I married my sweetheart 30 years ago (August 15th). I was finishing my undergraduate degree and he was finishing his graduate degree at...

“I would rather have a root canal!” I imagine that you have heard that phrase, if not expressed it, a time or two in your life. Several...

I think God gave us colors for a reason, don’t you? My daughter, Alaina, is a school teacher and earlier this summer I helped her paint...

Let’s be honest, a “Funhouse” is an oxymoron, am I right? I have been in a few funhouses in my day and every one of them has been pretty...

My daughter’s dog loves to steal my socks. It’s like magic, I turn my back and any sock out in the open disappears. I usually find it in...

A few days ago, we went to pick up tile for a bathroom remodel. It is a good thing we brought our bigger vehicle because it turns out...

When I was in middle school, I recall bugging my mother relentlessly for a pair of Jordache jeans. I was positive I was the only one in...

In July of 1976, my mother gave me a music box (I was 5 years old, if you were wondering). I still have it and it is of Betsy Ross...

Have you ever been watching a TV show and realized you had watched it before, but couldn’t remember the ending? Maybe a “who dun it” show...

My Dad passed away a little over 5 years ago now. Sometimes it feels like ages, and other times it seems like yesterday. When he passed,...

My husband and I became friends and started dating while we were counselors at a three-week summer camp over 30 years ago. Unfortunately,...

If you look at your keychain right now, I bet you would find at least one key you have no idea what door it unlocks. I also imagine there...

My husband and I were walking earlier this week and three teenage boys on bikes whizzed past us, one of them yelling, “on your left.”...

It is so infuriating to call a company and get the “ring around.” You know what I mean. Dial 1 for customer service, 2 for billing, 3 for...

I went to one of those vintage markets yesterday. The kind where there are vendor booths with completely random items. As I meandered...

Happy Mother’s Day to any of the Mama’s out there. I received a text from my son a few days ago. He asked if we could make a grocery run...

Have you ever just had one of those days, or perhaps one of those weeks? Maybe even one of those years? A time when life catches up and...

Happy Easter! Jesus is RISEN. RISEN indeed The battle against sin and death has been won for those who believe. My good friend’s son used...

It was 4am and my husband and I, along with our labradoodle,... ...were sitting in our car in front of our daughter’s house in Fort...

Many years ago, my husband and I climbed Quandary Peak in Colorado. Quandary is over fourteen thousand feet in elevation, so it is...

Everyone has secret agreements they make with themselves. One that comes to mind for me is “failure isn’t an option.” At first glance,...

It’s pretty safe to say that I am not really a morning person. I am not really a night owl either. I am a "sleep for 10 hours" kind of...

I have been educating myself on kayaks recently. It turns out they come in all sizes and purposes. I had no idea there were so many...

I have a love/hate relationship with packing tape. When you can get it on the box properly, it works well and holds everything in its...