Category Archives: General

My Barnabus

Folks keep asking how Dean and my mother in law are doing; and how I am doing.   I always say, that each day has it’s own challenges and that we know that we are more blessed than others.   This past … Continue reading

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Sing for your supper

When I was in middle school I wrote poetry and song lyrics. I sometimes wish I knew what happened to those pages and pages of young creativity. Today as I was thinking about how to get my kids more interested … Continue reading

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Therapuetic

I always joke when we do something wrong that “now the kids are going to need therapy for sure.”  Well today we took Bo to an appointment with a “dr” to “talk.”  Turned out it was just Dean and I … Continue reading

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One great big family

We’ve had the pleasure of spending a lot of quality family time together this week; as an immediate family and also with the more extended family members as well.   This evening we were invited to spend some time with friends, … Continue reading

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Losing a dad

Well, I knew the day was coming soon, but not this way. We truly thought my dad would be the one we’d be mourning first. As he’s undergone so many heart problems and is so unhealthy that we never saw … Continue reading

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Even google is celebrating my birthday today!

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Time for a change

This time last year, I was watching a beautiful baby girl in our home to supplement our income and trying to figure out how to continue to do so with the return of painful chronic illness symptoms and the need … Continue reading

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