Facebook and Myspace came out about the time I was in high school. I remember talking about it with my friends ands setting up our accounts together. It was awesome because it was a place away from our parents eyes. We could talk to one another, look up whatever information …
Over the last few years as I have been working on building our blog, I didn’t realize I was building our blog. In my mind I was simply surviving life out loud. It was a place for me to dump my brain. Life makes the most sense when I write …
If there is one thing I have learned in my life it is one size does not fit all or most. Sometimes one size fits all, only fits one person. What works for me, Mark and our family could send another family or person in their family into anaphylactic shock. Humans …
We always knew we wanted to create a different learning environment for our kids than we had growing up. We wanted their education to be different from a public, private or christian school. In one way or the other, Mark and I combined had experienced all three. We wanted a hands-on, …
My mom meal planned and kept careful track of her spending while grocery shopping. I brought her system into my home as adult and tweaked it to fit my family. It has saved my sanity, helped to keep us on budget and eat well at the same time. I was …
I have been on the receiving end of managers who are truly gifted in teaching both skills and character. Mangers who have poured life giving support and encouragement into my life. God has used them to speak truth into my life. Especially in times when I did not believe or …
One of RCV‘s most successful social media client runs their online presence as it was intended. A laid back place to shoot the breeze and make you feel like you are drinking a coffee, enjoying a beer and getting to know friends and clients better. Every business owner knows our …
Every winter Mark and I struggle to keep our skin healthy against Minnesota’s dry climate. We love playing outside in the snow with our kids and our husky Skye. We don’t love the itchy dry skin we experience afterwards. We have used department store lip balm and lotions in the …
I love pumpkin everything. I do think you can go overboard and kill a good thing. All things in moderation, right. One thing I am trying to go overboard on is happiness. Commuting to doing what makes our family happy. One of the ways we are accomplishing this is by purposefully …
The last couple of weeks we have been fighting off colds. Thankfully, Mark and I were hit the hardest and the kids were left untouched for the most part. Timmy has had a stuffy nose and he was treated for an ear infection but I’m fairly certain his was due more …
