“Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.” Peter Latham I”ve been taking some time to reflect recently. I”ve kinda had a lot going on and tend to get…
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Take a look at the photo above. What do you see? Illusions surround us every day. Things in our lives may appear one way but be very much different when given a new perspective. I”ve been thinking a lot about this recently. So many times I catch myself essentially judging…
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I can”t shake the words that I heard this past Sunday from our priest during his sermon. He started his sermon by mentioning how we have telescopes to help us see things far away and magnifying glasses to help us see things up close. Why is it we can”t see…
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Ok, so I’m trying to come up with something dessert-ish for the kid’s lunches the other day and I thought about making cupcakes! The only problem with cupcakes in lunches is if you put the frosting on the top it will be a horrible mess by the time they get…
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I was reminded last Sunday during the sermon that Lent is about change. And in order for change to come about we must leave something behind. This “something” may be our old habits, maybe old friends or family members who are influencing our lives negatively, or even old goals that…
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I decided to do my first blog interview with someone I know pretty well…my sister Kate. Kate is one busy lady! Not only is she the mother of 12 of my nieces and nephews but she also homeschools them all…oh, AND finds time to run her sewing business called Seven…
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Having a large number of children, I often get asked “How can you afford to feed all of your kids?” The answer is simple, I”m cheap. There, I said it. The only way to feed 7 growing children in this day and age is to be thrifty. I don”t buy…
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