Proverbs 25:6-7 (NKJV, The Message) Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great; For it is better that he say to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in Continue reading →
1. Start your day with your favorite beverage. If that beverage is alcoholic you may want to save that for later in the day but a good cup of coffee or tea made just the right way or gotten from your favorite coffee shop is Continue reading →
My travels as of late have been fodder for blog material. Isn’t it fun? Remember my trip to the Puerto Rico mountains where the owner of the Airbnb thought that I was “confusing the smell of ‘our’ organic cleaning materials with the smell of urine”? And Continue reading →
1. I have missed baking. Today I made both a rhubarb strawberry crisp and rhubarb cookies. The only problem is I am the only one in the house. 2. If you are able to keep up with me and what is going on in Continue reading →
“Are you spoiled?” she asked. The context was the fact that I got to board the airplane before she did—I had “Sky” on my ticket and she had Zone 3. I laughed it off and denied it but it has stuck with me for months. Continue reading →
The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind . First off—we have an offer and contract on our house in Mason City with a set closing date in late July. I never believe that anything is actually official until the money changes hands but Continue reading →
Some of you know that our oldest son, Micah, was a recent graduate of Columbia Business School. To say that we are proud may be the biggest understatement of the century. Micah has worked hard to get where he is. When he was in high Continue reading →
I found the following piece on Pinterest. I loved it. It pretty much says what I think is good advice. There was no author listed but it says what I believe to be true. I especially like the part that speaks to spending time with Continue reading →
There will be a multitude of posts coming over the next couple of weeks detailing our North Iowa Blogger trip to Chicago. Suffice it to say it was everything I had hoped for and more. The 8 of us had a great time. Friendships were Continue reading →
I have had some adventures in my lifetime and I am sure that there are more to come. I anxiously await those. The other day as Chris and I were driving we were talking about things in the past, days gone by and how many Continue reading →
