I'm spending two weeks this summer at my parent's house in Illinois, going through the house, attic, and basement, sorting through 45 years worth of Continue Reading
How to Be Safe and Have Fun in the Sun
The long, cold winter is finally a mere memory, and we are blessed with abundant sunshine and enticing warm temperatures. It’s only natural that we Continue Reading
Top 10 Reasons Why We Loved the New Orleans LCMS National Youth Gathering 2016
Why would 25,000 teenagers and their adult leaders willingly walk the streets of New Orleans in 90 degree heat with humidity that makes it feel like Continue Reading
35 Years of Fun Family Movies: 2010-present
As a courtesy to you wonderful readers with children on summer vacation, we'll be taking a stroll down memory lane as we look at the last 35 years of Continue Reading
The Nutritional Benefits of Almonds
Almonds are mighty little pint-sized nuggets of healthy goodness! Even though they are high in fat, nuts (especially almonds and walnuts) contain the Continue Reading
Differences We’ve Noticed Moving from the West to the East
We recently moved from the West (the Denver, CO area) to the East (Buffalo, New York area) and while life is mostly the same, we've noticed a few Continue Reading
Three’s a Crowd
I spent the better part of August 13, 1994 bawling like an Overeaters Anonymous member standing outside of a KFC. This was the day that Sara Marie Continue Reading
Do You Fit In With Your Generation?
Have you ever had a feeling you don't fit in with your age group? Maybe you were one of those kids who always got along better with adults. Continue Reading
How We Made $25,000 From Staging Our House to Sell
Last month, we sold our house in Denver. Just a month previously, our realtor had walked through the house and suggested that we list it, in the Continue Reading
When You are Embarrassed by the Condition of Your Home
Foreclosure condition. Those were the two words that sent stabs of pain through my heart a few weeks ago. Even now as I sit here typing this, Continue Reading
Living Single in a Couples’ World
In September 2014, it was estimated that there were approximately 124.6 million single people in the United States - roughly 50.2 percent of the Continue Reading
When Your Problems Seem to Be Chasing You
I sit in the waiting room of the public mental health center with my son. We are in a new state, but we could be anywhere. Same check in process. Continue Reading
