A lesson from my Kindergartener
Exactly 1 month ago, my baby started Kindergarten. Oh wait… she’s not my baby anymore! Where did time go?! How is she almost FIVE??? Seriously… So Rachel loves school. Today we got her first “progress...
View ArticleGR Urban Adventure Race
For those of you who want to know more of what exactly the Grand Rapids Urban Adventure Race was, here you go. “Part bike race. Part running race. Part amazing race. Part ArtPrize. Pure insanity. It’s...
View ArticleOur crazy week…
Crazy week! Wow! Sick kid, busy at work, another semi-sick kid, an almost sick me, still busy at work, a VERY sick mother… And my left eye has been twitching all day. Weird… So my mother left last...
View ArticleAnd now she is 5…
Whew! It was a birthday extravaganza weekend last weekend. Friday was Rachel’s 5th birthday. She woke up in the morning saying she didn’t feel much different. I told her she looked a little more...
View ArticleSad little kitchen gadget…
Admit it. You know you have one. Stashed away in a cupboard somewhere. Perhaps still in its original unopened box down in the basement. Just waiting to be used. Begging… Pleading! What, you might ask,...
View ArticleDrive-Thru Fun
I seriously have the best drive-thru stories! Today at McDonalds I was getting stuff for people at work. I thought that I had gotten a cobb salad there before but didn’t see it on the menu. So I...
View ArticleWould you like a frosty with those fries?
Have you ever tried Wendy’s fries dipped in a frosty? I think it was about 1987 when my friend Summer and her mom got me hooked on this delectable treat. At the time, I thought it was just something...
View ArticleStrawberry Burst Cookies
I found a recipe on Pinterest for Lemon Burst Cookies that looked simple and easy. I read some reviews, looked up alternative recipes and came up with this version, made with Strawberry Cake Mix (per...
View ArticleCalled to pray…
For several weeks, I have been reading on a friend’s facebook page updates from a family whose little girl, Phoebe, is dealing with cancer. Phoebe is only 2 1/2 years old and while I don’t know her...
View ArticleFearfully and wonderfully made
This story will touch your heart in such a way you will not be able to find words to describe it. This is the story of Nora Rose. In early January, Aleisa and William received the devastating news that...
View ArticleWould you like a frosty with those fries?
Have you ever tried Wendy’s fries dipped in a frosty? I think it was about 1987 when my friend Summer and her mom got me hooked on this delectable treat. At the time, I thought it was just something...
View ArticleStrawberry Burst Cookies
I found a recipe on Pinterest for Lemon Burst Cookies that looked simple and easy. I read some reviews, looked up alternative recipes and came up with this version, made with Strawberry Cake Mix (per...
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