Empty nesters. Are you heading into the stage of life where you will soon be an empty nester? Are your children off to college? Getting married? Having children? Being an empty nester, I am sure, introduces a whole new mix of emotions. Starting a new chapter in life can be so thrilling and exciting. At…
How many times do we think something, but never say it? How many times do you think about complimenting somebody, but as they walk by, you lose confidence and let them keep walking? How many times do you read something on facebook, a website/blog, or even in an email, and just keep scrolling through, even…
Do you ever get sick of the same ole box of macaroni and cheese? I know, I know, you can’t beat the price of a box of mac and cheese. It’s not as cost effective, but it is so much tastier! I will admit that the leftovers become a little more “grainy” if that is…
The storms of life. We all experience them. Some are literal storms, some are emotional storms, some are circumstantial storms. We all have events in our life that take us aback, that cause us to pause, that cause us to wonder “how are we ever going to get through this?” If you have followed our…
DIY. Pinterest. Facebook. Blogs. If you are into DIY or crafts at all, you know how your craft projects sometimes go. You sit down to start a project, but it takes you 15 minutes to FIND everything that it takes to do the project. Then you realize you have 3 of something. Then you realize…
The past 3 Saturdays have become a new “normal” for us in the spring and fall. The biggest fundraiser that our youth group does is take out docks/boat lifts for various people, on various lakes. Moving out to Minnesota, I hadn’t really heard much about this “job.” Living near Lake Michigan, the docks were permanent,…
