Today's Love Dare was accomplished with a skillet of Hamburger Helper, which my husband loves, but which I find barely palatable. I consider myself an above average cook and am always trying out new recipes or creating new dishes, and while Steve enjoys most of my creations, I get the most satisfied reaction from him when I stick with the basics.



Today I made an effort to stick with the basics of love--patience and kindness.



I have… Continue

I am participating in the "Love Dare Challenge," along with some other great women at OurLoveDare.com. I thought I would share some of my posts here.



I am not a patient person. So it stands to reason that I don't like to be late.



Several weeks ago, we were getting the kids ready for church and, as usual, the morning had slipped away and I was frantically trying to get the little ones ready and out the door so we would not… Continue

(The names and dates in this post have been changed to protect the identity of Sophie's classmates.)



Today when I picked Sophie up from school I saw something no parent ever wants to witness: a bucket and mop outside of the classroom.



"No, no, NO!" I thought to myself. I usually walk to her class to pick her up and made my approach… Continue

I am busy stocking my online store with all kinds of new, unique and INEXPENSIVE personalized gift offerings for the upcoming holiday season. Expect a lot of posts over the next couple of weeks touting new products for everyone on your holiday shopping list.



I just finished posting some adorable… Continue

I just want to take a moment to thank all of the wonderful people that I came in contact with today that took the time to tell me that the belt from my long sweater was twisted inside my thong and that part of my left butt cheek was exposed.



First of all, some of you (especially my mom and sister) may be shocked to learn that I, a 41-year-old mother of three, wear a thong. I have struggled with panty lines my entire life--they are the bane of my very existence! I cannot stand the… Continue