Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

Lately I've been watching the young moms in my life run themselves ragged trying to be perfect moms. As I watch them try to do-all and be-all for their kids, I feel sad. They're not only missing out o...

Spring is just around the corner! What joy it is to see the blue sky after the long winter months. It's like the world is waking up and I feel like I am waking up as well. The endless gray days have m...

It's time for the March cookie of the month! Isn't it funny how most of us celebrate St. Patrick's Day even though we have no connection to Ireland? I like to think we are all honorary Irishmen and wo...

I was in a hurry (as usual) trying to get the kids to school and me to work on time. As I backed my car out, a man started yelling at me from his balcony. I stopped the car and he said, "There's a cha...

  It's been a long winter. We've had gray day after gray day. The only variation seems to have come in the amount of rain that falls each day.   And, it feels like we've been waiting for spr...

Well, I held out as long as I could, but I have this year's cold/flu. It was inevitable really. My grandkids bring home all kinds of germs from school and share them freely. I suppose I should isolate...

Give yourself some love with these Rustic Heart Cookies. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I do not like rolling out cookie dough! I always make a mess and I end up ruining them when I trans...

The winter months can be dark and dreary. When my daughter was little, she pronounced "dreary" as "jeery". It stuck and we still call gray days "jeery". If you're tired of the endless, jeery days, her...

I was going to start this blog by quoting 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7. You know, the "love scripture". But, then I figured that your eyes would probably glaze over, your mind shut down, and you'd quickly mo...

Summer means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but if you're like me, it means iced coffees and ice cream treats! Because, really, what better way to cool off? (And, please don't...