question with your kids: “Have you finished this?” knowing full well, they have not accomplished everything they have to before bedtime? Helping kids organize their time and teaching time management skills at a young age CAN happen and IS feasible! Believe it or not, organizing is a LEARNED skill….
Consider me odd, but I LOVE to paint. In our old home, I painted every single room – not just once, but sometimes twice. Sometimes I didn’t like the shade of tan, so I would repaint. Sometimes the color was too bold. Then I wanted to create a tuscan color montage, so I repainted yet…
You sit down at a restaurant and get 4x the amount of food that you normally eat. Feeling full comes after eating half of it, but you say “Just a little bit more…” Walking through the mall, you see all these sales plastering the windows of your favorite stores. You spent your budget or the…
I love “family” meals. Granted it is just the two of us, my husband and I, but I will forever love sitting in the peace and quiet over mealtime. No phones. No tv. No interruptions. You see I specifically didn’t say a “nice” meal because sometimes our meals consist of tuna fish sandwiches. Or leftovers…
This past week has been quite busy as we have had the opportunity to help with the Minnesota West SERVE at a local CRC. We have always had a passion for SERVE because I had gone to 3 when I was in high school (2 at the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph SERVE that Dan’s dad ran…
