by Lisa | May 12, 2025 | Family, Inspiration, Perspectives, Relationships
18 years ago, May 12th I married my best friend. We only dated 9 months but we knew and God knew just the right person for each other…. In fact, he was opposite from any man I had ever dated!! That was my proof that God chose him! It was a fairy tale wedding complete...
by Lisa | May 31, 2023 | Inspiration, Minimalism, Raising Responsible Humans
I’m an all or nothing kind of person. Either I’m going to do it or not. The challenging part sometimes is getting the family on board but we have done it! Day 2 of our journey was a good day and I was thrilled that everyone got on board… even my 2...
by Lisa | May 30, 2023 | Minimalism, Perspectives, Raising Responsible Humans
Voluntary simplicity is not easy but it’s necessary if we want to live our lives to their fullest purpose. The author points out that living with less is life giving and freeing. Minimalism is not new. It’s been promoted for 1000s of years. May 27, 2023 we...
by Lisa | Feb 10, 2023 | Being Mom, Dance, Family, Perspectives
It’s been 4 years since I wrestled with the decision to put my son in dance and I’m so glad I was open to letting him try. He is still beaming and just as excited as he was the first day of dance class in 2019. Since then we’ve endured the covid...
by Lisa | Oct 13, 2021 | Being American, Family, Inspiration, Raising Responsible Humans
What is it about pumpkins and fall that is so wonderfully fun? 🍂🎃🍁 We told the kids that we would buy them each a pumpkin and if they wanted more than one they would need to bring their own money. They were so smart and good about deciding what they wanted. Caitlyn...
by Lisa | Jul 27, 2020 | Creativity, Family, Imagination
My husband and I are big LEGO fanatics. As kids we grew up playing for HOURS quietly building and creating. I grew up and moved away to college and my collection was given away…. my whole city. Then one day, shortly after my husband and I met, we were...
