Have you already started making your list and checking it twice? Or do you prefer to make a mad, last-minute dash to the store for all your Christmas shopping? For me, gift-giving doesn’t always come easily—and that’s why I’ve ended up in the second camp...
Your Thanksgiving feast is ready to go, every Christmas stocking has been hung with care, and you’re feeling ready for a festive holiday season. There’s just one thing missing—your adult children and their families! Do any of these conversations sound familiar to you?...
As our kids launch into adulthood and start taking control over their own life decisions, it can be tempting to “open the wisdom floodgates” and try to cram for their entrance into the adult world. We start thinking of all the things we haven’t taught them yet. Are...
I picked up the phone, sure needed a friend Hoping to find some perspective and wisdom in pain, on the other end I heard grace and truth, and started to see God confirmed what you said in his Word and then somehow it made sense to me And I was a little more free when...
It’s common practice over New Year’s to make resolutions and goals for your year. But did you know that most resolutions only last three to four months according to Forbes Health? Mark and I have used advanced decision-making for quite a few years now to help plan out...
Christmas holds a special place in our hearts. We just love the Christmas traditions, music, food, memories, and more that come along with the season of celebrating the birth of Christ! If you’d like to know what some of those traditions are, you can listen in to our...
Gift-giving doesn’t come easy to all of us. (If that’s you, I am right there with you!) I got to thinking this year, and I realized that I have been sharing some of my favorite things most weeks in my Life on the Edge of Normal newsletter. (If you...
The excitement of the holidays is hard to contain! Your young children are anxiously waiting to leap out of their beds to open presents on Christmas morning. Your adult children may be traveling home from college or coming to visit from their homes. You may be looking...
One of my favorite summer activities is gardening! It’s become one of my favorite empty nest hobbies to watch the plants and flowers bloom and grow. They make the perfect backdrop while enjoying summer evenings on our porch. Now that the seasons are changing,...
I just love reading! It’s one of my favorite activities to unwind, learn, and remind myself of God’s truth. My Amazon wishlist is full of new book titles I can’t wait to dive into and I’m hard-pressed to leave a bookstore empty-handed when I get the chance to browse...
Is there any better season than summer? It’s one of my favorite times of year because I enjoy gardening and the opportunity to take regular walks outside. Now that I’m an empty-nester, I also love summer because I get to spend extra time with my grandchildren...
Did you know that the average person has 48 thoughts every minute? If you add that up, you could be thinking over 70,000 thoughts in a day! There is an endless amount of thoughts and emotions that take up space in our brain and impact how we respond to others. This...
Ask any parent and they will tell you all the things they have sacrificed for their newborn, toddler, child, teen, or young adult. When Mark and I were in the thick of parenting, we often sacrificed our time, energy, finances, and more for our family. We still do at...
We love spending time with our grandkids as well as our nieces and nephews. That’s why we plan various outings with them from Grandparents Camp to other small activities. Mark and I can’t get enough of their cute faces and it gives their parents a break. A little...
I was recently reading an article stating that 45% of people in the United States would prefer to skip out on the holidays rather than deal with the stress of it all. Seems crazy, right? But if we think about it, it’s not all that surprising. From family...
