Last night the whole family was spread out on the couches watching our favorite Sunday night series, The Bible on the History channel.   It ...

Ben and I had the lovely opportunity to attend a beautiful wedding not long ago.  We got dressed up and then left all the kids in the care o...

It was just one of those picture perfect days in June.  In Iowa.   One of those days that I dream of in January.  And February.  And Ma...

I'm not kidding when I tell you that I often sit down to blog, and then just "check a few other sights first" and get complete...

My sister in law is one of the funniest people I know.  I adore her .   Her most recent influence has been the "Just Kidding" ...

Lucy and I went to her first Garden Party yesterday.   Hosted by her Great Aunt Di...who happens to have the most beautiful flowers. ...

Last night during the Bible Club lesson I sat amongst the kids for a little role I like to call "crowd control." Granted, it was a...

This morning I'm leaving for a little getaway...till SUNDAY.   YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY! I'm a little excited to get away.  This wi...

Yesterday I mentioned that the Twilight series has got me thinking a lot about Heaven. The books are not meant to do that. There's no hi...

Dear Ande's Mint Pie that I bought from the Schwan's man, I can't help but dedicate a classic 80's song to you. I apologize...

Confession time. Up until this September....I had never watched The Office before. I maybe saw snippets here and there before and thought, ...

I looked up from the computer yesterday to see Jake, holding a pair of scissors and standing over Odie. Never a good thing. See those spots?...

So...it's election day. I feel strongly...but don't really feel like getting into it. I will say, that for those that haven't re...

Yesterday was a first for me. Remember these two girlies I mentioned previously? It just so happens that during our Sunday School lesson on...

I'm not dead...no worries. And there was no disaster in tiny-town that caused my evacuation ...this time at least. It just so happens th...

Do you ever have one of those moments where you feel like you're looking at your life as an outsider...like you're looking in, watc...

OK, so there's a little Internet past-time that I love. I like to call it...imaginary shopping. Here's what you do. Go to your favor...

Certain things get better with age. My hair is one of them. I give you: Our Engagement Picture (i.e. my hair with a perm) 1997 10 years late...

Remember this post...about the bag? And this post about the dress? What do you get when you mash those two posts (the green bag and Wal-Mar...

My day thus far...( so KJV of me ;) First day of school for first grader and kindergartner. Up and at 'em at 7AM with a breakfast of ch...