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Encouragement for every season of lifeDIY Easter Tree – Quick, Cheap, and Easy
I’m not terribly crafty, but I do enjoy an occasional craft, especially the easy ones. I like projects that can be completed in less than an hour and don’t require a trip to the craft store. And this Do-it-Yourself Easter Tree idea fits well within my crafty...
Have Courage and Be Kind (A Cinderella Story)
I took my daughter Jasmine to the new Disney Cinderella movie this past weekend. While I’ve seen the original many times as a child, I was excited to see this new spin on an old story. What I did not realize was that although it included the traditional love story...
Super (Single) Mom
The sun was beginning to wane in the autumn sky, starting its descent for the day. With dinner behind us, I was ready to sit and visit with the family we had traveled over 600 miles to see. My sister got up from her chair as conversation continued all around, and she...
5 Toxic Ingredients in Your Supplements
The vitamin, mineral, and supplement industry is a billion-dollar industry. You may think it’s a dry subject, but there are a few things you should consider before popping little mystery pills into your body on a regular basis. When choosing supplements, you should...
Sweaty Palms and St. Patrick
I felt it coming on. Sitting on the sterile vinyl bench, waiting, it began like it always does, with cold sweaty palms. Then the chest vibrations began, the ones that creep up my neck and make my brain feel hot, like it’s going to boil right out of my skull. Then a...
Life Beyond To-Do Lists
It's early morning as I write these words, far too early for most of humanity on this side of the hemisphere to be up and stumbling about their kitchen, searching for coffee. To-do lists are swirling in my brain, and my fingers are itching to set ideas to paper, to...
All Things Work Together for Good…Really?
I have often read the verse that states, “All things God works for the good of those who love him” (Romans 8:28). While it is a sentence that I should embrace, I looked at it as a platitude that I said but truly did not believe. I recently had the experience of seeing...
The Green Chair
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27 (NKJV) I have a favorite coffee shop. For years in the town we used to live in, I was a frequent customer. Still am, as often as I can be, on the weekend. It is located in a charming old...
Magnificent Meatballs
On New Year’s Day I decided to work towards adding simplicity to my life. As I thought about how to do that it occurred to me that it might actually be easier to plan out my meals in advance rather than going into a full-on panic every afternoon at 4:00. And yes, I do...
Six Fun Spring Break “Staycation” Ideas
If you aren’t one of the lucky ones who get to escape Minnesota’s long winter over spring break to visit someplace exotic, there are still many great opportunities to spend time with your family and create lasting memories. Skip jet-lag and foreign-food tummy troubles...
