As the fall turned into winter, slowly, slowly a fog of sadness began to descend on me. I had dealt with depression before: I went through a stint of it for about a year while living away from family and friends in 2001-2002. It was ruled as "situational...
Sometimes, I enjoy shopping for clothes online. Especially for the kids (they're tons easier to fit at this age)! I've come to remember the patterns of sales for my favorite online shopping venues. Some of my favorite stores send me sale updates to my email inbox, and I...
My kids adore apples. I just wash one for each and hand them right over, and they carry them around and munch on them while they play. This got to be a bit messy, though, since apples are round and slippery. About once a week I'd look down to see a teary-eyed G or R...
For the next several days, I'm going to be sharing ways that I work at making our home a haven. We entertain friends (and semi-strangers) within our home very often, and I have to say that one of the compliments we receive most by all different people is that our home...
Whenever someone we know and love gets sick or has surgery, we march up to the front lines. We hope we're helping to instill the attributes of mercy and compassion as we demonstrate how to cheer up and take care of a friend or family member who's ill. A visit is in order...
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