I love our Elf on the Shelf! I love that every morning, for the entire month of December, that my kids wake up with a little bit of Christmas “expectation” in their hearts. They run down the stairs, not in search of a room full of presents but instead to see what Nico the Elf… [Read More]

Wishing you a Wonderful Thanksgiving! From our Table to Yours!  Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;  His love endures forever. (1 Chr 16:34)

My bloggy friend Mandi, over at Sweet Tiny Blessings has started a new meme called Throwback Thursdays. Just a day to write a post about something that happened in the past. And well, since it was my little princesses birthday this week, I thought I would share the throwback story of Lulu.As you might recall,… [Read More]

This past month I was invited to participate in a holiday promotion for the California Wine Club. I have actually purchased a wine club membership for a friend’s birthday before and have always been pleased with the selections that they send monthly. For someone who is not a wine connoisseur, having the “professionals” choose for… [Read More]

Traditionally, I am not a book reviewer. I am not one of those people who can sit down and finish a book in a couple of days. However, when I was offered this review for Rhoda Janzen’s new book, Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? (and given a month to read it), I had… [Read More]

Phineas & Ferb are coming to Columbus THIS SUNDAY! Do you have your tickets?  Do you randomly sing “I’ve Got Squirrels In My Pants”? If you answered yes to that last question then you need to make plans to take your kids to see Disney Live! Presents Phineas & Ferb this weekend at the Palace Theater in Columbus…. [Read More]

Been a little under the weather this week. Bed early again tonight but I will be back over the weekend with some great reviews, giveaways and fun!If you have anything you would like to share…leave me a link and I will stop by!

I just got back from my annual girlfriends weekend. We rent a cabin, pack up enough food for a small army and run away from our kids for a couple of days. This year we headed down to Hocking Hills and stayed at this rustic little cabin on 80 acres. Being the wonderful blogger that I… [Read More]

A little after 11:00am today, our doorbell rang, which is slightly unusual in our neighborhood. Our new neighbor girls were hovered in the bushes by our porch. Before I could make it completely out the door, I realized that there was a small kitten caught in the thicket of my sage bush. After shooing the… [Read More]