Remember track and field day when you were a kid? It was a fun time to try different events and for some of us, it might have been the only time we actually ran a timed relay race. We did the high jump, runs, throwing, agility tests, and the running long jump. One of the…
I had jitters. It was my first day of kindergarten and as my mom snapped a picture at the corner of Wakefield Way with her Kodak Instamatic camera, I was filled with questions. Do I have my snack? Will I make new friends? Will my mom pick me up? What if I have to go…
A few months ago I signed the book contract with Tyndale for a destination gift book filled with photos, 40 cabin themed devotions, and 12 articles or tutorials on things like “Perfect hot fudge topping for homemade ice-cream” and “How to create a pine-cone wreath”. The setting was a beautiful Lakeside cabin, which had been…
Running out of bread? Not to fear! This super simple and amazingly delicious flatbread requires only a handful of ingredients. Best part? You most likely already have them in your pantry! I was so thankful my friend Holly shared this on her Facebook page! We had just run out of bread for sandwiches and this…
“As we express our gratitude we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John F Kennedy The leaves are turning from green to vibrant hues of yellow and red before falling to the ground and being raked into piles. Fall is a time of year when…
I love it when the air gets crisp and green foliage is replaced by vibrant hues of yellow, red, and orange. Fall is a time of year when I try new soup recipes and look forward to my favorite ones simmering on the stove. We swap out taco salad for taco soup, well you get…
Check-in. Passport scans. Long flights with little legroom. Over 2.5 miles of walking from one terminal to another. But, we finally arrived in Ireland! After checking into our quaint room, and enjoying a hot dinner, we were ready to collapse! It was hard to remember what day it was. With 8 hour difference, our clocks…
One of the things I loved about going to Grandma Upton’s house was knowing that whatever she cooked up, was sure to be amazing. She had a simple way about her and the way she cooked. She kept a “drippings” can next to the stove that held bacon grease and was often scooped out of for…
I never thought I would be a writer. In fact, if my high school yearbook had a category for “Least likely to publish anything-EVER”, I would have won by a landslide. During my high school years, we learned on a manual typewriter and worked our way up to an electric typewriter. After many hours spent…