How to Do Christmas on the Cheap

by | Oct 15, 2014 | DIY

Too soon to think about Christmas you say? Not if you want to minimize your spending while maximizing your giving! I’m going to give you a few tips for saving money this holiday season, and hopefully free up a few dollars to be able to give to charities in need this...

The Pain of Miscarriage

by | Oct 13, 2014 | Life Issues

Last October my friend invited me to participate in Infant Loss Awareness day on Facebook by telling my story. But my story was already 35 years old, and I really wasn’t sure anyone would want to hear it. Most people that had known about the loss of our first baby had...

Doors of Opportunity

by | Oct 13, 2014 | Faith

Sometimes when one door closes another door opens. I’ve heard that all my life and just thought it was a statement mothers say to their children when they don’t know what else to say. I know! That sounds cynical, but I’m being honest. A while ago I mournfully resigned...

Organized On the Inside

by | Oct 9, 2014 | Just Laughs

Inside of me lives a very organized woman struggling to get out. She’s been in there for years with dreams of living in a highly organized, easy-to-find-things-in house. Poor girl, she just can’t find her way out through the maze of creativity, untidyness and yes, a...

When Life Gets Annoying

by | Oct 9, 2014 | Life Issues

Just this past week our garage door up and died, the morning my husband left on a weeklong business trip. And as I’m standing in my garage looking at my door that is completely ajar — listening to the garage door repair man talk about door differences, tracks,...