Pink Power

During the month of October we’ve been seeing pink everywhere. Pink ribbons, pink shoes on the feet of macho football players, pink lights in the windows of tall skyscrapers in the city. It’s a concentrated effort to bring visibility to one of the most...

I love being a Nana!

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a picture of my sweet little Rilyn. Can you tell why I’m a proud Nana?

Acorn Squash…MmmmMmmmGood

We do a garden every year and we’re always working to expand our palate.  This year we planted acorn squash and I got a great harvest.  Now I’ve been working to find the best way to prepare it…and I think I finally found it!  If...

Marriage Monday: Love and Respect

Jill says…In the same way that a woman longs to be loved, a man longs to be respected. In fact, if a woman feels loved she will likely respect her husband. And if a man feels respected, he will naturally show love to his wife.Mark says…But the opposite is...

Unique Frames and Children’s Art Storage

Our discussion on Thursday about storing children’s artwork was so helpful! My blog posts appear on Facebook, too, and one Facebook friend recommended http://www.dynamicframes.com/. I’d never seen these unique frames before and I wanted to make sure and...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“Your children can wait while you tend to your marriage.  Your marriage will not wait while you tend to your...

Mom Question: Looking for your suggestions!

I received this question on Facebook this week. You’ll find my response to her below. However, I told her there is a wealth of information from the thousands of moms (and some dads!) who hang out here in the blog world.  What suggestions would you have...

A Message From God

Here are some beautiful words from God’s word for you and me today:“Keep your lives simple and honest. Embrace truth! Love peace!”                                      ...

Marriage Monday: Protect Your Marriage

Mark and I spend alot of time mentoring broken marriages.  A large percentage of those relationships are broken because of infidelity. And most of the time those affairs happened not because someone set out to have an affair, but because there were no protective...