Pink jelly beans are my favorite. If the option were more readilly available for me to only buy the pink jelly beans, I would; however, you and I both know that if the only place you shop for jelly beans is the local grocery store, you’re gonna have to buy them in a variety package. [...]

Mormor was unable to write her blog Friday, so she is our guest blogger today. Last week, my husband and I stopped for breakfast at Cracker Barrel. On the way out, I saw a t-shirt that said “Chocolate is the answer, it doesn’t matter what the question is!” This caught my attention because I am [...]

For my friend, Donna, who is up to her proverbial ears in “The Music Man”…. “La-de-da-de-da-de-da-de-da,”  sings the infamous Professor Harold Hill to the tune of Minuet in G.   “La-de-da, la-de-da.”  He teaches his students that if they can “think” the music, they can play it. Now, I have had some conversati0ns lately with dear [...]

So, I have this friend. Her name is “Favorite.” Okay, that’s not her real name, but it’s what I call her. In fact, she calls me “Favorite” too. I can’t even remember the last time I called her by her actual first name (haha!). And also, I have this long-running joke with several of my [...]

I’ve been thinking lately about positive influences vs. negative influences. For me, a negative influence can be one of those unrealistic weight loss commercials. I’ll just be sitting there watching my favorite TV show and BAM during like every other commercial break there is some commercial about how eating this diet meal or buying this [...]

In honor of National Poetry Month, we are including a poem from Karin’s anthology of poetry. The principle taught is alluded to in this post. Let her know how you like it! (and read some poetry–because National Poetry Month is almost over!!!) We apologize for the form…the spacing didn’t quite work as written… Needing Her [...]

When my husband and I were newly married, we experienced a cold winter. We were living in a mountainous region of the country complete with blankets of snow (why do they call them “blankets” anyway?…aren’t blankets supposed to keep you warm?) and dormant trees. I kind of felt like we were living in a wasteland [...]

This week has been a long week. Lots of things going on–great events and not so great–have kept me very busy. I am so amazed at the peace that can accompany busy, busy weeks when I make time and allow my heart to feel it. I looked up the word peace on dictionary.com and was [...]

I worked in a law office full-time a few summers ago.  The attorney practiced estate planning law (preparing wills, trusts, etc.), and on his clients’ first visit, he showed them a video called Turning Point.  The short movie starts with a room full of strangers, all named in a man’s will.  Each received a small object [...]

Have you ever found something that you are just so passionate about that you can’t seem to get enough of it? Well, for me that happened about a year ago when I took my first athletic training class. Now, of course I was a scared little first-semester college student and was often unsure about what [...]