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FamilySeptember 24, 2014561Views 0Likes 0Comments

I baked the most amazing cookies today! ©Write the Vision What does that have to do with school? Well, my young adults were out serving and studying today so I took advantage of that opportunity to have some cookies baking when they walked in from being gone for hours. I enjoyed the look on their faces as…

How Do You Celebrate Amazing Accomplishments?

FamilyJuly 17, 2014535Views 0Likes 0Comments

We just celebrated our 30th anniversary. Today that is an amazing accomplishment. In my parents day it was a normal part of life. Marriage commitments were forever. Growing up I didn’t have one friend from a single parent home, although one of my best friend’s parents separated the day she graduated. But that was rare,…

Today I want to share with you about our family traditions – specifically the ones at the cabin we’ve rented for 23 years from a wonderful Christian family.

Family Traditions and Making Memories

FamilyJuly 2, 2014489Views 0Likes 0Comments

Thank you to those of you are new, and not so new to our newsletters. With the abundance of written matter out there it is a privilege to have you sign up for our newsletters. We don’t take this lightly and will endeavor to write material that will encourage you as wives and mothers. Today I…

Continuing Education for Wives and Mothers

FamilyJune 18, 2014529Views 0Likes 0Comments

The first week in May finds us in Rochester where for the past 20 years my husband has attended a week long seminar to update him on information for his career. It’s been time well spent as he doesn’t usually get too much time to keep up on his own; and this is a well-…

Do You Travel With Children? Florida Family Trip

FamilyMay 23, 2014585Views 0Likes 0Comments

This giveaway is over: 3 nights stay at Casa del Rey in Hobe Sound Beach, and a chance to meet Jen-value -$450 2 nights stay for a family of 4 plus Breakfast at Sun Tower Hotel Suites in Fort Lauterdale - value $500. Geo Matters Maps & Geography Bundle TBA ~$150. Wonder Maps from Bright Ideas Press - value…

I’m sure some of you have felt like me - never knowing what to say. Thoughts spin in my head, but none of them seem like enough or not just trite recitations of what everyone says – I’ll pray, I’m sorry…

Will You Be OK?

FamilyApril 29, 2014495Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cancer. We all dread hearing that word. I doubt there is a family alive who hasn’t been touched by it in some way. Our son had it. I lost a good friend to it last year. This year I have several more doing battle with it. I think one reason it is so alarming is…

One of our favorite books when our children were growing up was “The Day Daddy Stayed Home” by Ethel and Leonard Kessler. It was because our daughter saw it come to life one snowy day.

Reflections on Daddy Staying Home

FamilyApril 9, 2014616Views 0Likes 0Comments

Building Memorials ©Write the Vision "And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: That this may be a sign…