Blinking in the dim light, you awaken to the sound of the shower. Your husband is already up and getting ready for the day, and you lie in bed for a few minutes thinking about what your day holds. Thoughts of all you have to do begin to crowd into your mind and you feel stress…
Cooking for a large family means that there are a few family dishes that are not someone’s favorite. I can think of a certain child who doesn’t care for rice and another one who doesn’t like eggs. Then there’s the guy who used to like Tuna Casserole but suddenly didn’t. There’s a replacement meal…
The recent Connecticut school tragedy is on our minds. We all wonder what it must be like for the families, facing these unthinkable circumstances. Somehow the fact that it happened right before Christmas makes it even more tragic and heartrending. Our thoughts and constant prayers are turned towards the city of Newtown, the Sandy Hook…
Ah, those early days of marriage. We lived on frozen pizza because I didn’t know much about cooking. One Christmas, the girls at the bank where I worked brought holiday goodies and did a little recipe exchange. I’m pretty sure I didn’t participate, but I did get a recipe that has stood the test of…
Keeping Track of Christmas Gifts by Charlotte Siems The amount of gifts people buy for Christmas and other holidays varies with their family traditions, family size and season of life. We do a somewhat “lite” version of gift-giving at Christmas, but our sheer numbers make for quite a production. With six sons, six daughters, two…
(excerpt from Minutes: Making Time to Get It All Done, a new eBook that will be released Black Friday!) Anything you do daily, weekly or even monthly should have a written routine. Don’t worry, you don’t have to write down “brush teeth” or anything like that. You’ll save yourself some time and clutter by NOT…