Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

The relationship between grandmas and grandkids is so special. I wasn't blessed to have a grandma to love and nurture me. So, when my first grandchild was born I realized that I may not have HAD a lov...

Since the beginning of time, has there ever been a perfect mother? I think we all know the answer to that question. No. No, there has not. But we try and we do our best, and for those who had a mom wh...

Do you ever just want to step off and hide from the world for a while? Does the constant influx of technology wear you out? Do you struggle with where to draw the line on screen time for yourself and ...

It started with a bit of a raw throat. I actually smiled when I felt it. I had just come from a visit with family, and they had been sick with colds. The dull sore throat was nothing more than a remin...

Easter is my granddaughter's favorite holiday. She looks forward to all the traditions that have marked the holiday for her so far. She loves hunting for eggs at her Aunt Tee's house and then coming t...

It happens every year. We get a few sunny days and I immediately go into a full-blown case of spring fever. I run outside to embrace the new season and am met with the brown, mushy remains of last yea...

Matthew 14:13-21 tells the well-known story of the five loaves and the two fish: "But Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves h...

We've had a lot of dreary days lately. The sky has been gray and the rain has been nonstop. I was feeling depressed and needed some light, so I went outside. I have to say that there wasn't much light...

March is almost here and St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. It is said that while trying to convert the Irish to Christianity, St. Patrick used shamrocks to explain the holy trinity. The le...

Do you ever forget? Forget that you have a loving God and a savior who gave His life for you? Because I have. And I think if we're all honest, we'd have to admit that there are times in our lives when...