I love it when: The stove fairy appears and cleans my stove :-) My husband speaks my love language and helps me make sure I have a clean house and ki…

It's Sunday and our house is still a mess, seriously.  There has been improvement but it seems to have shifted rather than disappeared LOL.  In f…

In response to a text message (including photos of the piles growing at her home) my sweet daughter sent me on the day she called in to work because …

Cliche, I know, but so very true nonetheless. Dear Future Me, Here are some thoughts for you to keep in mind as Christmas draws near.  Today is Satur…

#1  Google - below the search bar: For discovering the best bakeries before 2015 resolutions, there’s the Google app Susan

I guess you could say I've come a long way.  I could never have imagined ten years ago that I would be that mom who insisted on praying with my d…

I'm thankful for the lesson - "feelings are not facts".  For me, days like yesterday, and even already this morning, my feelings certa…

Today is a big day - a really, really, really BIG day :-)  Well, it is if you're anything like me and have barely been able to walk through you…

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Verse Concepts Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will…

Yeah, that's a fact.  But I'll be working on that.  I won't be attending Allume this year but I have this feeling that although I won'…

It's really time to get back to writing.  It's always in my head and I need to just discipline myself to get it down in writing.  A quick gla…

Jesus Calling is my favorite daily devotional.  Today's reading is particularly fitting for the theme of this blog.  I recently came to the …

There's just no place I have to share this and anyone to discuss it with at this point in my life - but I want to be able to come back to it.  Ma…

Thinking about what to plant and where to plant :-)  Companion planting is key.

Every once in a while a series of unexpected posts or articles bring back to mind the freedom we really do have in Christ.  Let it go... How importan…

Each day brings a new set of plans, hopes, challenges.  I've noticed a steep decline in my ability to stay focused on an activity these past few …

Work (and some progress) continue in my efforts to overcome the clutter in our home.  Some days just provide a different perspective of what I'm …

I am utterly convinced that the key to my chili is the Rotel Tomatoes.  I make good chili.  Our city hosts an annual Chili Cook-off and on several oc…

One of the fun things about being a foodie?  I take photos of everything that comes across my table.  And this fruit salad was photo-worthy for sure! …

The original recipe came from my favorite food blog, The Pioneer Woman .  Because I didn't have all the exact ingredients the recipe called for I…

Now that, my friends, is serious meringue!! My cousin, Loretta, shared the recipe for her delectable Coconut Cream Pie.  When we visited our family …