Part of our moving to TN is saying goodbye to people we love and places where memories were made. Sitting by the beach and watching the sunset, being Mary Poppins to the families I worked for, learning to use a potter’s wheel are a few of the things we will miss from our SoCal location.
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
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
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
I love a great bargain, especially when fresh produce is involved. So when I could pick up fresh pears for 50 cents a pound, I did what any halfway normal person who loves cooking, canning, and baking does – OR not- I bought a whole box. Yep. Thirty-five pounds of pears, just waiting to be
Hi everyone! I had so many requests for this recipe that I posted on Instagram and Facebook that I decided to start a RECIPE OF THE MONTH. I remember those hectic days of soccer practice and football games where your schedule was packed and it seemed like trying to juggle all the meals to keep