Marriage Recovery

What do you do when text book answers aren’t enough? Why Marriage Recovery? Every one has a vision for their marriage. There are times tha...

one good citizen

It's cold and damp and I have 75 tree seedlings to plant.  Really, it's perfect weather for tree-planting, but I'm not convicted...

Changes at out House...

Being so focused on the interior of my home has left our outside a bit less than desirable.  When we moved into our house, we set priorities...

Fear

Think about it, we have all faced fear at one time or another, fear of losing a job, fear for a child’s health, fear of change. The Bible is...

BFF's

Alicia & Me Annamaria & My Kids Jason (my husband), Me, & Alma Marcella & Me Amy My best friends and I have known each othe...

lucky 7

I've been tagged for a meme, and since I'm FINALLY at the tail-end of a major manuscript revision, I'm posting it.  Here's t...

Watermelon Pops

I just had to share one of my newest ideas.  I did this at my daughters 4th birthday party.  It was a huge hit.  Because of that we have don...

thank goodness for bumbles

Because this woman needs a little shot of estrogen right now.  And a shot few glasses of wine and good book talk wouldn't hurt, either....

Day Dream

Oh yes I wish my windows opened up to this in the morning.  A place like this has been on my mind.  I would love to just wake up to sun, the...

Marriage & Love

My husband and I run a small group from our church during the week.  We are now on our 2nd session and have gone through the breaks because ...

My Room in Better Homes & Gardens Magazine

April has been a super-busy month so I'm a little late on sharing ,but I am thrilled about the article published in this month's (Ap...

Love

“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of ...

Stay at Home Mom's

This is for all you stay at home parents out there!   A man came home from work   and found his 3 children outside, still in their pyjamas, ...

the ebb and flow of memory

Poetic title today, isn't it?  And apt, too.  Yesterday I got an email updating me on Mr. G's tournament team practice schedule and ...

Happy Birthday Tinkerbell

Today is my tiny ones birthday! I just can't believe that she is 4 years old. It is amazing to me that wow how time does just fly by.  I...

bucky

No, not the badger.  I'm feeling bucky at Blogger for changing the format.  It's as irritating as when they makeover my grocery stor...

frazzled champion!

Doesn't "Champion" sound cooler than "winner?"  Kind of victorious and regal, not random and lucky, although I did d...

Before & After: Client's Dining Room

Last year, we began working with our clients who were undergoing a major renovation to their home.  The renovation was a thoughtful reworkin...

frazzled contest--deadline drawing near!

Forgetting stuff makes me feel frazzled and I did that very thing just yesterday. On Sunday last summer's Manny (Speedy) came by to ask...

great escapes--frazzled contest

When life gets hectic and hairy, I escape. In the car, I rely on daydreaming about moving into George Clooney's Italian villa and langu...

"Just a Mom"

Well I have been thinking about this these days.  I have been out with some friends of mine that have jobs or my husband.  And when you are ...